'Now feels the right time': Shropshire nursing boss to leave Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Hayley Flavell, executive director of nursing at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has announced she will leave the trust at the end of the month.
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She will be leaving SaTH to join the Florence Nightingale Foundation, a charity supporting nurses and midwives.
The trust said her departure comes after making successful progress in navigating the trust through its last four years, including during its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Independent Review of Maternity Services.
It said her work, alongside colleagues across the trust, has helped deliver vital improvements, as evidenced in a recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Jo Williams, SaTH chief executive, said: "I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Hayley for her hard work, compassion and dedication during her time with the trust. Hayley has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to quality, consistently striving to enhance the services we provide to the communities we serve.
“Spending time with Hayley, it has been so evident how proud she is of her teams. Her contributions have been invaluable in advancing our improvement journey and her positive impact will resonate for years to come. On behalf of the board, I would like to express our gratitude for her kindness and commitment. We wish her all the very best in her new role."
Hayley Flavell said: “I feel very privileged to have worked with so many inspirational colleagues, volunteers and patients across the trust, as together we have worked to improve the care and the experience for our communities. I know there is more to do, but I am leaving the trust in a stronger place.
“We have made fantastic progress in our recruitment, building a compassionate, skilled and multi-disciplinary workforce. I am especially proud of the work we have done with local colleges and universities to help grow and develop our people now and for the future.
“The trust is going through an exciting programme of transformation, and now feels the right time to hand over to a new director of nursing to lead the trust through the next phase of its improvement.”
The trust said it will soon begin the process of appointing a replacement director of nursing.
