Report to the Trust Board
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Title of Report
Northumbria Healthcare Charity (Bright Northumbria)
Author
Brenda Longstaff, Head of Charity Development and Volunteering
Executive Lead
Claire Riley, Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs
Responsible subcommittee
Date of meeting
Executive Summary
Charitable Funds Committee
23rd October 2014
The purpose of this report is to provide the Trustees with an
update on development activity between June – September,2014.
Key pieces of activity during this period have included:
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Assurance
Framework reference
Alignment to Trusts
Annual/Strategic
Plans or business
unit annual plans
Risk rating (very
high, high, medium,
low risk)/ any
recommended
changes
Compliance/
regulatory
requirements (if
applicable)
Actions required by
the Trustees
Presentation of the 2013-14 annual report and accounts
Sale of remaining shares held by the charity.
Opening of a new deposit account with Lloyds Bank plc.
Agreement to pursue the Investing in Volunteers accreditation.
Update on the LegaCare charity
Visit of a high ranking delegation from China on 1st September
Minutes of the meeting held 15th September are provided in
Appendix 1
Trusts Reputation Risk Register
Charity strategic plan
Medium
The corporate trustees are asked to note the content of the report
and approve the recommendations contained within the report.
Resolutions of the Corporate Trustees are required for
1) Adoption of the 2013/14 Charity Annual report and Annual
Accounts and;
2) Assign the authority to transfer securities registered in the
charity name to stockbrokers for sale
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Charitable Funds Committee: Report to Charity Trustees on 23rd October, 2014
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Date of meeting: Monday 15th September 2014
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The minutes of the meeting are available on the website at: www.northumbria.nhs.uk
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Executive Summary
3.1
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
The Head of Finance presented the 2013-14 annual report and accounts for discussion. The
committee agreed to refer the report for the approval of the Charity Trustees.
3.1
FINANCE REPORT
The Head of Finance informed the Committee that the charity held £3.192 million in total in funds.
Two major transfers of funds had taken place during the period: £50k had been transferred from
the Trustwide CDG to the Central Admin fund and the balance of funds from the Wansbeck
Cancer Care fund had been transferred to the Wansbeck Oncology Day Unit fund.
A nominee account had been set up with Brewer Dolphin Stockbrokers in order to sell the last
remaining individual share holdings held with Verizon and Vodafone. The Corporate Trustees are
asked to pass a resolution approving the nomination of Paul Dunn and Ian McMinn as authorised
signatures for this process.
The finance team have initiated the process of opening a deposit account with Lloyds Bank plc.
The bank’s compliance team has asked for further documentation from the trustees to proceed
with opening the account.
3.2
HEAD OF CHARITY DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTEERING REPORT
Strategic development
The Head of Charity Development and Volunteering reported that, following the conclusion of a
service review, the North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust had agreed to the appointment of a
WTE0.6 Volunteer and Charity Development Officer to manage its volunteering service. The post
will sit within the Communications Department.
The committee agreed that the Hospital Volunteer Service should pursue the Investing in
Volunteers quality standard. The process would provide a good benchmark for the HVS against
other services. The cost of the accreditation is £5500 plus VAT.
Fundraising
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The charity office reported an increase in the numbers of staff who came forward to raise funds for
the charity. The trust had 50 members of staff supporting the charity in this year’s Great North
Run.
The committee approved further amendments to the Fundraising Policy to include instructions
regarding the monitoring and co-ordination of approaches to companies or grant giving
organisations for significant donations.
Healing arts and the patient environment
The commissioned artists for the internal and external sculptures at NSECH have commenced
their community engagement work and will be providing an update about their progress at an Arts
Open Event to be held at the Azure Garden Centre, Cramlington in November. Work has also
commenced on a number of smaller arts projects which will involve the local communities.
Charity projects
The Ward 3 North Tyneside dementia project is nearing completion and a tea party will be
organised to officially open the upgraded facilities. Work has also commenced on the North
Tyneside Oncology Unit garden.
LegaCare
The Finance Department has undertaken further enquiries regarding the governance and
management arrangements for the charity.
International Development
Tanzania
A team from the trust will be travelling to Tanzania in November to conclude activities of the UK
Aid funded burns project. The team will be joined by a plastic surgeon from Australia, a clinical
psychologist from South Africa, an anaesthetist from Yorkshire and two nurses from the Newcastle
City Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
China
The trust hosted a visit from a high-level Chinese delegation on 1st September 2014. The
delegation, which included medical directors from the Shanghai Provence, was interested in
hearing about the trust’s management of community healthcare services.
Nigeria
A delegation of doctors from Nigeria will be visiting the trust at the end of November to discuss
management and leadership training.
Ghana
A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed with the School of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Accra (Ministry of Education) to support the development of the BSc Occupational
Therapy course. The Ghana Health Service (Ministry of Health) has expressed an interest in
teaching and training of surgeons in laparoscopic surgery.
3.3 VOLUNTEER REPORT
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The Charity and Volunteer Development Officer reported that a number of young people with a
learning disability had recently started their placement at North Tyneside General Hospital helping
in the HVS Shop and with the sweet trolley service
The HGH volunteer long service awards are to be held at Hexham on 28th October.
A number of new products have been introduced into the HVS shops to support the trust’s healthy
options campaign.
Construction of the new HVS shop in the main entrance at Blyth Community Hospital is
proceeding well and the shop is expected to be opened before Christmas.
RECCOMENDATION
That the Trustees:
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Approve the sale of Verizon and Vodafone shares.
Approve the opening of a new deposit account with Lloyds Bank plc.
Approve the fee of £5,500 + VAT to enable the trust volunteering service to undertake
the Investing in Volunteers quality standard
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