Former chief who quit amid maternity deaths scandal walked into role with a consultancy
Cathy Smith the former Head of Midwifery at Shrewsbury Hospital Simon Wright left his £160,000 chief executive role with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust last year amid the investigation into claims that dozens of babies died or suffered brain damage. He was among several senior staff members at the trust – including its former head of midwifery and director of nursing – to walk into other senior roles following the scandal. Just months after allegedly being pushed out as chief executive by NHS bosses, Mr Wright, 54, took up a job with a US healthcare firm which previously worked wi...
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