Ms Lucy Nugent:

In relation to our actual governance structures, when I took up my role initially, the clinical director role was such that clinical directors had site responsibility and were not with their actual teams. We have rearranged that and we have also taken site responsibility from the clinical directors. No disrespect to my colleagues, who are fantastic, but they would not necessarily have the skill set. Also, they have enough to do in the clinical director role. In this regard, they have a bit more time now to engage with our clinical colleagues.

We are rolling out our clinical specialty leads programme, so each speciality will have a lead. This is moving away from the traditional advocacy role concerning resources, etc., to managerial and leadership roles. We provide the job description and our colleagues are being interviewed. How someone takes on the role involves an open and transparent process.

In relation to the executive management structure, I have advised of the posts that I have filled. This is going to give stability to our executive management team. We have also streamlined how we do our business. Those new processes-----