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New Sick Kids: Health Secretary appoints Senior Programme Director.

A Senior Programme Director, who will report directly to the Scottish Government, has been appointed to work with NHS Lothian on the delivery of the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP).

Mary Morgan (above), who is currently Director of Strategy, Performance and Service Transformation at NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will take up post today.

The appointment has been made by Health Secretary Jeane Freeman following the publication of KPMG’s independent review of governance arrangements and NSS’s assessment of compliance of all building systems at the new hospital. Following these reports, NHS Lothian has been escalated to level 4 in the NHS Board Performance Framework for this specific issue.

The new Senior Programme Director will oversee actions to ensure the safe delivery of RHCYP and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

Ms Freeman said: “I am pleased to have swiftly appointed Mary Morgan to the role of Senior Programme Director. Mary comes with a wealth of experience within NHS Scotland, leading on major change programmes, and will bring extensive expertise and knowledge to this role.

“Mary will work closely with both the Scottish Government and senior management at NHS Lothian and will oversee the safe delivery of the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

“Our overriding priority is that the children and families who depend on these hospital services can receive them in the safest way possible. The current situation is not one anyone would choose – but it is one I am determined to resolve.”

Mary Morgan joined the National Health Service in Scotland in 1982 and subsequently pursued her career in nursing and NHS management. Ms Morgan joined NHS National Services Scotland as the Director of Health Protection Scotland in 2008 and prior to her current role she was the Director for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) and led the successful completion of the award winning new SNBTS facility (Jack Copland Centre)..

Ms Morgan said: “I recognise the importance and the challenge of the task ahead, whilst acknowledging the large amount of work that has been already undertaken.

“I am looking forward to working with colleagues in NHS Lothian in order to ensure that the new site for the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences is fully compliant and safe, ensuring the successful completion and move of services to the new premises.”

Sick Kids – KPMG and NSS reports

 

A message from Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity

A message about the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People: 

We are aware that a great number of people, companies and trusts have given us donations towards Edinburgh’s new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, to fund an innovative programme of art and therapeutic design.

We would like to reassure everyone who contributed to the £3.1m that we have provided to the new hospital that these design enhancements are unaffected by the ongoing delays to the opening of the building. Continue reading A message from Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity

“They should hang their heads in shame”: New Sick Kids won’t fully open for a year

Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital won’t be open for at least another year, and fixing the latest blunders will cost the taxpayer an extra £16 million.

On top of the additional £16 million costs, NHS Lothian will continue to pay £1.35 million a month to the site owners at Little France, which will total a further £16 million by the time the hospital finally opens. Continue reading “They should hang their heads in shame”: New Sick Kids won’t fully open for a year

Tories call for inquiry over New Sick Kids ‘scandal’

A programme of improvement measures has been put in place to ensure patient safety at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) – but Conservative politicians are calling for a parliamentary inquiry to get to the bottom of what has gone wrong with the beleaguered project.

There is speculation that new checks could now delay the opening of the new hospital until March or April next year. Continue reading Tories call for inquiry over New Sick Kids ‘scandal’

New Sick Kids fiasco: NHS Lothian says sorry

 

NHS Lothian has announced that measures have been put in place to help patients and their families following the cancellation of the opening of the new Sick Kids hospital. The health board has also issued an apology to those affected. Continue reading New Sick Kids fiasco: NHS Lothian says sorry

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: still at the heart of the hospital

On 15th July the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People at Little France with open its doors and we will say farewell to our old home at The Sick Kids.

A new, bigger hospital means the demand for equipment, research, support services, arts and activities will be greater than ever. Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity exists to ensure that children and young people in hospital can be children first, patients second – but we can’t do this without your help.

We know that people are the true Heart of The Hospital, and to mark this exciting move we are inviting you to send a donation and a heartfelt message to show what the hospital means to you.

The hearts will be displayed in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People as a tender reminder of what is past and kept as a wonderful collection of warm wishes for the future.

 

July opening date for new Children’s Hospital

The project to create Scotland’s largest Children’s hospital reached a significant milestone yesterday as NHS Lothian took ownership of the £150 million Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services at Little France. Continue reading July opening date for new Children’s Hospital