Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

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considerations. Mr White explained that the 2009/10 pay summary line included all
forecast related pay, whereas the plan for 2010/11 was broken down into start point
budgets together with a series of reserves for pay awards and activity related costs
as offset by CIP targets. He was asked to ensure that future financial planning
updates include greater detail on the plans to address pay costs.
ACTION:
Mr White to include greater detail on the plans to address pay costs
in future financial planning updates
7 Cost improvement programme (2009/10)
7.1 CIP delivery report
Mr Wharram presented the monthly 2009/10 CIP delivery report, which it was noted
had been reviewed in detail at the Financial Management Board meeting.
It was noted that there had been little change from the previous month, with
performance being adrift of plan by 0.9%.
7.2 Quality and Efficiency programme (QuEP) update
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Mr Adler presented a summary of the progress with the workstreams forming the
Quality and Efficiency Programme (QuEP).
The Committee was advised that a red, amber and green rating was now used to
provide an indication of progress with each of the workstreams.
The Committee was pleased to hear that the pace of progress with the programme
was good. The capacity review workstream was noted to be at red status, although
it is anticipated that this work will be delivered by the year end as planned. The
clinical directorate workstream was reported to require the identification of projects
during the first quarter of 2010/11. These will be kept under review.
Detailed CIP and establishment review sign off meetings are planned shortly.
Mr Trotman asked that the detailed outcome of some of the workstreams be shared
with the Committee when available. Mr Adler suggested that the outcome of the
benchmarking work may be shared shortly. Mr Grainger-Payne was asked to add
an item concerning the most appropriate means of reporting the outcome of the
QuEP work to the Committee to the agenda of the next Financial Management
Board for discussion.
ACTION:
Mr Grainger-Payne to add an item concerning the most appropriate
means of reporting the outcome of the QuEP work to the Finance and
Performance Management Committee to the agenda of the next
Financial Management Board
8 Minutes for noting
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The Committee noted the minutes of the SIRG meeting held on 8 December 09.
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