Board Sub-committees
Board Sub-committees have been established to discuss Board matters in further detail. Each Sub-committee is made up of members of the Board of Directors and subject matter experts attend to assist and inform the members in discussion. Each Sub-committee is chaired by a Non-executive Director.
More information on the Quality Committee, Audit Committee, Finance and Performance Committee, Workforce Committee and the Mental Health Legislation Committee can be found below. The minutes from recent Committee meetings can also be found below.
The Chair of each sub-committee makes an assurance and escalation report, regarding the most recent meeting of the Committee, to the next available Board of Directors’ meeting. Each report seeks to assure the Board on the main items discussed by the Committee and, should it be necessary, to escalate to the Board any matters of concern or urgent business which the Committee is unable to conclude. The Board may then decide to give direction to the Committee as to how the matter should be taken forward or it may agree that the Board deals with the matter itself. Where the Board wants greater assurance on any matters that are within the remit of the Terms of Reference of the Sub-committee, the Board may ask for these to be looked at in greater detail by the Committee.
Quality Committee
The Quality Committee has responsibility for providing assurance to the Board of Directors on the effectiveness of the Trust’s quality and safety systems and processes, control and management of quality and safety related risk within the Trust, and the quality and safety of our services. The Quality Committee is chaired by Dr Frances Healey, Non-executive Director, and meets 11 times per year.
- Download the Quality Committee Annual Report 2021-22
- Download the Quality Committee – Terms of Reference
Minutes of the Quality Committee
- Minutes 10 September 2019
- Minutes 8 October 2019
- Minutes 12 November 2019
- Minutes 10 December 2019
- Minutes 14 January 2020
- Minutes 11 February 2020
- Minutes 10 March 2020
- Minutes 14 April 2020
- Minutes 12 May 2020
- Minutes 9 June 2020
- Minutes 8 September 2020
- Minutes 13 October 2020
- Minutes 10 November 2020
- Minutes 8 December 2020
- Minutes 12 January 2021
- Minutes 9 February 2021
- Minutes 9 March 2021
- Minutes 13 April 2021
- Minutes 11 May 2021
- Minutes 8 June 2021
- Minutes 13 July 2021
- Minutes 14 September 2021
- Minutes 12 October 2021
- Minutes 9 November 2021
- Minutes 14 December 2021
- Minutes 11 January 2022
- Minutes 10 February 2022
- Minutes 8 March 2022
- Minutes 12 April 2022
- Minutes 10 May 2022
- Minutes 13 June 2022
- Minutes 11 July 2022
- Minutes 8 September 2022
- Minutes 11 October 2022
- Minutes 10 November 2022
- Minutes 6 December 2022
- Minutes 10 January 2022
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee has the responsibility of providing assurance to the Board of Directors that clinical, financial reporting, compliance, risk management, and internal control principles and standards are being appropriately applied and are effective, reliable and robust. It also provides assurance that an effective governance framework is in place for monitoring and continually improving the quality of health care provided to service users to enable the Trust’s strategic objectives to be achieved. The Audit Committee is chaired by Martin Wright, Non-executive Director, and meets five times per year.
- Download the Audit Committee Annual Report 2021-22
- Download the Audit Committee – Terms of Reference
Minutes of the Audit Committee
- Minutes 24 October 2019
- Minutes 23 January 2020
- Minutes 21 April 2020
- Minutes 15 June 2020
- Minutes 24 October 2020
- Minutes 19 January 2021
- Minutes 20 April 2021
- Minutes 8 June 2021
- Minutes 20 July 2021
- Minutes 19 October 2021
- Minutes 18 January 2022
- Minutes 19 April 2022
- Minutes 14 June 2022
- Minutes 16 August 2022
- Minutes 18 October 2022
Finance and Performance Committee
The Finance and Performance Committee has the responsibility of providing assurance to the Board of Directors on financial governance and performance, strategic matters in relation to procurement, estates, information technology and information management, and key performance indicators. The Finance and Performance Committee is chaired by Cleveland Henry, Non-executive Director, and meets eight times per year.
- Download the Finance and Performance Annual Report 2021-22
- Download the Finance and Performance Committee – Terms of Reference
Minutes of the Finance and Performance Committee
- Minutes 24 September 2019
- Minutes 29 October 2019
- Minutes 26 November 2020
- Minutes 28 January 2020
- Minutes 24 March 2020
- Minutes 22 September 2020
- Minutes 27 October 2020
- Minutes 24 November 2020
- Minutes 26 January 2021
- Minutes 23 March 2021
- Minutes 27 April 2021
- Minutes 19 May 2021
- Minutes 26 July 2021
- Minutes 27 September 2021
- Minutes 26 October 2021
- Minutes 23 November 2021
- Minutes 21 February 2022
- Minutes 29 March 2022
- Minutes 26 April 2022
- Minutes 28 June 2022
- Minutes 25 July 2022
- Minutes 27 September 2022
- Minutes 22 November 2022
Workforce Committee
The Workforce Committee has the responsibility of providing assurance to the Board of Directors on all aspects of strategic workforce matters relating to the provision of care and services in support of getting the best clinical outcomes and experience for patients and staff. The Workforce Committee is chaired by Helen Grantham, Non-executive Director, and meets six times per year.
- Download the Workforce Committee Annual Report 2021-22
- Download the Workforce Committee – Terms of Reference
Minutes of the Workforce Committee
- Minutes 1 October 2019
- Minutes 21 November 2019
- Minutes 20 February 2020
- Minutes 15 October 2020
- Minutes 1 December 2020
- Minutes 18 February 2021
- Minutes 15 April 2021
- Minutes 17 June 2021
- Minutes 5 August 2021
- Minutes 5 October 2021
- Minutes 2 December 2021
- Minutes 17 February 2022
- Minutes 14 April 2022
- Minutes 16 June 2022
- Minutes 1 August 2022
- Minutes 6 October 2022
- Minutes 12 December 2022
Mental Health Legislation Committee
The Mental Health Legislation Committee has the responsibility of providing assurance to the Board regarding compliance with all aspects of the Mental Health Act (1983). The Mental Health Legislation Committee is chaired by Kaneez Khan.
- Download the Mental Health Legislation Committee Annual Report 2021-2022
- Download the Mental Health Legislation Committee – Terms of Reference
Minutes of the Mental Health Legislation Committee
- Minutes 5 November 2019
- Minutes 3 November 2020
- Minutes 2 February 2021
- Minutes 4 May 2021
- Minutes 3 August 2021
- Minutes 2 November 2021
- Minutes 3 May 2022
- Minutes 9 August 2022
- Minutes 1 November 2022