Trust Board meeting agenda: 5 November 2025

Wednesday 5 November 2025 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

68 Welcome and Introductions

69 Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on 3 September 2025

70 Action Sheet and Matters arising from the Minutes of the Public Meeting of the Board of Directors held on 3 September 2025

71 Patient Experience Report: Maternity Home Birth

72 Chair’s Report

73 Chief Executive’s Report

74 Lead Governor Report

75 Maternity Assurance Reports

76 Safeguarding Annual Report

77i Integrated Performance Dashboard and Report Month 5 incorporating matters raised by the Executive Team and through the Assurance Committees.

77ii 3A Reports and Update from Assurance Committees

78 Provider Collaboration Update

79i Research and Development Update

79ii 10 Point Plan to Improve Resident Doctors’ Working Lives

80 Board Assurance Framework 2025/26

81 Amendment to the Trust Constitution – Review of Appointed Governors

82 NHS Oversight Framework: Provider Capability Self-Assessment

83 Health and Safety Committee Annual Report

84 Elective and Urgent and Emergency Care Delivery Template

85 Attendance Monitoring Register

86 Schedule of Business

87 Urgent Business

88 Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting: Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 9am in the Board Room, Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal LA9 7RG and also via Microsoft Teams.

89 Exclusion of the Press and Members of the Public: To resolve that representatives of the press and other members of the public will be excluded from the remainder of the meeting having regard to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.