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Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire is to become the first NHS foundation trust to be put into administration, regulators have announced.Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire is to become the first NHS foundation trust to be put into administration, regulators have announced.
Health regulator Monitor said it has appointed two trust special administrators to "safeguard the future of health services" currently provided at the trust.Health regulator Monitor said it has appointed two trust special administrators to "safeguard the future of health services" currently provided at the trust.
A spokeswoman said that clinician Dr Hugo Mascie-Taylor and Alan Bloom of Ernst & Young will take over the running of the trust on Tuesday.A spokeswoman said that clinician Dr Hugo Mascie-Taylor and Alan Bloom of Ernst & Young will take over the running of the trust on Tuesday.
Last year, South London Healthcare NHS Trust became the first NHS trust to be put under the care of a special administrator after it started losing about £1.3m a week.Last year, South London Healthcare NHS Trust became the first NHS trust to be put under the care of a special administrator after it started losing about £1.3m a week.
But Mid Staffs is the first foundation trust – a supposed marker of excellence in the health service – to face the same fate.But Mid Staffs is the first foundation trust – a supposed marker of excellence in the health service – to face the same fate.
The trust was at the centre of a public inquiry into the Stafford hospital scandal, where hundreds of patients may have died needlessly after they were routinely neglected. The Francis report highlighted the "appalling and unnecessary suffering of hundreds of people" between 2005 and 2009.The trust was at the centre of a public inquiry into the Stafford hospital scandal, where hundreds of patients may have died needlessly after they were routinely neglected. The Francis report highlighted the "appalling and unnecessary suffering of hundreds of people" between 2005 and 2009.
Three weeks after the report was published, Monitor said it was consulting with the health secretary and key organisations about the prospective appointment of special administrators. The regulator said the current executive team will report to the special administrators.Three weeks after the report was published, Monitor said it was consulting with the health secretary and key organisations about the prospective appointment of special administrators. The regulator said the current executive team will report to the special administrators.
A spokeswoman said the administrators would work with commissioners and other local healthcare organisations to produce a plan for the reorganisation and "sustainable delivery" of health services.A spokeswoman said the administrators would work with commissioners and other local healthcare organisations to produce a plan for the reorganisation and "sustainable delivery" of health services.
In its statement, the regulator added: "Monitor took the decision to make the appointment after experts in a contingency planning team concluded that the trust was neither clinically nor financially sustainable in its current form.In its statement, the regulator added: "Monitor took the decision to make the appointment after experts in a contingency planning team concluded that the trust was neither clinically nor financially sustainable in its current form.
"The appointment has been made following consultation with the health secretary and an order authorising the appointment was laid before parliament today.""The appointment has been made following consultation with the health secretary and an order authorising the appointment was laid before parliament today."
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