chief executive

After consultation with the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive in Council may, on being satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, give the Board such written directions as he thinks fit with respect to the performance of any of the Board’s functions under this Ordinance.

"This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."