Annual Report and Financial Accounts 2010/11
Directors’ Report
l To offer patient centred services by providing high quality, responsive, accessible, safe, effective and timely care.
l To promote and improve the quality of life of our patients.
l To strive towards excellence in the services and care we provide.
l To be the provider of choice for local patients and GPs.
l To listen to, support, motivate and develop our staff.
l To work with partner organisations to improve the health of local people.
l To maintain financial stability enabling the Trust to invest in and develop services for patients.
Examples of how the Trust is working to achieve these goals can be found throughout the Report.
3.2 How the Trust is run
The Trust’s Board of Directors is made up of full time Executive Directors and part time Non-Executive Directors. The Board formally meets once a month, except in August. Its role is to determine the overall corporate goals for the Trust and be responsible for ensuring they are delivered.
The Foundation Trust is accountable to Monitor, the regulator who ensures the governance and performance of the organisation is sufficient and in line with its terms of authorisation. The Trust is also accountable to local people through Governors and members. In addition there are a large range of inspection and regulatory bodies, including the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to whom the Trust is accountable.
The Board of Directors works closely with the Council of Governors which represents around 12,000 members. Governors ensure members’ views are heard and that they are kept up to date with developments within the hospitals. You can read more about the work of Governors and details of the Trust’s membership from page 100.
There are a number of key health partners that work closely with the Trust in developing and delivering services, such as local primary care trusts and social services.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has given careful consideration to the range of skills and experience required for the running of the Foundation Trust. It confirms that the necessary balance and completeness has been in place during the year under report.
The Board considers the Trust to be fully compliant with the principles of the NHS Foundation Trust Code of Governance as well as with the provision of the Code in all but the following areas where we have alternative arrangements in place:
l Meetings between the Chairman and Non-Executive Directors.
l Terms of appointment for the Board of Directors, Chief Executive and Non Executive Directors.
Full details can be found in the compliance statement which is available on the Trust’s website at www.rbch.nhs. uk.
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