Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital

Further Companies Act Disclosures
3.4 Regulation Disclosures
1 Where any market values of fixed assets are known to be significantly different from the values
at which those assets are held in the Trust’s financial statements, and the difference is, in the
directors’ opinion, of such significance that readers of the accounts should have their attention
drawn to it, the difference in values will be stated with as much precision as is practical and
reported in the notes to the accounts.
2 There are no political or charitable donations to disclose.
3 Any important events since the end of the financial year affecting the Trust will be recorded as a
post balance sheet event and noted in the accounts.
4 An indication of likely future developments at the Trust is included in the Trust’s Annual Plan.
5 An indication of any significant activities in the field of research and development is reported
elsewhere in this report (section 3.8 refers).
6 The Trust does not have branches outside the UK.
7 Details of policies applied during the financial year for giving full and fair consideration to
applications for employment made by disabled persons, having regard to their particular
aptitudes and abilities are available on request to the Trust.
8 Details of policies applied during the financial year for continuing the employment of, and for
arranging appropriate training for, employees who have become disabled persons during the
period are available on request to the Trust.
9 Details of policies applied during the financial year for the training, career development and
promotion of disabled employees are available on request to the Trust.
10 The circulation of a “Team Brief” (an electronic site communication) is one regular action taken
in the financial year to provide employees systematically with information on matters of concern
to them as employees.
11 To enable consultation with employees, following on from the merger with Wiltshire Community
Health Services on 1 June 2011, a new employee partnership agreement was drawn up which
covered the new organisation. The Employee Partnership Forum is made up of representatives
from the trades unions and management. The agenda covers Trust developments and
financial information, as well as consultation on policies and change programmes.
12 Actions taken in the financial year to encourage the involvement of employees in the Trust’s
performance include regular all staff briefings by the Chief Executive. Staff are encouraged to
ask questions and seek further information directly.
13 Actions taken in the financial year to achieve a common awareness on the part of all employees
of the financial and economic factors affecting the performance of the Trust include site
communication with staff and Team Brief circulation.
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