§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what role the Department has played in appointing franchise managers to zero star acute hospital trusts, with 725W particular reference to (a) their terms of employment, (b) their remuneration packages and (c) approving their plans for improving the performance of the trust. [154835]
§ Mr. HuttonThe chief executives appointed to the seven national health service trusts that have been franchised were appointed and employed by the NHS trust chairs and non-executives on behalf of the trusts. The terms of their employment and remuneration are matters for the appointments and remuneration committees of the respective trust boards, as is the case for all NHS trust chief executive appointments.
The Department was represented on each candidate's interview panel.
Franchise plans are documents that set out future operational proposals for the trust, and formed the basis of the franchise application. The Department representatives saw the franchise plans as they were part of the recruitment process.