Head of Cambridgeshire NHS Trust where suicides are being reviewed to step down
The Trust was accused of covering up mistakes
Last updated 2nd Feb 2024
The chief executive of an NHS trust in peterborough which is reviewing all of its suicides since 2017 stepping down.
Anna Hills says she will leave Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust to "pursue other opportunities".
The deaths of dozens of people who died by suicide are being reviewed externally after the trust was accused of trying to cover up mistakes.
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Anna joined CPFT in April 2022 from James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Following the announcement, Anna said: “I have really enjoyed the last couple of years working at CPFT and in the wider Cambridgeshire and Peterborough system.
"I’m really proud of the amazing people here who have achieved so much for our patients.
"However, I have decided that for personal reasons the time is right for me to pursue other opportunities.
"I would like to wish everyone well at CPFT under the guidance of the Chair and a new Chief Executive.”
CPFT Chair Eileen Milner commented: “On behalf of the CPFT Trust Board I want to thank Anna for the drive, commitment, and energy that she brought to CPFT.
"I know that the whole of CPFT will be with me in wishing Anna all the best for the future.”
While the formal recruitment process for a substantive Chief Executive commences, Scott Haldane, former Director of Finance at CPFT, will return from his secondment at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB in the role of acting Chief Executive.