Committees

Board of Directors (Monthly)
Chair: Malcolm Burch
Vice Chair: Murray Macdonald
  • Management of the trust
  • Strategic direction
  • Overall management of risk, governance and regulatory processes
  • Standing orders
  • Standing financial instructions
  • Delegation of powers
Audit Committee (Quarterly)
Chair: Ian Orrell
Executive Lead: Director of finance and business intelligence
  • Internal control
  • Operation and use of internal and external audit
  • Governance re accountability of openness
  • Risk
  • Fraud
  • Assurance framework
Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee
Chair: Malcolm Burch
  • Remuneration and terms of service of CEO and executive directors
  • Advise and oversee contractual arrangements for directors
  • Uplifts to payments for senior managers
Quality and Risk Committee (Monthly)
Chair: Jim Connolly 
Executive Lead: Director of nursing and operations
  • Patient safety
  • Patient experience
  • Effectiveness of care
  • Safeguarding
  • Information Governance
  • Emergency Planning
  • Quality Impact Assessment
Finance, Performance and Investment Committee (Monthly)
Chair: Murray Macdonald
Executive Lead: director of finance and business intelligence
  • Integrated Business Plan
  • Finance
  • Estates
  • Information Management and Technology
  • Performance
  • Workforce
  • Health and Safety