"At a time when we have been put into special measures, had huge challenges and have made significant organisational change, we were able to attract a high calibre team which is really important in terms of sustainability and long-term improvement"

"“They were looking for leadership. In a sense there was a vacuum there. A lot of people knew me as I had worked there before and I was known by local partners – everyone was very welcoming. But the staff were yearning for someone to come in.”"

"When you’ve not held that role, but you’ve got all the experience and skills, it’s hard to be able to convince people that you’re capable of it if you don’t have the title."

"When I wanted to step up into my first director role. I started to look around when I was at Matalan, after Northern Foods, and that was the first time I felt I was coming up against a ceiling. It’s hard to get that first break because there’s a pool of people around that have already done it. When you’ve not held that role, but you’ve got all the experience and skills, it’s hard to be able to convince people that you’re capable of it if you don’t have the title."

"Think about the areas that interest you, move around and try them out. It’s so fast-paced that I’d say just throw yourself into it."

"We have reasonably regular reports of things like bits of ceilings that will develop a crack, sewage pipes that will break, CT scanners that will break down, all the normal wear and tear of a building."

"Given the level of demand on our services, and given that there is still clearly an underlying level of fragility in the service."

"The thing that we haven’t been able to do is fix some of the underlying capacity challenges."

"This year, it’s really been about maturing and growing those services."

"We will require both a reduction in the total number of people waiting and taking more people off the waiting list and treating them."

"The more that we can do to encourage vaccination."

"The professionalism, too, of the NHS staff in Southport and elsewhere who are dealing with the consequences, and of course those in our police."

"People coming from across the globe to become vital colleagues, with almost 200 nationalities represented in the NHS workforce today."

"One of them is stoicism, that great British trait of carrying on through adversity."

"There are other things that have sustained the NHS."

"We will make sure colleagues get any support they need."

"I can only imagine how much more affecting it has been for those treating children."

"I know from my time at Guy’s and St Thomas’ how hard incidents like this can be for those treating victims and supporting families."

"It will inevitably take a toll on those NHS staff involved in the response."

"The suffering of the people of Southport, and others touched by the violence there, is unfathomable."

"Discrimination, have no place in HPFT or in wider society."

"HPFT is a place where everyone is valued and respected racist behaviour and attitudes."

"We know the unacceptable violent and racist events in so many parts of the country will be affecting many of our staff, service users and their families."

"Through the real hard yards of recovery, stabilisation and gradual improvement and to put the foundations in place for the 10 year plan."

"I’ve done the job I needed to do, which was to lead the NHS through the pandemic, to lead my colleagues ."

"I think what’s been clear is that Wes and I have really tried to work closely in this much more ‘one team’ way over the past nine months, which was different to how things had worked in the past."

"But if the building starts falling down, you’d regret that decision."

"You could forget about the building and concentrate on just putting on a great show."

"I have made my contribution at the centre, and it is time for me to go back and run a big and exciting organisation."

"I really believe you make a different contribution in different roles in the NHS."

"It really matters that I set a brand of leadership that’s about compassion and empathy."

"You’ve got to do tough things in business, but doing it compassionately is very important."

"I truly believe in benevolence, in kindness, in compassion, in empathy."

"I listen to every voice in the room."

"it's so important that we keep the ethics and integrity of what we are doing with AI."

"It is a 100 per cent male team, not even in fashionable clothes."

"We are also high on ethics and integrity, so we want to do it in the right way."

"AI supports human creators and creations rather than taking away what they bring, so skillfully and masterfully core to who we are at Chanel."

"I don't that ever to go."

"I do think number one in my mind is to keep a relentless focus on human creation."

"We visited Microsoft, Google, and many of the startups in the area, and spent some time with ChatGPT."

"I travelled to Seatle in May, and we met a whole lot of people."

"AI is everywhere and it is going to be transformative in our world, so luxury has to engage with it, Chanel has to engage with it as all others."

"When you care for people, they care for the business in return."

"The one thing they'll tell you about me is that I really care about people it's not lip service."

"We don't see enough role models like that."

"I respect what each person brings-their values, beliefs, and individuality."

"Everyone's voice matters, not just the ones who speak loudly."

"If I'm in a meeting, I want to listen to every voice because I truly believe in collective intelligence."