The Christie NHS FT Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

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

Governors have an important role to play in making an NHS foundation trust publicly accountable for the services it provides. It is their responsibility to maintain and review membership numbers and the membership strategy. The board of directors consults with governors when the annual plan is being prepared and also on other issues such as revisions to our constitution and our declaration for the Care Quality Commission’s ‘essential standards of quality and safety’. Our governors canvass the opinion of our members via newsletters and events and welcome any feedback. The Christie membership team also holds a series of focus groups each year to help gather members’ views. The council met formally 5 times during 2019/20 (one of these was a joint time out session with the Board of Directors). The council of governors has four subcommittees focusing support into the areas of nominations, membership & community engagement, quality and development & sustainability. Our governors have supported the board as well as providing an appropriate degree of challenge. They have contributed to our strategic plans via their involvement in council meetings, subcommittees, time-out sessions and working groups. Governors are not paid but the Trust ensures that they are appropriately reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the course of their duties. • In 2017/18 5 governors submitted travel claims and for the year ended 31 st March 2018 the total amount claimed was £1,491.70. • In 2018/19 5 governors submitted travel claims and for the year ended 31 st March 2019, the total amount claimed was £1783.12.

• In 2019/20 6 governors submitted travel claims and for the year ended 31 st March 2020, the total amount claimed was £672.96. Governor sub-committees Nominations committee The nominations committee makes recommendations to the council of governors on the appointment and remuneration of the chairman and non-executive directors. The committee may work with an external organisation recognised as an expert at appointments to identify the skills and experience required; they will also take into account the views of the Board of Directors. The nominations committee comprises the chairman of the foundation trust (or when the chairman is being appointed by another non executive director), two elected governors and one appointed governor. The chair of another foundation trust will be invited to act as an independent assessor to the nominations committee. The committee is chaired by the trust’s Chairman and the following governors are members: • Richard Hubner (staff governor for registered medical practitioners) • David Makin (patient representative partner governor) • Lisa Wylie (public governor for Bolton and lead governor) until July 2019. • Susan Mee (public governor for Oldham and lead governor) from July 2019. The Director of Workforce may also be asked to attend as an advisor to the committee. The committee did not meet during 2019-20.

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