Highland NHS Board
11 August 2009
Item 2
FOLLOW UP FROM BOARD ACTION PLANS – SEPTEMBER 2008 ONWARDS
Those items shaded grey are due to be removed from the Action Plan as they have been completed, or will be considered at the next Board.
Meeting
Item
Action / Progress
Outcome
Board 02/09/08
Mental Health of Children and
Young People
A visit to the CAMHS services should be included in the
programme of visits for Non Executive Directors.
Children’s Champions to attend
CAMHS Operational Management
Group.
Board 07/10/08
Health & Safety – Occupational
Road Risk
This could potentially be discussed at a future meeting
Board 07/10/08
Commissioning Older
Services - Argyll & Bute
CHP to keep Board informed of progress.
Board 07/04/09 – deferred
Health & Safety suggested as future
Dev Session topic.
CEs Report 11/08/09
Board 04/11/08
Clinical Governance Committee
A briefing on the implications of increasing the threshold for neonatal admissions to be circulated to Board members.
Completed as
Services work.
Area Clinical Forum
A future report to be submitted to the Board on the Charge
Nurse Review (Leading Better Care)
Board Dev. 10/08/09
Grants to Voluntary Organisations
Director of Community Care to liaise with Argyll & Bute Council
with a view to working towards a joint compact to cover both
local authority areas, with a report being submitted to the Board
in due course.
Note also additional report on strategic
commissioning of voluntary orgs and timetable for Board.
CEs Report 11/08/09
Non-Executive Director
Involvement in Meetings
The criteria for Non Executive Director involvement in meetings
to be reviewed.
Board Dev. 10/08/09
Governance Committee Assurance
Reports
A review of the effectiveness of the Assurance Reports from
committees would be undertaken later in the year.
Board 06/10/09
Volunteering Strategy
The Strategy will be presented to the Board in June 2009 for
approval.
Board 06/10/09
Board 03/02/09
Peoples
Working with you to make Highland the healthy place to be
part
of
Maternity
Meeting
Item
Action
Outcome
Board 03/02/09
Clinical Planning Group
Bariatric Surgery to be referred to the North of Scotland
Planning Group to consider options from a regional perspective.
NoSPG
Joint Committee for Children and
Young People
To review the way in which this Committee can give assurances
to the Board.
Future Board
eHealth Draft Strategy Update
Final eHealth Strategy to be completed by end of March 2009
and submitted to Board thereafter.
Board 02/06/09 – update
Board 11/08/09 – Final Strategy
Mid Highland CHP Committee
Mid Highland CHP, through NHS Highland, to write to the
Scottish Government Health Department on the issues raised in
relation to the Community Pharmacy Contract.
Board 07/04/09
Mid Highland CHP Committee to ask for a clear indication of the
plan for smoking cessation and the anticipated outcomes.
Mid CHP Cttee
Raigmore Committee - Smoking
Policy
To report to the next meeting of the Committee on the Smoking
Policy, and report back to the Board in due course.
Raigmore Cttee
Audit Committee
A follow-up review to be undertaken on the Review of Radiology
Job Planning and Waiting List Initiative Payments and a report
submitted to the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Audit Committee – 27/05/09
Staff Governance Committee
It was noted that in relation to the PDP target that 100% must be
achieved by the end of May and it was agreed that the relevant
information would be submitted to CHP/Raigmore Chairs.
CHP / Raigmore
Cttees
Argyll & Bute Health & Care
Strategic Partnership
A paper to be submitted to the next meeting of the Endowment
Funds Committee to discuss some minor changes to the Valuing
Service Policy.
Chair and Chief Executive to consider concerns expressed re
quoracy of the Partnership.
End. Funds Cttee
06/07/09
Being discussed with CE of Argyll
and Bute Council.
Bill Brackenridge to share relevant analysis.
It was recommended that Jan Baird, Director of Community
Care and her counterpart in Argyll & Bute Council should also
be members of the Partnership.
2
A&BH&C Strategic
Partnership
Meeting
Item
Action
Outcome
Board 07/04/09
Standing Orders
It was agreed that there should be a statement in each remit
explaining reporting mechanisms for each committee/group.
All Professional Advisory Committees to review their
constitution.
A single NHS Highland Capital Plan will be submitted to the next
Board meeting.
Future Board
Devolved Integrated Resource
Framework
It was agreed that NHS Highland should apply to become a
National IRF Pilot with one or both of its Partners.
