Public Board of Directors papers 30 June 2022

3. Ensure funding decisions are appropriate and are consistent with the relevant declaration of trust, to ensure such funding provides added value and benefit to the patients and staff of the Trust, above those afforded by the exchequer funds. 4. Implement as appropriate, procedures and policies to ensure that accounting systems are robust, donations received and coded as instructed and that all expenditure is reasonable, clinically and morally appropriate. 5. Approve the annual accounts and report relating to funds held on trust by the Trust and ensure that relevant information is disclosed. The committee shall: 1. Agree and implement actions on operational matters. 2. Formulate recommendations on strategic matters for Board level decision making. 3. Develop service plans, using revenue or capital funding, for approval and monitoring by the Board. 4. Ensure delivery of the operational corporate plan. 5. Commission, review and act upon specific pieces of work to address particular problems. 6. Ensure compliance with external assessment and accreditation bodies. The committee shall: 1. Provide information and assurance that the Trust is safely managing all issues relating to risk and governance. 2. Monitor the strategic and operational systems and processes which ensure the competent risk management for the organisation. 3. Investigate any required action and monitor action plans. 4. Receive regular reports on the risk challenges faced by the divisions and corporate departments and the mitigating action taken.

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Risk & Quality Governance Committee (reporting to Management Board)

5. Advise the Board of any significant risk issues. 6. Ratify non clinical policies for the organisation.

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