Internal Reference Number: FOI_9338
Date Request Received: 10/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/04/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Organisational structure and Governance
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Where FASS, Medicine, Surgery sit within the organisational divisional structure? | |
| Answer To Question 1: FASS, Medicine and Surgery are the three clinical divisions which sit alongside the corporate divisions. See attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  Clinical Divisional Structure SFT 2026.pdf | |
| Question Number 2: How many divisions do you have? | |
| Answer To Question 2: We have three clinical divisions, FASS, Medicine and Surgery. In terms of corporate departments we have Finance, Estates, Trust Offices, Procurement, Facilities, IT/Informatics, Transformation, Organisational Development and People and Quality Directorate. | |
| Question Number 3: Who does FASS divisional director of operations report to? | |
| Answer To Question 3: The Divisional Director of Operations Reports to the Chief Operating Officer. | |
| Question Number 4: Do you have 2 separate pathways for management vs clinical chain of reporting up to trust exec level? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Yes | |
| Question Number 5: Please provide the reporting line - and the hierarchical level and reporting pathway for a *consultant. | |
| Answer To Question 5: 1. Consultant reports directly to Lead Clinician as Line Manager 2. Lead Clinician reports directly to Divisional Medical Director 3. Divisional Medical Director reports to Chief Operating Officer, who reports to Managing Director, who now reports to Group CEO 4. Divisional Medical Director also has a professional line management connection to Chief Medical Officer around professional standards and regulatory issues. CMO also reports to Managing Director. | |
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