Director of Nursing appointed

25 July 2013

Libby McManus has been appointed as Director of Nursing and Quality. She has been Chief Nurse at York Teaching Hospital since 2007 and has extensive leadership experience, having performed a range of senior NHS nursing and operational roles across England.

Libby McManus has been appointed as Director of Nursing and Quality. She has been Chief Nurse at York Teaching Hospital since 2007 and has extensive leadership experience, having performed a range of senior NHS nursing and operational roles across England.

Libby said: “I am delighted to be joining a Trust that has the quality of care and the experience of patients at the heart of all they do. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is known for the importance it places on embedding values and behaviours at all levels of the organisation, and I look forward to working with the excellent clinical teams already in place to ensure that every patient experiences care that is Respectful, Safe, Kind and Excellent every time.

“It is a challenging time for hospitals and healthcare and we owe it to ourselves, as proud ambassadors of the NHS, and the public we serve to continue to learn so that we always provide the safest and highest quality care to our patients. There has never been a stronger, more powerful focus on patient care and our significant contribution to it as nurses, midwives and healthcare/maternity support workers. Francis & Keogh will both help us and challenge us to be and give our best.

“After many years in the NHS I remain incredibly proud of my profession and will do my very best to lead, support and develop nurses, midwives and healthcare/maternity support workers.”

Libby will join the Trust on 9 September 2013.