MPs praise work of dedicated leader
NORTH Staffordshire's MPs believe Julia Bridgewater did a good job in difficult circumstances.
Stoke-on-Trent South MP Rob Flello said he had been surprised by Mrs Bridgewater's decision to step down as chief executive of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
He said: "I always had a great deal of time for Julia. She has seen the hospital through some very difficult and challenging times. There were the problems when she first took over, and then the opening of the new cancer and maternity units, and of course the move to the new hospital building.
"Whenever I raised concerns on behalf of a constituent or wider ranging issues, she always gave me an open and honest response.
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"Whoever takes over will have to deal with a very different situation, but I think Julia will be a hard act to follow. She will be missed."
Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly agreed that Mrs Bridgewater had been a helpful person to work with, and said he hoped her successor at the trust would take a similar approach.
He said: "Julia has been by far the best chief executive of the hospital in the 12 years I have been an MP.
"She has been the exact opposite of some of the fly-by-nights before, who staff and patients hardly ever saw. Julia rolled her sleeves up and led by example.
"No hospital is ever perfect, and there are always difficult, sometimes tragic cases we have to deal with.
"With Julia, though, there was always an open door to discuss thorny issues and I hope her successors show
the same human face that Julia has done.
"I wish her all the best for the future after serving North Staffordshire, and the new hospital, so well for
more than six years in this demanding, stressful role, and for many more years at the hospital before."
Comments
by Bernwa
Thursday, January 10 2013, 11:23AM
“So, here we go again.
When is this problem going to be tackled in a way which will be good for the North Staffs people
instead of trying to find executives who simply fit into the political mode?
No matter who the execs are, they are still trying to fit a quart into a pint pot !
The hospital is just not up to the task of dealing with the problems it is faced with because it is too small for the tasks it is charged with and it is underfunded.”
by Sandytek
Thursday, January 10 2013, 10:36AM
“Stoke-on-Trent South MP Rob Flello said "Whenever I raised concerns on behalf of a constituent or wider ranging issues, she always gave me an open and honest response."With Julia, though, there was always an open door to discuss thorny issues and I hope her successors show the same human face that Julia has done." WELL! she may have been open and honest and always available to discuss thorny issues with Mr Flello but she was the opposite with me! When I put in a complaint and wanted answers with what happened with my father she fobbed me off and did not answer all the questions, she evaded some of them, now the case has been closed and I am no further forward with answers. I for one am glad she has left I just hope whoever takes over from her does listen to ordinary people who have conerns and answers them fully. This article doesnt mention what payout she will recieve, I am sure she will get one which will put the trust into more debt.”