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The role of Mrs Maisey
23 Mrs Margaret Maisey held the twin posts of Director of Operations and Nurse Adviser from 1991-1996. She told the Inquiry that she had influence within the Trust:
`... certainly I had influence, I had John Roylance's ear when I wanted it, I could speak to the Board if need arose. I do not think it ever did, particularly, but I did have influence, and I could make sure that works went up the road and ... did the work they said they would do and had not got round to doing. I could make some of these departments, lean on them to do things.' [28]
24 Other witnesses also commented on her role. Mr Durie told us that she was perceived to be Dr Roylance's `eyes and ears', [29] and Mrs Ferris said of Mrs Maisey: `She herself, I think, on many occasions, described herself as the Rottweiler of the Trust, so I think her own view was consistent with that.' [30] While Mrs Maisey held the role of Nurse Adviser there was no Executive Director of Nursing on the Trust Board. Given the demands placed on Mrs Maisey as Director of Operations, her capacity to provide leadership and support for nurses was inevitably diminished.
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