Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Wirral Women and Children's Hospital was founded in 2011 following redevelopment of the maternity annexe on the Arrowe Park campus.

[5] In March 2012, the UK health sector regulator, Monitor, found the trust was "persistently failing" the 18-week waiting time target.

Monitor also recognised the "important improvements" made by the Board of Directors in the way the Trust is run and engages with clinical staff.

[13] That investigation was concluded in 2014, with the report from March of that year noting that "the trust is working hard to address our concerns about its finances and these improvements are already happening".

[17] In May 2014 Frank Field MP alleged that close relationships between senior members of the Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the Trust may have dented the "independence" and "integrity" of local health services.

"[18] As a result of this complaint, NHS England launched a Capability and Governance review of the Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group.

[19] Published in August 2014; the review found evidence of a "poor relationship between the CCG and Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust".