News: Chief Exec leaves hospital
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has announced the retirement of Brian James, its Chief Executive.
The announcement comes within weeks of UNISON warning of 750 jobs being cut at Rotherham Hospital.
James was appointed Chief Executive of Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust in 2005, and led the organisation through a successful application to become The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust within four months. Last year saw the integration with Rotherham Community Health Services.
Brian James, said: "I believe that it is a time for me to hand the baton on to the next generation of leaders with the energy and resilience to take the organisation forward into a bright future.
"I believe we have built the right foundations for long term success and are putting into place the plans necessary to secure our financial future and to deliver the new model of healthcare for the NHS which Service Development Strategy 3 personifies."
Peter Lee, chairman of the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are very sad to see Brian leave the Trust, his passion has been unquestionable and the changes that he instigated and brought to fruition have benefitted our patients, staff and the Rotherham community. Brian's focus was always to endeavour to ensure that our patients were able to access consistently high quality care."
Brian began his career in the NHS in 1975 at Cornwall District Health Authority. In 1993 Brian was appointed to an Executive level position at Darlington Memorial Hospital in County Durham. From 2002 until his appointment in Rotherham, Brian was Executive Director for Strategy and Innovation at South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority.
Despite the transformational changes at the trust and the hospital, Brian may best be remembered for his appearance in the BBC programme, "Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS?"
Brian has also chaired the Chief Executive Officers Group of the Rotherham Local Strategic Partnership.
Matthew Lowry, currently Deputy Chief Executive, will be acting up as Chief Executive until a permanent replacement is appointed.
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust website
Images: therotherhamft.nhs.uk
The announcement comes within weeks of UNISON warning of 750 jobs being cut at Rotherham Hospital.
James was appointed Chief Executive of Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust in 2005, and led the organisation through a successful application to become The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust within four months. Last year saw the integration with Rotherham Community Health Services.
Brian James, said: "I believe that it is a time for me to hand the baton on to the next generation of leaders with the energy and resilience to take the organisation forward into a bright future.
"I believe we have built the right foundations for long term success and are putting into place the plans necessary to secure our financial future and to deliver the new model of healthcare for the NHS which Service Development Strategy 3 personifies."
Peter Lee, chairman of the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are very sad to see Brian leave the Trust, his passion has been unquestionable and the changes that he instigated and brought to fruition have benefitted our patients, staff and the Rotherham community. Brian's focus was always to endeavour to ensure that our patients were able to access consistently high quality care."
Brian began his career in the NHS in 1975 at Cornwall District Health Authority. In 1993 Brian was appointed to an Executive level position at Darlington Memorial Hospital in County Durham. From 2002 until his appointment in Rotherham, Brian was Executive Director for Strategy and Innovation at South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority.
Despite the transformational changes at the trust and the hospital, Brian may best be remembered for his appearance in the BBC programme, "Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS?"
Brian has also chaired the Chief Executive Officers Group of the Rotherham Local Strategic Partnership.
Matthew Lowry, currently Deputy Chief Executive, will be acting up as Chief Executive until a permanent replacement is appointed.
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust website
Images: therotherhamft.nhs.uk
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