Public BoD papers 28.04.22

Agenda item 16/22a

Meeting of the Board of Directors Thursday 28 th April 2022 Chief executive’s report

1. Situation Report Our Trust escalation remains at level 2. There has been a decrease in patients with Covid and staff absences due to Covid. We have continued to provide all cancer care and treatment for our patients, including those who have been affected by Covid. In line with the national change in managing the pandemic to “living with Covid” we have reviewed our biosecurity measures via the clinical advisory group. Changes to our testing regimes, in line with national guidance, including a managed approach for visitors on site were implemented from 4 th April 2022. We continue to monitor plans including revised infection and prevention control measures to ensure sustained delivery of our services going forward as well as supporting the full recovery of cancer services together with other care providers. 2. Planning 2022/23 Work continues with partners in our Greater Manchester system to submit plans for the current year. Good progress has been made to agree activity and workforce plans that will deliver against constitutional standards. Further work continues on system funding and finalised submissions will be made at the end of April, within the parameters previously reviewed by our Board of Directors. 3. The Ockenden Report The final report of the independent review of maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Foundation Trust was published on 30 th March 2022. The report is a difficult read and will be deeply upsetting for anyone involved in the delivery of healthcare. At The Christie we recognise that important lessons within the report translate beyond maternity care alone. The Trust is committed to demonstrating excellent and equitable clinical outcomes and patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness, and will take time to carefully reflect upon the findings of the report. A review of the report’s immediate and essential actions is underway, and a relevant action plan and assurance processes will be undertaken for the Board. Further information can be found at Final report of the Ockenden review - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 4. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) establishes a duty for commercial organisations to prepare an annual slavery and human trafficking statement. This is a statement of the steps the organisation has/is taking to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any of its supply chains or in any part of its own business. Part of the requirement of the Act is to produce a statement that is approved by the board and published on the website. The updated statement for this financial year is appended to this report for approval. Following Board approval the statement

will be published on the trust website. Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/modern-slavery-bill

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