"Dr Susan Gilby took over as chief executive at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2018 after it was rocked by the Lucy Letby case. She was awarded the payout one of the biggest in NHS history last month after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about alleged bullying and harassment by the chair of the hospital board."
"I feel desperately saddened that my NHS career has come to an end in the way it has. It's had a really deep psychological impact [and] probably taken at least 10 years of working life away from me. It's been very isolating. People walk away when they realise you're not willing to play by the NHS playbook and accept the offer to get you out of the situation."
NHS bosses launched sham investigations into whistleblowers, creating risks to patient safety. Dr Susan Gilby became chief executive at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2018. A tribunal awarded her a 1.4m payout after ruling she was unfairly dismissed for raising concerns about alleged bullying and harassment by the hospital chair. An employment judge found board members conspired to exclude her and deleted documents when she launched legal action. The chair, Ian Haythornthwaite, and three senior figures were found to have engineered her dismissal; Haythornthwaite resigned and was judged not credible. Gilby reported deep psychological harm, isolation, and a damaged NHS career.
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