The Christie Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22

objectives. The Audit and Quality Assurance Committees examine issues at random and in depth to ensure that the system accurately describes risk and controls. The Board has an agreed risk appetite statement which was reviewed and agreed during the development of the 2021-24 risk management strategy. We work with a number of partner organisations as shown below, to ensure that risks to The Christie are identified, assessed and appropriate action is taken; these organisations include: • NHS England specialised commissioning team (North) and Greater Manchester CCGs • One of the 37 partners that make up the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership • Member of the Provider Federation Board • The University of Manchester and The University of Salford and a number of other academic institutes and professional bodies to ensure training and education is delivered in line with national standards and the academic expectations of relevant bodies • Manchester Cancer Research Centre, a formal partnership between The Christie, The University of Manchester and CRUK • Manchester Cancer, the cancer programme of Greater Manchester’s devolved health and social care system • Part of Health Innovation Manchester which includes Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), a partnership between The University of Manchester and six NHS organisations,

meetings. Managers systematically assess risk in their areas of responsibility. All risk assessments are documented and risks recorded on the risk register. Once analysed the higher scoring risks are managed by higher level committees in the organisation. Risk control measures are identified and where resources may be required to control the risk a business case is developed; these are treated as a priority. The risk and control framework is based on a Board reporting process which ensures that information is presented to the board in a timely manner and in an appropriate format. The Board assurance framework provides an immediate means of alerting the board to areas of concern or failures of control, enabling the Board to ensure that the appropriate management resource is committed to resolving such issues. The reporting process includes the corporate plan which identifies the strategic objectives of The Christie. Progress towards their achievement is presented to the board twice a year. The Board assurance framework is regularly reviewed and updated using the corporate risk register and corporate plan and is presented to the board at the start of the year and reviewed by the Audit Committee, Quality Assurance Committee and the Board of Directors at each of their meetings. Each objective is allocated to either the Audit or Quality Assurance Committee. The presentation of the assurance framework has been improved to assist the Board to judge the effectiveness of control measures intended to reduce the risks to the organisation in achieving its principal

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