West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Board Committee Structure
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Board & Committee Structure Trust Board Audit Committee Remuneratio n Committee Safety & Quality Committee Workforce Committee Finance & Performance Committee Integrated Risk & Governance Committee Strategy Committee Charitable Funds Committee
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Audit Frequency of Meetings : Six meetings per annum Chair: Paul Cartwright Executive lead: Chief Financial Officer Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: • on all aspects of internal and external audit; • that effective assurance controls, structures, systems and processes for integrated governance, risk management and internal controls are in place • on the appointment of the internal and external auditors Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Attendees • Chief Financial Officer • Deputy Chief Executive • Medical Director • Deputy Director of Finance • Director of Transformation • Internal audit • External audit
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Remuneration Frequency of meetings : As required Chair: Phil Townsend, Deputy Chair Executive lead: Director of Workforce Purpose Membership All Non Executive Directors To provide assurance to the Board: • On the remuneration, allowances Attendees and other terms and conditions of Chief Executive office for the Trust's Executive Director of Workforce Directors and to recommend and monitor the structure of remuneration, including setting; • on succession planning for the Executive Team
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Safety & Quality Principal Risk PR 1 Frequency of meetings : Bi-monthly Chair: Trust Chair or Deputy Chair Executive lead: Chief Nurse Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: • on safety and excellence in patient care; • on the effective and efficient use of resources through evidence-based clinical practice; • on health and safety aspects • on the effectiveness of information governance arrangements Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Chief Executive Medical Director Chief Nurse Deputy Chief Executive Director of Transformation Attendees Director of Workforce Deputy Director of Transformation Director of Communications Chief Information Officer AD Quality Governance and Risk Chief Pharmacist Clinical Divisional Directors Director of Environment Chief Information Officer Associate Medical Director for Clinical Standards
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Workforce Principal Risk PR 2 Frequency of meetings : Bi-monthly Chair: Ginny Edwards Executive lead: Director of Workforce Purpose Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one To provide assurance to the Board: member is the Chair of the Committee) Chief Executive • on all aspects of workforce, Deputy Chief Executive organisational development and Chief Nurse learning development Medical Director • that the structures, systems and Director of Workforce processes are in place and functioning Chief Financial Officer to support the workforce • that organisational development or Attendees learning development risks and issues Chair of Staff Side are being managed in a controlled way Associate Medical Director for • on pay and agency costs Education • on medical education
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Finance & Performance Principal Risk PR 3 / PR 4 / PR 5 PR 6 / PR 7 Frequency of meetings : Monthly Chair: John Brougham Executive lead: Chief Finance Officer Purpose Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee To provide assurance to the Board: Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer • on the financial strategy and plans to ensure long term financial viability, including Chief Information Officer Deputy Chief Executive IT investment Chief Nurse • on performance against the annual plan Medical Director • on financial risks and risk management arrangements • on the efficiency programme • on business continuity plans • on operational estates and the capital programme • cash and funding • procurement Attendees Director of Workforce Director of Communications Patient representatives Deputy Director of Finance Director of Environment Director of Transformation Chair of Staffside
Integrated Risk & Governance ALL West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Principal Risk Frequency of Meetings : Monthly Chair: Phil Townsend Executive lead: Director of Transformation Purpose Membership To provide assurance to the Board: • on the management of risks within the Trust, including the controls in place and the progress on mitigating actions • that the corporate risk register and Board Assurance Framework are maintained and updated appropriately Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) All Executive Directors Attendees To be invited as required
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Strategy Principal Risk PR 8 / PR 9 Frequency of meetings : Quarterly Chair: Trust Chair or Deputy Chair Executive lead: Director of Transformation Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: • on the development and oversight of the long term clinical, financial, IT and estates strategy (annual plan) • on relationships and communication with key external stakeholders Membership All Board members Attendees Associate Director of Clinical Strategy Chief Executive, Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group Chair of Staffside Patient representatives Herts County Council
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Funds Frequency of meetings : Quarterly Chair: Jonathan Rennison Executive lead: Chief Finance Officer Purpose Membership To provide assurance to the Board: • that robust processes are in place to manage charitable funds and to ensure they are implemented; • that donated funds donated are utilised in a way that takes into account any stipulations set out by donors and ensure best value is obtained from the funds donated; • that further donations are being encouraged • that systems comply with regulation and governance of NHS Charities Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Chief Financial Officer Chief Nurse Director of Communications Attendees Fundraiser Financial Controller Representative from League of Friends
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Executive Committee (TEC) Frequency of meetings : 3 meetings per month Day/time of meetings: 9 am – 11 am Wednesday morning Key areas of focus: • Business cases (capital and revenue) • Integrated performance report • Feedback from clinical advisory group • Progress on Listening into Action programme • Operational issues • Workforce updates • Finance, efficiency and capital programme Membership • All Executive Directors • All Divisional Directors • Associate Medical Directors Attendees • Divisional managers to attend as required This will be part of the governance structure with delegated authority from the Board to make decisions
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Leadership Executive Committee (TLEC) Frequency of meetings : 1 meeting per month Day/time of meetings: 9. 30 am – 12 noon Thursday morning Membership Key areas of focus: • Strategy development • Your Care, Your Future • Clinical strategy • Watford Health Campus • Topic specific engagement, e. g. risk management, Listening into Action • All Executive Directors • All Divisional Directors • Associate Medical Directors • Heads of Nursing • Chief Pharmacist • Divisional Managers • Clinical Directors • Associate Director of Quality Governance • Deputy Director of Transformation • Deputy Director of Finance • Head of Service Planning
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