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Board of Directors Part 114 June 2013Appointment of a new Medical Director for The RoyalBournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation TrustAs the Trust Board are aware Dr Mary Armitage is retiring after many years ofoutstanding service in September 2013. The Trust will therefore need to appoint anew Medical Director. This process is not straightforward because at the time wemake such an appointment it will not be clear as to whether we are indeed mergingwith Poole Hospital or will remain as an independent separate organisation. Thedecision of the Competition Commission as to whether two approve or prevent themerger isn’t likely to be known before September.I have therefore invited expressions of interest for the Medical Director role andenclose for information a copy of the Job Description for the Medical Director.Candidates have considered the role in the context that it may be for a period ofseven months, but could conceivably be for a period of three years. Followingvarious discussions I am delighted to confirm that Mr Basil Fozard has put himselfforward as a candidate for the role and discussions with Clinical Directors and othersenior medical colleagues on Basil’s candidature will take place on 7 June. It isclearly important that there is broad support for any candidate appointed MedicalDirector and views are therefore being sought accordingly. Subject to thesediscussions the Board will be asked to move ahead to formally appoint a newMedical Director with a view to a minimum of a month’s overlap between the newappointee starting and Dr Armitage retiring.This paper is provided for informationTony SpotswoodChief ExecutiveAppointment of a new Medical Director Page 1 of 1Discussion