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1. Executive Lead Officer

The executive lead officer for Modernisation is Gerry Marr, Chief Executive, Acute Services Division. The executive lead officer for Change & Innovation is Caroline Selkirk, Director of Change & Innovation.

2. Support Officers

Items for the agenda should be submitted to the Committee Support Officer who is Miss Jodi Lyon. Miss Lyon can be contacted at The Learning Centre, Level 9, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY telephone 01382 632001, extension 33328, email jodi.lyon@tuht.scot.nhs.uk.

3. Purpose of Committee

To provide Tayside NHS Board with the assurance that: -

• Mechanisms are in place and effective throughout the local NHS system to support Change and Innovation
• The principles and standards of Partnerships for Care 2003 are applied to the redesign activities of NHS Tayside

4. Membership

Members

In Attendance

* The Board Medical Director is also the Medical Director of the Acute Services Division

5. Quorum

Meetings of the Committee will be quorate when at least five members are present at least one of whom will be a Clinician of NHS Tayside.

6. Frequency of Meetings

The Service Redesign Committee will meet quarterly

7. Remit

• To ensure that all necessary systems and processes are in place for redesign of services and systems. This will take account of quality, clinical effectiveness, clinical risk management, staff training and accreditation and patient/public involvement.
• To establish a Redesign Executive Group that will have the responsibility for ensuring that the principles and standards of Change and Innovation are applied to the Redesign activities of NHS Tayside.
• To ensure that all relevant strategic issues are incorporated into the NHS Tayside Change and Innovation Plan and Health Plan.
• To determine the Service Redesign Committee reporting mechanisms which will be required from Tayside Primary Care, Tayside University Hospitals and the Department of Public Health.
• To ensure that all necessary action is taken and plans developed in response to lessons learned from global, national guidance, best practice and improvement initiatives.
• To ensure that redesign work in NHS Tayside, and across Board boundaries where appropriate, has an adequate level of clinical involvement from both primary and secondary care clinicians.
• To produce an annual Action Plan which details the work plan of the Service Redesign Committee.
• To monitor and evaluate the progress of the Service Redesign Committee against the annual Action Plan.
• To produce an Annual Report for presentation to NHS Tayside and the public.
  

8. Authority

The Service Redesign Committee is accountable to NHS Tayside Board and as such is authorised by the Board to approve Redesign Project Work within the scope of the Change and Innovation Plan, within its terms of reference, and in so doing, is authorised to seek any information it requires regarding redesign in progress and the Change and Innovation Plan.

In order to fulfil its remit, the Service Redesign Committee may obtain whatever professional advice it requires, and require Directors or other officers of NHS Tayside bodies to attend meetings

The External Auditor and Chief Internal Auditor shall have the right of direct access to the Chair of the Redesign Committee.

9. Reporting Arrangements

The Service Redesign Committee reports to Tayside NHS Board.

10. Timetable for submitting agenda items and papers

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

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