Mark Cubbon is a British healthcare official. He was appointed Chief Executive of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in November 2022.
He was previously NHS England's chief delivery officer and before that chief executive of Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and had senior roles at various NHS providers in London. He trained at the University of Manchester and started his career as a nurse. He led the development of proposals for and establishing integrated care systems.[1] His role at NHS England was on a secondment basis for two years.[2]
He was earlier shortlisted for the chief executive position at Barts Health NHS Trust.[3]
In October 2021 he told English hospitals to “immediately stop all delays” for ambulances stacking outside accident and emergency units after an ambulance services trust said the problem had reached “catastrophic” levels.[4]
He apologised to council representatives in July 2022 about their experiences in setting up integrated care systems.[5]
In 2020 he wrote a letter to the courts to explain the impact of violence on staff after a nurse was attacked on Boxing Day.[6] He also asked Portsmouth residents to follow tier four rules.[7] In his first year in Portsmouth he saw the emergency department's four-hour target hit its highest percentage for more than a year, the trust's finances stabilise and staff morale improve.[8]
References
edit- ^ "NHSE director appointed CEO of country's largest trust". Health Service Journal. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Trust CEO leaves for national role". Health Service Journal. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "A big day for big jobs". Health Service Journal. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Hospitals told to stop 'catastrophic' ambulance delays as patients die in queues". Independent. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Breakdown in NHS local relationships revealed as ICSs come into being". Local Government Chronicle. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "The full letter Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Mark Cubbon wrote after a nurse was attacked on Boxing Day". Portsmouth.co.uk. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Queen Alexandra Hospital boss Mark Cubbon makes plea to Portsmouth residents to follow tier four rules". Portsmouth.co.uk. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "How Queen Alexandra Hospital is taking steps to improve after period of turmoil". Portsmouth.co.uk. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2022.