The Boards in Common of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, working together as the Humber Health Partnership, have commenced a process to recruit to the role of Chief Executive on a substantive basis.
Last summer, Lyn Simpson was asked by NHS England to step in to the Humber Health Partnership to take a clear and open approach to identifying and understanding the long-standing challenges facing the organisation, working with clinicians to develop a clinically led improvement plan.
Since then, the Partnership has taken a deliberate and transparent approach to understanding these challenges through the development of its first clinically led improvement plan.
The plan, shaped by frontline clinicians and teams across both trusts, sets out clear actions to strengthen patient safety, stabilise services and improve the reliability of care for patients. It has also brought together, for the first time, a clear and shared understanding of longstanding workforce, operational and service challenges across the Partnership.
This work has been recognised through the Partnership’s inclusion in NHS England’s new Intensive Recovery Programme, reflecting national recognition that some organisations face long-standing challenges, including structural constraints and financial imbalances.
The Boards in Common are now moving to establish long-term leadership arrangements as the Partnership moves into the next phase of delivery.
Alan Downey, Chair of the Humber Health Partnership, said: “This is an important moment for the Humber Health Partnership. The ambition behind our partnership, bringing organisations together to share clinical expertise, strengthen resilience and solve problems at scale-remains the right one.
“Since August, under Lyn Simpson’s leadership, we have taken a more open and clinically led approach to understanding the long-standing challenges we face. For the first time, this has brought these issues together into a clear and shared understanding across the organisation.
“That has enabled the development of our first clinically led improvement plan, shaped by our clinicians, who are now playing a central role in shaping how services are delivered and how resources are used.
“It is important that we maintain momentum in delivering our improvement plan, supported by substantive, long-term leadership in the Chief Executive role.
“With NHS England’s support, we are now commencing a process to appoint to the role of Chief Executive on a substantive basis.”