Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual General Meeting - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual General Meeting - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual General Meeting 2007-08 Gordon Firth Chairman A year of significant change for the NHS and Barnsley Hospital Sandra Taylor Chief Executive A year of changenationally New ministerial
Gordon Firth Chairman
A year of significant change for the NHS and Barnsley Hospital Sandra Taylor
Chief Executive
A year of change…nationally
- New ministerial team and a review
- Targets, Choice and 18 Weeks
- Monitor regulation, infection
intervention and personal data security
A year of change…locally
- Influencing the Darzi review
- Meeting the national targets
- Highly rated
Monitor HCC Green for Governance Excellent for Resources Green for Services Good for Services 4 for Finance
A year of change…locally
- A new chief executive
- A new finance director
- A new structure for a better
clinical focus
- Action on MRSA and C. difficile
Securing the future
- Clinical and financial planning delivers
surplus
- Positive relationship brings increased
income
- Action to remain “hospital of choice”
- Modernising to keep us customer
focused
Worthy of a promising future
- All provided by 2,500 dedicated staff
2007-08…a notable year
Maternity services
Continues to improve and is rated as “Better Performing”
Highest quality bowel screening
One of only 100 doctors nationally accredited
2007-08…a notable year
Breast screening
One of the best services in the whole country and short waits
A very productive ward
Reducing unnecessary admin frees up more time for nurses to care for patients
2007-08…a notable year
A&E even better
Improved patient flow & more staff helped meet the 4 hour target for the 4th year running
Stroke fast track
Direct referral from A&E to Ward 20 via a CT scan leads to better recovery
2007-08…a notable year
Pathology lab robot
A state-of-the-art automated diagnostic lab
- fficially opened in
January slashing test delays
Fighting infection
Cutting C. difficile rates by 36% in a year and MRSA to only 12 cases delivered
- ne of the trust’s highest
priorities
In conclusion
A review of the accounts Dawn Hanwell
Director of Finance & Information
Governors’ review
- f the year 2007/08
Joe Unsworth
Governor Representative
AGM, September 2008
Foundation Trusts:
- are independent public benefit organisations
- have freedom to retain operating surpluses
- are not subject to direction by the Secretary
- f State
- are not subject to performance management
by Strategic Health Authorities and Department of Health
- are subject to regulation by Monitor
- are subject to inspection by the healthcare
Commission (and other independent bodies)
- require a council of governors, a majority of
whom must be elected public governors
Membership:
- 9,643 Public & Patients
- 3,251 Staff
- Current membership
= 12,894
Governing Council:
- 20 elected public governors
- 6 elected staff governors
- 8 nominated partner governors
- 34 governors in total
Key Responsibilities
- Of Governors
– to hold the Board of Directors to account – to represent members’ interests
- Of the Board (to governors)
– to present the accounts and any auditor’s report on them – to present the annual plan – to “have regard” to the views of governors in preparing the forward plan
Governors’ empowered
- To:
– appoint or remove the Chair and Non Executive Directors (NEDs) – decide the remuneration and other terms and conditions of the Chair and NEDs – appoint or remove the Trust’s auditors – approve the appointment of the Chief Executive – receive the Trust’s audit report – scrutinise the Trust’s annual plan
What is not a governor’s role?
- operational issues
- investigating complaints
- public statements about the Trust
- private Board meetings
Funding & Finance Committee Nominations Committee approx 12,500 members – public, patients & staff
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Access & Patient Interface
Community groups Patient services Patient feedback
“Futures”
Youth liaison Auditors Annual healthcheck New ideas(?)
Staff & Environment
Estates/facilities Staff issues/ concerns PEAT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Governor “links”
(early stages)
Infection control Diabetes Outpatients
Trust Committees
Complaints review group
- Governance
Patient & Public Involvement
Networks Regional forum National - FTGA
Governors’ Achievements 2007/08
- Summarised in written report, including
– Review of visiting hours – Involved with “smoke free” site – Support work on infection prevention & control – Growing links with departments – National links with other governors – Questions to Board – Involved in key consultations – Appointed non executive directors