Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (formerly Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust) runs New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

The New Cross Hospital Trust was established in 1994, covered Wolverhampton, the Black Country, South Staffordshire, North Worcestershire and Shropshire.

It also owns the former eye hospital building in Wolverhampton, which is now derelict. In December 2013 it was announced that the Trust would be unable to achieve foundation status for at least six months after a Care Quality Commission inspection raised concerns about staffing levels. In March 2015 it abandoned plans to become a foundation trust.

In October 2014 it was announced that the Trust would take over Cannock Chase Hospital formerly run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

It took over three GP practices in Wolverhampton in April 2016 as a pilot scheme for vertically integrated care. The 12 GPs will become employees of the trust. the practices Alfred Squire Road Health Centre and Lea Road Medical Practice in Wolverhampton and the MGS Medical Practice in Bilston have 23,000 registered patients.

The Trust was highlighted by NHS England as having 3 of 148 reported never events in the period from April to September 2013.

Mrs Sandra Haynes-Kirkbright was suspended by the Trust in July 2012 because of allegations made against her by colleagues of bullying, harassment, persistent swearing and unprofessional behaviour. She has alleged that the Trust cheated in concealing high mortality rates. Her whistle blowing allegations and subsequent treatment have been the subject of investigation by the NHS Trust Development Authority. She was suspended on full pay for four years. In May 2016 an independent review by Lucy Scott-Moncrieff into her case ordered by Jeremy Hunt condemned the trust for its 'significantly flawed' and 'unfair' treatment of her. Chief Executive David Loughton CBE was said by the Daily Mail to have spent more than £10 million of taxpayers' money over the past two decades fighting whistleblowers. Denise Harnin, former director of human resources, told the enquiry ‘When we’ve had briefings, in readiness for CQC visits and the like, it’s a kind of standard drill “answer the question and then shut up, don’t elaborate”.’ She added: ‘It’s about control isn’t it?’.

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