Colchester general hospital. Colchester hospital university NHS basis trust was place in particular measures by the CQC following sufferers suffered ‘undue delays’. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA
The chief executive of a hospital beneath police investigation more than allegations it manipulated cancer waiting times has resigned.
Dr Gordon Coutts, who is on sick leave, will not return to Colchester Hospital University NHS basis believe in by “mutual agreement”.
Coutts said in a statement: “I realise that this is an incredibly hard time for the believe in as it seeks to understand where it has failed sufferers in the previous and seeks to rebuild the self-confidence of individuals, the public and stakeholders in the numerous superb providers it delivers.
“Underpinning this will be the need to have to lead and help staff to deliver high good quality and risk-free providers.
“I regret that there have been difficulties in the trust’s cancer companies.
“As chief executive I always took my obligation for what occurred in the organisation extremely seriously. I am sorry that some of our sufferers had been allow down and that what has took place may have broken neighborhood people’s self confidence in their hospitals.”
Last month, the trust was place in special measures following a Care Good quality Commission (CQC) report found a number of cancer patients suffered “undue delays”.
CQC inspectors found inaccuracies with waiting times information relating to cancer therapy.
Employees told inspectors they have been “pressured or bullied” to modify data relating to patients and their remedy to make it appear as even though people were becoming handled in line with nationwide guidelines.
As a outcome some sufferers may possibly not have had the therapy they required in time, in accordance to the CQC.
Coutts said he was “incredibly proud to leave behind a very competent and committed leadership staff” that was producing enhancements.
“I must also like to consider this chance to thank all of the a lot of excellent employees who perform so tough for patients and who I know will make certain that any lessons discovered from the current events will reinforce the trust’s dedication to supply the really very best and steady patient expertise.”
Tim Roberts, regional organiser of Unison, says: “Mr Coutts must have resigned weeks in the past.
“I am really proud that it was Unison members who blew the whistle about what was going on in cancer companies following management attempted to bully them into shifting the information and threatened them to preserve quiet about the dodgy practices.
“It seems that some critically ill individuals did not receive the suitable treatment at the right time because of the falsification of information.
“He was the leader of the organisation and was in the end accountable for patient security.
“We hope the believe in board will move rapidly to recruit a new everlasting chief executive who can lead the organisation out of the mess.”
Colchester hospital chief executive quits amid cancer waiting lists scandal
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