The chief executive of crisis-hit North Middlesex hospital has left her post after NHS inspectors found its A&E unit was risking patients’ health by forcing them to endure “excessive” waits to see a doctor. Junior doctors were left in charge of the A&E unit, which serves a catchment area of 350,000 residents, despite their inexperience. Libby McManus, from the nearby Royal Free hospital, which is now likely to take over the North Middlesex, has become the latter’s interim chief executive. “The evidence from our latest inspection is that North Middlesex’s emergency department has turned a corner, but there is still much more that needs to be done,” added Richards. The CQC undertook its original unannounced inspection of the A&E and medical units in April and May, and visited the emergency department again last week.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2016 23:02 UTC