Tuesday 19 August 2025
Boardroom, Westmorland General Hospital
Please note the meeting will also take place via Microsoft Teams
Commencing at 2pm
Agenda
19 Welcome and Introductions
20 Minutes of the Council of Governors’ Meeting held on 20 May 2025
21 Action Sheet and Matters arising from the Minutes of the Council of Governors meeting held on 20 May 2025
22 Chair Report
23 Chief Executive Report
24 Lead Governor Report
25 Birth Reflection Service
26 Update from the Chief Operating Officer - Impact of limited GP appointments on ED, Changes to FGH ICU, Bed reconfiguration
Agenda Item 26 - Supporting Information
Our ambition is to only admit patients to hospital when there is a clinical reason to do so, with no better alternatives. We also want to ensure that patients are admitted to the most appropriate unit and are cared for by the most appropriate clinical team, then discharged without delay when their acute care is complete.
We know from our data and feedback from patients and colleagues that while we most often get this right, it is not the case for every patient, every time. For that reason, we have reviewed how our hospitals are configured and what changes we could make to achieve our ambitions for patients more consistently.
The ICB is leading work regarding ITU provision following the Senate Review at FGH. A link below to the ICB website, which includes FAQs is below. Westmorland and Furness Council Health Adults Scrutiny Committee (HASC) Chair has asked for the Trust and the ICB to attend a special meeting of the committee in August to discuss the intention for FGH ICU. Details will be shared in due course.neral Hospital intensive care unit permanent
The Trust will meet its obligations regarding and statutory consultations that are required regarding clinical services. It is worth noting that the Trust recognises that it will need to serve a bigger population as the town of Barrow and the Furness peninsula grows, due to the rapid expansion of the BAE Systems workforce and the major investment in the area. The Trust and its partners remain committed to FGH and its future as a district general hospital in Barrow. A brand new £5.8m Community Diagnostic Centre has opened at the hospital and the Trust is hoping to receive national funding to expand emergency and family services on site as part of the health contribution to Barrow Rising.
27 Finance Update
28 Verbal updates of Governor Subgroups
29 Auditor Report on the Annual Report and Accounts
30 Review of Appointed Governors
31 Council of Governors Terms of Reference
32 Reimbursement of Governor Expenses Policy
33 Council of Governors Subgroup Membership
34 Questions received on notice from members and the public
35 Attendance Monitoring Register
36 Urgent Business
37 Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting: Tuesday 18 November 2025, 2pm