Wednesday 6 May 2026 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 11am
Agenda
1 Welcome and Introductions
2 Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on 4 March 2026
3 Action Sheet and Matters arising from the Minutes of the Public Meeting of the Board of Directors held on 4 March 2026
4 Board of Directors’ Patient Experience Report
5 Chair’s Report
6 Chief Executive’s Report
7 Lead Governor Report
8 Maternity Update Report
9i Integrated Performance Dashboard and Report Month 11 incorporating matters raised by the Executive Team and through the Assurance Committees.
9ii 3A Reports from the Assurance Committees
a) Audit Committee – 8 and 20 April 2026. Risk Management Strategy 2026-2029 The refreshed Risk Management Strategy for 2026–2029 was presented to the Committee at its meeting on 8 April 2026. The Committee recommended approval of the Risk Management Strategy to the Board of Directors.
b) People Committee – 15 April 2026
c) Finance & Performance Committee – 16 March 2026, 31 March 2026 and 20 April 2026
d) Quality Assurance Committee – 15 April 2026
e)Transformation and Improvement Board – 27 April 2026
The 3A Reports are included as appendices to the Integrated Performance Report.
10 National Staff Survey Report 2025
11 Provider Collaboration Update
12 Review of Strategic Risks to Achieving Trust Objectives and Development of Board Assurance Framework 2026/27
13 Assurance Committee Annual Reports and Effectiveness Reviews of the Board of Directors and Assurance Committees 2025/26
- Board of Directors
- Audit
- Finance and Performance
- People
- Quality
14 Attendance Monitoring Register
15 Schedule of Business
16 Urgent Business
17 Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting: Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 12.30pm in the Board Room, Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal LA9 7RG and also via Microsoft Teams.