A former NHS director has been revealed as the new chair of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). The appointment follows after 'inexcusable behaviour and examples of unacceptable care' were 'exposed' at a mental health unit, said the outgoing chair.
Rupert Nichols wrote a letter to the governors, board members and colleagues at the trust in November, announcing he would be 'retiring' early from the position at the end of December 2022. He will be replaced by Bill McCarthy, who will take on the interim chair role from from 1 January 2023, for up to twelve months.
The Edenfield Centre is in the grounds of the former Prestwich Hospital and was the subject of a BBC Panorama programme that claims patients were abused. Since the episode aired, 30 staff are facing disciplinary action and a dozen have already been sacked, the Manchester Evening News understands.