NoSPG – Initial Agreement –
Reprovision of a Regional Young
People’s Unit
It was agreed that there should be an opportunity for the Board
members to discuss the development prior to consideration of
an Outline Business Case.
Application made on behalf of NHS
Highland, Argyll & Bute Council and
Highland
Council.
Awaiting
decision.
Future Board
NHS Highland Capital Plan
Board 11/08/09
The Board gave formal approval for the initial agreement to
enable the development of an outline business case for Tier 4
services across the North of Scotland.
Future Board
Maternity Services Committee
The Board approved the establishment of a Maternity Services
Committee to replace the Women’s Health Network (WHN). The
Committee would report to the Clinical Governance Committee.
The Role and Remit would be presented.
Establishment
of
reported to Clinical
13/05/09
Role to CG 18/08/09
Oral Surgery Service
A plan for implementation within budget would be prepared and
progress reported to the Improvement Committee.
Improvement Cttee 06/07/09
Improvement Cttee 07/09/09
Better Cancer Care Action Plan
It was agreed that there should be a cross reference in this to
the Living and Dying well Strategy.
‘A Force for Improvement’ – The
Workforce Response to Better
Health Better Care
It was also agreed that a report should be developed,
demonstrating performance against the Framework.
Future Board
It was noted that a revised Workforce Strategy would be
submitted to the Board in due course.
Board 11/08/09
3
Committee
Gov. Cttee
Meeting
Item
Action
Outcome
Board 07/04/09
Adult Support and Protection:
Adult Protection Committees
The Adult Support and Protections Committees should submit a
report to the Board every 2 years.
Future Board – April 2011
NHS
Highland
Report
The use of Biomass was discussed and it was felt that the final
strategy should provide reassurance to the Board regarding the
supply of biomass fuel in the Highlands and the reliability of the
technology
Future Board
Board 02/06/09
Environmental
A Performance Management Plan should be brought back to
the Board in due course.
Future Board
A Carbon Management Implementation Plan (CMIP) would be
submitted to the June meeting of the Board.
Board 02/06/09 – deferred
Board 11/08/09
Emergency Transfer of Patients
from Islands
Board to be advised in writing when this project is operational.
Board Members
North Highland CHP
An item on the North CHP Financial Position to be included on
the next agenda of the Improvement Committee.
Improvement Cttee 06/07/09
Infection Control
Infection Control poster campaign be discussed at each of the
operational committees.
CHP/Raigmore Cttees
GMs to update.
Nairn Hospital Development
To clarify position regarding the pharmacy in the new Nairn
hospital.
PDPs
Final figures for PDPs would be submitted to the Scottish
Government on 5 June and Board members would be circulated
final details following submission.
Within phase 2 there is provision for
a pharmacy. Options are currently
being
discussed
with
various
pharmacies but no appointment has
yet been made. The appointed
pharmacy will be a non NHS tenant
within the building and will enter into
a lease agreement.
Board Members
Clinical Governance Committee
A detailed action plan for reporting and monitoring mechanisms
for PDPs would be submitted to the Staff Governance
Committee.
SG Cttee - 25/08/09
Proposals in relation to clinical governance and risk
management will be considered by the Corporate Team to
ensure that appropriate systems are in place.
Corporate Team – 25/06/09
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Meeting
Board 02/06/09
Item
Action
Outcome
Area Clinical Forum
Area Clinical Forum minute be amended to read “National
Study of CHPs”.
Minute amended
Joint Committees with Highland
Council
Comments on the Joint Committee minutes and Action Plan
should be fed back to Highland Council.
Completed
Governance
Reports
Annual
In future all Committee Annual Reports should be submitted to
the May meeting of the Audit Committee.
Audit Committee – May 2010
Redesign of Mental Health Services
in Argyll & Bute
To circulate a brief summary of the service model to Board
members.
DL to update
To write to Cabinet Secretary detailing the redesign of Mental
Health Services in Argyll & Bute.
Letter sent 24/06/09
Director of Public Health Annual
Report
The report should be presented to each of the Raigmore/CHP
Committees and local authorities.
Breast Cancer Services
To take forward the proposals as agreed and report back to the
Board in due course
Public Health senior staff will present
report to each CHP committee. Ken
Oates to contact LAs to confirm
whether they would welcome a
presentation.
Future Board
Zero Tolerance to Non Hand
Hygiene Compliance
Control of Infection Committee to consider compliance in the
community (GP practices, care homes etc) in more detail.
Committee
5
Control
09/09/09
of
Infection
Committee