Wirral's NHS chief Kathy Doran announces retirement

9:39am Friday 15th March 2013 in News By Stephanie Cureton

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WIRRAL’S health chief is set to retire from the NHS.

Kathy Doran, chief executive of NHS Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral, will leave her role officially on March 31 following a 35-year career.

She was joined by friends, colleagues and former colleagues from health, council and voluntary organisations for her leaving presentation on March 6 at Birkenhead Town Hall.

Dr Abhi Mantgani, clinical chief officer of Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group, opened the reception by thanking Kathy for the “tremendous and positive difference” that she had made to Wirral people’s health during her career.

Councillor Phil Davies, leader of Wirral Council, also thanked her for her “valuable contribution” to address health inequalities in Wirral.

A press statement from NHS Wirral said: “Kathy Doran has always been a strong advocate of clinicians working together with managers to achieve common goals to improve the health and wellbeing of Wirral residents.

“She has worked for the NHS for 35 years working for the Department of Health in a range of policy roles and the NHS in London on the development of clinical management in hospitals.

“Kathy has spent the last 20 years in Wirral in various roles including service development director for Wirral Community Healthcare Trust; director of primary care, Wirral Health Authority; chief executive of Wirral PCT and recently chief executive of NHS Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral.”

Comments(5)

reliant22 says...
11:35am Fri 15 Mar 13

The retirement of Kathy Doran and the `tier` of managers that was Birkenhead Primary Care Trust, with all it`s waste of money, (much needed on front line NHS services and for hard working NHS staff) has to mean`good riddance`to a system set up by the Labour Government at a huge cost to the taxpayer.
South Wirral Primary Care Trust had their offices in St Catherine`s hospital until, the whole of what was Land and Marine headquarters, was purcahed and refurbished to make room for more `tiers` of management and yet one more CEO. The cost of that was in £millions.
Ill thought out Labour Party projects, which , thankfully, this Government is getting rid of.
Not sure whether the new GP system will work, but some of the now defunct Primary care managers are,(allegedly) finding there way into that system too. More jobs for the boys!

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bigfoot says...
1:24pm Fri 15 Mar 13

...and a wheelbarrow to take her pension before she starts as a 'consultant'.

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Positive thinker says...
10:22am Sun 17 Mar 13

I do hopes it's a very big wheelbarrow,and it's full of £50 notes not £20s

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Hugo1008 says...
2:44pm Sun 17 Mar 13

Positive W*nker, taking rubbish again,

K D did absolutely diddly squat for the population of Wirral other than saddle them with long running debts that will take decades to pay if ever.

As one of the main advocate's of Private Finance Initiative she led the way in much of the priviatisation of what was the National Health Service.

Just ask who owns the half dozen huge Medical Centers, and the new St Catherines, it is not the NHS or the government they all belong to Speculators and Private Developers, and leased to the NHS at a very high cost, that the tax payers pay for on top of the charges increasing every day for medical care of every kind.

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Positive thinker says...
8:39pm Tue 19 Mar 13

Hugo
Doesn't like anyone else with an opinion that differs greatly from his when it does he's got to stoop to using foul language

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