Medical director of Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals steps down
The medical director at Shropshire's two main hospitals is stepping down and will be going on a secondment to another trust, it has been announced.
Dr Arne Rose will remain an employee of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust but is going on secondment to the East Midlands.
A statement from the NHS trust said Dr Rose "wishes to refocus on his clinical work and revalidate as a doctor" and had agreed to step down "following discussions".
He will be starting a secondment at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in its emergency departments.
In the meantime Dr John Jones, who has already been covering for Dr Rose, will continue as acting medical director at SaTH, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
Richard Steyn will continue as co-medical director.
A statement from the trust, which was tweeted by Dr Rose on Tuesday, says: "Following discussions with Dr Rose, it has been agreed that Dr Rose will step down as medical director.
"Dr Rose remains a valued employee of SaTH and we are supporting Dr Rose to commence a secondment at University Hospitals Derby and Burton in their emergency departments.
"Dr Rose wishes to refocus on his clinical work and revalidate as a doctor.
"Dr Rose is looking forward to resuming clinical work and contributing in this role in the future with SaTH’s emergency department.
"The trust board wishes to express their gratitude to Dr Rose for his hard work and everything he and his teams have done for the trust, especially regarding the Covid effort.
“In the meantime Dr John Jones will continue as acting medical director and Mr Richard Steyn as co-medical director.”
Dr Rose, who started as medical director in 2019, also thanked his colleagues in a message on Twitter.
Posting under the handle Arne Rose #Stop Bulling in the NHS, he said he was 'proud of the teams' and it had been a 'pleasure to serve'.
