Board meeting 26 January 2006

26 January 2006, 9.00am, Conference Centre, Springfield Hospital

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. To welcome new non-executive Directors Elizabeth Owen and Emir Feisal and note the reappointment of Judith Chegwidden
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2005
4. To receive the Chief Executive's Report
5. To receive the Financial Report for Month 09
6. To receive a presentation of the Mental Health Act Commission Annual report from Mrs Vimala Uttarkar, Area Commissioner and the Trust action plan
7. To approve the Charitable Funds Annual Accounts
8. Charitable Funds Audit Report 
9. To consider the project management arrangements in preparation for moving to Foundation Trust status                                                       
10. To approve the Human Resources strategy
11. To receive an update on service user experience
12. To receive a report on local results and actions taken in response to the national Count me in census 2005                                              
13. To approve the appointment of Judith Chegwidden as Audit Committee chair
14. To approve an amendment to Standing Orders allowing the appointment of Associate Directors
15. To approve the appointment of Raficq Abdulla as an Associate Director

For noting:
15.1 The minutes of the November meeting of the AuditCommittee
15.2 PALS report July to September 2005
15.3 Feedback on the Trust Race Equality Scheme

Next Board meeting: Thursday 23 February 2006

Kim Goddard
Assistant Director, Governance
January 2006