Wednesday 4 October 2023 in the Board Room, Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal LA9 7RG
Please note the meeting will also take place via Microsoft Teams
Commencing at 9am
Agenda
101. Welcome and Introductions
- Apologies for absence
- Declaration of conflicts of interest
102. Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on 6 September 2023
103. Action Sheet and Matters arising from the Minutes of the Public Meeting of the Board of Directors held on 6 September 2023
104. Patient Story
A patient’s story to share the experience of their podiatry journey at the Same Day Emergency Care, Furness General Hospital. It is a story outlining how effective multidisciplinary working between the podiatry and vascular teams prevented the patients from being transferred to Royal Preston Hospital for amputation of their toe. The story is shared by Graham Holt, Clinical Lead – Podiatry
105. Chair’s Report
106. Chief Executive’s Report
107. Head Governor Report
108. Maternity Safety Update
109. NHS England Communication August 2023 regarding the trial and conviction of Lucy Letby
110i. Integrated Performance Dashboard and Report Month 4 incorporating matters raised by the Executive Team and through the Assurance Committees.
110ii. Minutes and 3A Reports from Assurance Committees
a) People Committee Minutes from Meeting on 17 July 2023 and 3A Report from Meeting on 18 September 2023
b) Finance and Performance Committee Minutes from Meeting on 21 August 2023 and 3A Report from Meeting on 18 September 2023
Response to NHS England Communication Protecting and Expanding Elective Capacity A report to provide detail of the Trust’s response to communication received from NHS England. The Committee approved the content of the self-certification document subject to completion of an equality impact assessment for the patient engagement portal and additional reference of this in the return by sign off on 30 September 2023. A copy of the report and accompanying appendices have been included in the Board of Directors’ Reference Pack for information.
c) Quality Committee Minutes from Meeting on 21 August and Update from Meeting on 25 September 2023
111. Chief Medical Officer Update
112. Care Quality Commission Report and Update
113. UHMB Sustainability Green Plan
114. Attendance Monitoring Register
115. Schedule of Business
116. Urgent Business
117. Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting: Wednesday 1 November 2023 at 10am in the Board Room, Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal LA9 7RG and also via Microsoft Teams.