The Christie NHS FT Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

chief executive and executive directors, having proper regard to the financial and commercial health of the organisation and for the provision of any national arrangements for such staff. The committee evaluates and considers the recommendations of the chairman on the performance of the chief executive and evaluates and considers the recommendations of the chief executive on the performance of the executive directors. The committee determines the appropriate remuneration and terms of service for the chief executive and executive directors including all aspects of salary, provisions for other benefits (including pensions) and arrangements for the termination of employment and other contractual terms. Any decision must be based on individual contributions to the trust, having proper regard to the trust's circumstances and performance and to the provisions of any national arrangements for such staff (where appropriate). The committee advises on and oversees appropriate contractual arrangements for executive directors including the proper calculation and scrutiny of termination payments taking into account such national guidance as is appropriate. The committee evaluates its own membership and performance on a regular basis and is authorised to obtain reasonable external legal or other independent professional advice if it considers this to be necessary. Management board The role of the management board is to formulate recommendations on strategic and operational matters for referral to the board of directors for approval. The committee also monitors the effective and efficient financial, performance, risk, quality and safety management of The Christie. Meetings are held monthly and are chaired by the Chief Executive and comprise the executive directors, divisional directors, divisional medical directors, clinical

non-executive directors; Professor Jane Maher, Christine Outram and Tarun Kapur. Key activities during the year were: − Maintaining registration with the CQC and full compliance with CQC essential standards of quality and safety, along with all other regulatory requirements. − receiving reports and action plans from internal and external reviews − monitoring the board assurance framework − receiving internal audit reports relating to quality − reviewing the terms of reference of the committee The quality assurance committee annual report is available on our website under Trust publications (what our priorities are and how we are doing). Charitable funds committee The role of our charitable funds committee is to oversee the management of the affairs of The Christie Charitable Fund. The committee is chaired by Kathryn Riddle, non-executive director. The other members of the board are trustees. Remuneration committee The Remuneration Committee determines the pay of the executive directors. The committee is a non-executive committee of the board of directors comprising the independent non executive directors. The committee is chaired by Neil Large who is also the chair of the audit committee. The other members of the committee are the Chairman of the foundation trust, Christine Outram, and the other non executive directors: Kathryn Riddle, Jane Maher, Kieran Walshe, Robert Ainsworth and Tarun Kapur. The remuneration committee ensures that appropriate procedures are in place for the nomination, selection, training, development, monitoring, evaluation and remuneration of the

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