Details Regarding Leadership Changes and Tenure of Mr Tony Chambers
Dear Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
I am reaching out in line with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to kindly request some details.
On January 12th, 2023, a publication appeared on your website stating the appointment of Tony Chambers as the trust's interim Chief Executive, succeeding Steve. This can be found at https://www.qvh.nhs.uk/2023/01/queen-vic....
While Mr Chambers was credited with producing the Chief Executive Officer's Reports for March and May 2023, I observed that by July, this responsibility had shifted to Abigail Jago. There seems to be no clear communication about Mr Chambers's departure, the circumstances surrounding it, or an official announcement of Abigail Jago's assumption of the Interim Chief Executive role. Yet, on June 20th, 2023, your website detailed the induction of James Lowell https://www.qvh.nhs.uk/2023/06/queen-vic....
To this end, I would appreciate answers to the following enquiries:
1. Please can you specify the commencement and conclusion dates of Tony Chambers's tenure as the Interim Chief Executive for the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?
2. Please can you shed light on the reasons behind Mr Chambers's departure from the Interim Chief Executive position?
3. Please can you detail the compensation package, including any perks or reimbursements, that Mr Chambers received during his term as Interim Chief Executive Officer?
4. Are there any ongoing or concluded investigations concerning Mr Chambers, especially pertaining to his function as Interim Chief Executive Officer or any matters of child or vulnerable adult safeguarding?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Best regards,
Mr Ryan Jarvis LLB (Hons)
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Dominic Bailey
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Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Dear Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
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I am writing to request an update on my Freedom of Information (FOI) request, which I submitted to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on August 18, 2023.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, public authorities are required to respond to FOI requests within 20 working days, unless there are exceptional circumstances. It has now been 22 working days since I submitted my request, and I have not yet received a response.
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Yours faithfully,
Ryan Jarvis
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Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Team
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dear Mr Jarvis
Thank you for your enquiry.
Please can you specify the commencement and conclusion dates of Tony
Chambers's tenure as the Interim Chief Executive for the Queen Victoria
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?
Mr Chambers’ tenure at QVH commenced on 1 February 2023 and concluded on
30 June 2023.
Please can you shed light on the reasons behind Mr Chambers's departure
from the Interim Chief Executive position?
Mr Chambers’ appointment was on an interim basis, and he resigned on15 May
2023, providing notice to the end of June. For reasons of confidentiality
we are unable to provide further details about Mr Chambers’ departure;
however we can confirm that it was not linked to any patient safety or
quality of care concerns.
Please can you detail the compensation package, including any perks or
reimbursements, that Mr Chambers received during his term as Interim Chief
Executive Officer?
Mr Chambers was paid a salary of £200,000 per annum pro rata. He was paid
no benefits and claimed no expenses. Mr Chambers did not actively
contribute to his NHS pension scheme while at QVH, and QVH has made no
contributions to his pension.
Are there any ongoing or concluded investigations concerning Mr Chambers,
especially pertaining to his function as Interim Chief Executive Officer
or any matters of child or vulnerable adult safeguarding?
There are no ongoing or concluded investigations into Mr Chambers, and no
whistleblowing concerns or complaints have been raised about him in
relation to patient safety or quality of care.
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