Walsall Manor Hospital boss to leave post at 'inadequate' health trust
The chief executive of the failing Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - who led the organisation into special measures with the CQC - is set to leave his post.
Richard Kirby, who has faced calls to resign over the last two years in the wake of the trust's 'inadequate' rating from the health watchdog, will move to the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) in the new year, it has been announced.
This follows on from the departure of Tracy Taylor, former BCHC chief executive, who has now moved on to the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mr Kirby faced calls to resign earlier this year from Tracey Ankrett, whose son Mark died at Walsall Manor Hospital in 2013.
The departure also comes after the trust announced it would be losing medical director Amir Khan, who revealed last month he will leave in December.
Mr Kirby said: “I have been privileged to work with some of the most committed and caring staff during my time in Walsall and I am proud of the considerable progress we have made in recent years.
“I am committed to the development of community services to ensure our patients receive the support they need to continue living healthily at home, where they want to be and I look forward to continuing to do so in my role at Birmingham Community Healthcare.”
Mr Kirby is expected to take up the new role early in 2018, while the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is currently awaiting the outcome of its latest CQC inspection, which was carried out in July.
