I want a hospital we can be proud of, says new chief executive

I want a hospital we can be proud of, says new chief executive

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals’ new chief executive says he wants to make sure “the hospital where I live is one we can be proud of”.

Silas Nicholls joined Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in April where he had been Group Deputy Chief Executive.

“One of the most common questions I’ve been asked since I started is: why Southport and Ormskirk?”

“The answer is simple: it’s my local hospital – and I want to make sure the hospital where I live is one we can be proud of.”

He said the Trust had been through an uncertain time for both staff and local people over the past few years with no permanent leadership of the two hospitals.

“But it’s a tribute to every one of our staff that, even in challenging times and with growing pressures on the NHS in general, they have strived to give a quality service for patients.

“That pride, determination and can-do approach is now being channeled into giving our patients the best experience we can.

“Investment in buildings and staff in A&E at Southport, a new day surgery unit at Ormskirk and two major clinical IT initiatives are each contributing to a safer, calmer Trust,” he said.

The new Chief Executive has also been joined on the Trust Board by new Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Therapies Juliette Cosgrove. She succeeds Sheila Lloyd who has moved to a similar post at Wirral’s Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.