Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they endorse the decision of the Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust to withhold from the public domain the reasons for the dismissal of the Chief Executive of the Trust.
The Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust advises that, in line with its employment policies, the Chief Executive has the right of appeal against the decision of the disciplinary panel, and it would therefore be inappropriate and unfair to comment on the allegations.
The Trust has said that no aspect of the disciplinary investigation related to issues of patient care or safety.