NHS West Yorkshire ICB Board Meeting - 19 March 2024

1.

Declarations of interest

Those in attendance are asked to declare any interests presenting an actual/potential conflict arising from matters in the private session of today’s meeting.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

N

11.00

2.

Minutes, Action Log and Matters Arising of the Board meetings (private) on 16 January 2024

To agree the minutes of the private part of the meeting, review the action log and update on any matters arising.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

Y

11.02

3.

Urgent Decision

To ratify the decision taken under the urgent decision process.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

Y

11.08

4.

(a) Sign Off Operational and Financial Plans

To approve

(b) Joint Forward Plan

For assurance and comment

Jonathan Webb, Director of Finance / Deputy Chief Executive

Kate Sims, Director of People

Ian Holmes, Director of Strategy and Partnerships / Deputy Chief Executive

To follow

Y

11.10

5.

Quality Update

For assurance

Beverley Geary, Director of Nursing

Y

11.55

6.

Committee ‘AAA’ Reports

To receive the Alert, Advise, Assure reports from the Board’s committees:

• Remuneration and Nomination Committee – 9 January 2024

Committee Chair

Y

12.10

7.

Any other private business notified in advance of the meeting

Cathy Elliott, Chair

N

12.15

Break 12.15 – 12.45pm

8.

Welcome, Introductions and Apologies

Cathy Elliott, Chair

N

12.45

9.

Declarations of interest

A register of interests of Board members can be found at - Declarations (mydeclarations.co.uk). Those in attendance are asked to declare any interests presenting an actual/potential conflict arising from matters at today’s meeting.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

N

12.48

10.

Minutes, Action Log and Matters Arising of the Board meeting on 16 January 2024

To agree the minutes of the meeting, review the action log and update on any matters arising.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

Y

12.50

11.

Public questions

Questions from members of the public about items on the agenda.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

N

1.00

Focus On

12.

Focus on Acute Services

A ‘focus on’ discussion.

A briefing paper from Healthwatch summarising key messages related to hospital care is appended to support the agenda item.

Brendan Brown, Partner Member: Acute Trusts

Y

1.15

Break 2.15 – 2.25pm

Oversight and Assurance

13.

Chair’s Report

To receive the report.

Cathy Elliott, Chair

Y

2.25

14.

Deputy Chief Executive’s Report

To receive the report.

Rob Webster, Chief Executive

Ian Holmes, Director of Strategy and Partnerships / Deputy Chief Executive

Y

2.35

15.

Board Assurance Framework – Action Plan

To receive for assurance

Laura Ellis

Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

2.50

16.

System Performance:

a. Integrated Performance Dashboard including Financial Performance

b. Corporate Risk Register

To consider the dashboard and corporate risk register and seek assurance on key areas of performance, including items escalated from AAA reports.

Debra Taylor-Tate, Head of Planning and Performance

Jonathan Webb, Director of Finance / Deputy Chief Executive

Laura Ellis, Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

3.00

17.

Winter Planning Update

To receive for assurance

Debra Taylor-Tate, Head of Planning and Performance

Y

3.35

18.

West Yorkshire & Harrogate Local Maternity & Neonatal System Overview

To receive for assurance

Beverley Geary, Director of Nursing

Y

3.45

Break 4.00 – 4.10pm

19.

Freedom to Speak Up Annual Report

To receive for assurance

Kate Sims, Director of People

Y

4.10

20.

Emergency Preparedness Resilience Response (EPRR) Annual Report

To receive for assurance

Beverley Geary, Director of Nursing  (Deputy Accountable Emergency Officer)

Y

4.25

21.

Modern Slavery Statement

To approve

Beverley Geary, Director of Nursing

Laura Ellis, Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

4.35

22.

Constitution / Scheme of Delegation / Standing Financial Instructions

To approve

Laura Ellis

Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

4.45

23.

Standards of Business Conduct Policy

To approve

Laura Ellis

Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

4.50

24.

Committee ‘AAA’ Reports

To receive the Alert, Advise, Assure reports from the Board’s committees:

• Bradford District and Craven – 12 January 2024
• Calderdale – 25 January 2024
• Kirklees – 10 January 2024
• Leeds – verbal, due to timing of meeting
• Wakefield – 9 January 2024
• Audit – 29 January 2024
• Finance, Investment and Performance – 27 February 2024
• Quality – 27 February 2024
• Transformation – 27 February 2024

Place Leads/

Committee Chairs

Y

4.55

Core business items

25.

Any other business notified in advance of the meeting

Cathy Elliott

Chair

Y

5.05

26.

The next meeting of the ICB Board is scheduled for Tuesday 25 June 2024 (Bradford venue)

Cathy Elliott

Chair

N

5.10