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MEETING IN PUBLIC OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
WEDNESDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2023 13:00 – 16:00
VENUE: Widcombe Social Club, Lower Widcombe Hill, Bath, BA2 6AA
A G E N D A
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Opening Business
| Agenda Item | Presenter | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| Chair's Welcome and Apologies: Brian Johnson, Ian Orpen | Alison Ryan, Chair | Verbal |
| Declarations and Conflicts of Interests | Presentation | |
| Written questions from the public | Verbal | |
| Minutes of the Public Trust Board meeting held in public on 5 July 2023 | ||
| Action Log | ||
| Governor Log of Assurance Questions and Responses (for Information) | ||
| Items Discussed at Private Board | Verbal | |
| Patient Story | Sharon Manhi, Lead for Patient and Carer Experience |
Presentation |
CEO and Chair's Report
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Cara Charles Barks, Chief Executive |
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| Integrated Performance Report | Joss Foster, Director of Strategy |
The People We Care For
| Agenda Item | Presenter | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Governance Committee Update Report and updated Terms of Reference | Ian Orpen, Non-Executive Director |
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| CQC Update: Letter and Trust Action Plan | Toni Lynch, Chief Nurse |
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| Winter Planning | Niall Prosser, Interim Chief Operating Officer | |
| Maternity Update: • Quarterly Update Q1 • Midwifery and Neonatal Bi-Annual Staffing Report |
Sarah Woodward, Deputy Director of Midwifery / Dr Claire Park, Clinical Lead, Obstetrics |
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| Safeguarding Annual Reports • Children’s • Adults |
Toni Lynch, Chief Nurse |
The People We Work With
| Agenda Item | Presenter | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| People Committee Update Report | Paul Fairhurst, Non-Executive Director |
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| People and Culture Strategy Update | Alfredo Thompson, Director for People and Culture |
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| Workforce Race Equality Standard and Workforce Disability Equality Standard | Alfredo Thompson, Director for People and Culture |
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| Freedom to Speak Up Update & response to the NHSE letter regarding Lucy Letby | Alfredo Thompson, Director for People and Culture |
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| Gender Pay Gap Report | Alfredo Thompson, Director for People and Culture |
The People in Our Community
| Agenda Item | Presenter | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Performance Committee Update Report including RUH Improvement Programme and Return to Financial Sustainability | Nigel Stevens, Non-Executive Director Libby Walters, Director of Finance Niall Prosser, Interim Chief Operating Officer Alfredo Thompson, Director for People and Culture |
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| Non-Clinical Governance Committee Update Report | Sumita Hutchison, Non-Executive Director |
Governance
| Agenda Item | Presenter | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Review of Directors’ Interests and Fit and Proper Persons Test; and Board of Directors Code of Conduct | Roxy Milbourne, Deputy Head of Corporate Governance |
Closing Business
| Agenda Item | Presenter | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| Any Other Business | Alison Ryan, Chair | Verbal |
Next Meeting:
| Next Meeting: |
| 1 November 2023 |
| Venue: |
| Widcombe Social Club, Lower Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA |
Key:
Enc – Paper enclosed with the meeting pack
Pres – Presentation to be delivered at the meeting
Verbal – Verbal update to be given by the presenter at the meeting
Under the provision of Section 1, sub-section 2, of the Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960, the public may be excluded from this meeting for such a period as the Board of Directors is in committee on the grounds that publicity would prove prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
