"I am frankly astonished that something that is common practicein the US and something that has been recommended by the NHS since the mid-Eighties should not be the standard that is going to be followed at what we have been told is a state-of-the-art hospital, " she said.
While Iam a strong believer in the flywheel principal as a general practice, there are also times when radical change is in fact the critical element needed to move a company to the next level of success.
But there is an element of that, according to those close to the appointment process - which is being carried out by Deutsche's supervisory board with Ackermann (I am reliably told) in an advisory role (which would not be seen as best practicein the UK).