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Addenbrooke's Hospital chief executive Keith McNeil resigns | Addenbrooke's Hospital chief executive Keith McNeil resigns |
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The chief executive of a major NHS hospital has resigned after it was revealed the hospital is running a deficit of up to £1.2m a week. | The chief executive of a major NHS hospital has resigned after it was revealed the hospital is running a deficit of up to £1.2m a week. |
Dr Keith McNeil had been appointed to the job at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge in November 2012. | Dr Keith McNeil had been appointed to the job at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge in November 2012. |
The hospital's chief finance officer Paul James has also resigned. | The hospital's chief finance officer Paul James has also resigned. |
They have stepped down ahead of a Care Quality Commission report, which is due to be published soon. | They have stepped down ahead of a Care Quality Commission report, which is due to be published soon. |
Dr McNeil said it had been "a very difficult decision" to step down. | |
"It is a matter of public record that we face a number of very serious challenges here in Cambridge, including a growing financial deficit, and I feel the time is right to have new leadership in place," he said. | |
"I am pleased our hospitals continue to provide our patients with outcomes that are not only some of the best in the UK, but in Europe." | |
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Addenbrooke's, said its director of workforce David Wherrett would become acting chief executive while a permanent replacement was found. |