1 Executive Lead Officer

The executive lead officer for this Committee is Gerry Marr, Chief Executive, NHS Tayside . 

2 Support Officer

Items for the agenda should be submitted to the Corporate Services Manager who is Miss Donna Howey, Corporate Services Manager.    Miss Howey can be contacted at Level 10, Ninewells Hospital, DUNDEE DD1 9SY telephone 01382 740760 or ext 40760.

3 Purpose of Committee

The overall purpose of Tayside NHS Board is to ensure the efficient, effective and accountable governance of the NHS Tayside system, and to provide strategic leadership and direction for the system as a whole, focusing on agreed outcomes.

4 Membership

 Non Executive Members

• Dr D Dorward, CHP Representative
• Mrs L Dunion, Lay Member
• Mrs J Golden, Employee Director
• Mr M Hussain, Lay Member
• Mr M Landsburgh, Lay Member
• Mr A Richmond, Lay Member
• Mrs A Rogers, Lay Member
• Mrs A Scott, Lay Member
• Dr A Shepherd, Chair, Area Clinical Forum
• Professor M Smith, University Nominee
• Mrs S Tunstall-James, Lay Member
• Mr A Watson, OBE DL, Chairman
• Mr P Withers, Lay Member

Executive Members

• Mr G Marr, Chief Executive, NHS Tayside
• Mr I McDonald, Director of Finance, NHS Tayside
• Dr M McGuire, Nurse Director, NHS Tayside
• Dr A Russell, Medical Director, NHS Tayside
• Dr D Walker, Director of Public Health, NHS Tayside

Attendees

• Communications Department, NHS Tayside
• Mr G Doherty, Director of Human Resources
  
• Ms M Dunning, Board Secretary, NHS Tayside
• Mr A Gaskin, Chief Internal Auditor, FTF Audit
• Miss D Howey, Corporate Services Manager, HQ NHS Tayside
• Ms L McLay, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Tayside
• Ms C Selkirk, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Tayside
• Mrs V Shand, Partnership Forum representative

Meetings are chaired by Mr Sandy Watson, Chairman. 

5 Quorum

One-third of the whole number of Members of the Board, of which at least two are Non-Executive Members, all present and entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Board.  No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Board unless the meeting is quorate.

6 Frequency of Meetings

Meetings are held at six weekly intervals and are open to the public.

7 Remit

The role of the Board is:-

• To improve and protect the health of local people;
• To improve health services for local people;
• To focus clearly on health outcomes and people's experience of their local NHS system;
• To promote integrated health and community planning by working closely with other local organisations;
• To provide a single focus of accountability for the performance of the local NHS system; and
• To involve the public in the design and delivery of healthcare services.

The Functions of the Board are:-

• Strategy development - to develop a single Local Delivery Plan for Tayside which addresses the health priorities and health care needs of the population, and within which, all aspects of NHS activity in relation to health improvement, acute services and primary care will be specified;
• Resource allocation to address local priorities - the Board is responsible for deciding how the funds allocated by the Scottish Parliament are deployed locally to meet the strategic objectives of NHS Tayside;
• Implementation of the Local Delivery Plan;
• Performance management of the NHS Tayside system, including risk management.

8 Authority

Matters reserved for agreement by the Board are:-

• The Local Delivery Plan;
• Strategies and Business Plans;
• Approval of the Revenue and Capital Budgets;
• The making, alteration and revocation of the Code of Corporate Governance;
• The establishment of terms of reference and reporting arrangements for all Sub-Committees and ad hoc Committees acting on behalf of the Board;
• Approval of the disposal of all property assets including land;
• The acceptance of contracts in respect of the Capital Programme where the value exceeds £4,000,000;
• The acceptance of contracts in respect of the Board’s Revenue and Capital Budgets where the value exceeds £4,000,000;
• Approval of transfer of funds between budget heads, including transfers from reserves and balances where the value in any one instance exceeds £1,000,000;
• Financial and performance reporting arrangements;
• To review the Terms of Reference and appointment of the Internal Auditors;
• Approval of arrangements for discharge of Members’ responsibilities in relation to non exchequer funds;
• Approval of the Annual Report and Accounts; and
• The incurring of expenditure for which no provision or insufficient provision has been made in the Budget of the Board.

9 Reporting Arrangements

Not Applicable

10 Timetable for submitting agenda items and papers

The dates for submitting agenda items and papers is as follows:

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