Henrik Hanssen

Henrik Hanssen (né Lövborg) MBBS, BSc, MD, FRCS, is a senior consultant and current CEO of Holby General Hospital. He assumed the role after Guy Self stepped down in 2015.

Time at Holby City Hospital (2010-)
He was introduced as the new joint Director of Surgery at Holby General Hospital in 2011, working alongside Connie Beauchamp. In a meeting with the hospital board, he criticises Connie's plan to purchase a new MRI scanner for the cardiothoracic ward as being self-serving and naive. He later informs the staff that budget cuts and redundancies will have to be made for the good of the hospital in a fraught economic climate.

After Connie's resignation from Holby at the start of 2011, Hanssen becomes the sole Director of Surgery. In March 2011, after attempting to move all Upper-GI surgical cases from Keller ward to St James' Hospital, undermining Ric in the process and causing Ric to form a mutiny with fellow members of staff, Hanssen offers to operate on Ric in a risky bid to remove his terminal cancer.

Interference in the ED (2011-)
In 2011, Hanssen interfered in the ED when a new position of Clinical Lead was offered, and Nick Jordan and Miriam Turner were competing for it. Eventually, he suggested that they both apply for a single Clinical Lead post.

In July 2015, Hanssen came to check up on the ED during a night shift. Due to the fact that neither Clinical Lead Connie Beauchamp or Deputy Zoe Hanna were on shift, he saw it as the perfect opportunity to monitor the staff, and ensure that the ED ran smoothly. After Robyn inadvertently volunteers to be under the watchful eye of Hanssen, she is paired up with Ethan in an attempt to clear the corridors which were quickly filling with patients due to the lack of staff. During the treatment of "Clyde", a mysterious patient, Hanssen persistently orders that Dylan and the others mustn't resuscitate him, as he has a DNR. However Hanssen calls for a vote and Robyn says they should incubate him. After her shift, Hanssen applauds Robyn's hard work.

In January 2016, Hanseen is due to be present at Lofty's interview for a promotion.

Behind the scenes
Guy Henry plays Henrik Hanssen in Holby City as a regular character, and in Casualty as a crossover character. Although his appearances in Casualty are rare, he generally appears in episodes which see a major event occur in the hospital.