January 2012 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals
January 2012 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals
January 2012 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals
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respectively.<br />
7 Programme risk register<br />
The FT Programme Board received and noted the FT Programme Risk Register.<br />
8 Integrated Business Plan version 0.4<br />
SWBFT (12/11) 088<br />
SWBFT (12/11) 088 (a)<br />
SWBFT (12/11) 089<br />
SWBFT (12/11) 089 (a)<br />
Mr Sharon presented the refreshed version of the Integrated Business Plan,<br />
highlighting that the main changes were confined to Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8.<br />
In respect of Chapter 5, the Board was advised that an amplified level of detail<br />
had been included around the strategic drivers to the Trust and that the<br />
reconfiguration section of the chapter had also been updated.<br />
Regarding Chapter 6, it was highlighted that the section concerning Cost<br />
Improvement needed to be developed further.<br />
In Chapter 7, the Board was informed that escalation process for risks had been<br />
strengthened and the involvement of the Board in handling risks had been given<br />
greater clarity. It was highlighted that the profile of the Assurance Framework<br />
needed to be raised as part of this process. The Board was asked to note that the<br />
downside scenario had been added, in line with the discussions held at the<br />
previous meeting of the FT Programme Board, with the mitigations having arisen<br />
from a specific workshop held recently.<br />
In Chapter 8, the draft Organisation Development strategy was reported to be<br />
due for presentation to the Trust Board at its meeting in <strong>January</strong> <strong>2012</strong>. The Board<br />
noted the work that had been undertaken to provide further detail on the drivers<br />
of the workforce reduction, accepting that the most significant driver of future<br />
workforce reduction was national efficiency requirements, with additional drivers<br />
being the need to create financial headroom for the unitary payment and the<br />
reduction of activity as a result of implementing the Trust’s strategy. Mr Seager<br />
asked whether the effect of the workforce changes on the wider health economy<br />
needed to be built into the narrative. It was pointed out that the proposed<br />
workforce transfers were identified in the chapter<br />
9 Governance Rationale update<br />
SWBFT (11/11) 078<br />
SWBFT (11/11) 078 (a)<br />
Mrs Kinghorn presented an update on the Governance Rationale, which she<br />
advised had incorporated the points of clarity requested at the meeting in<br />
October 2011.<br />
The Board was advised that it had been determined that temporary employees<br />
would have the same rights as permanent members of staff after 12 months<br />
continuous employment with the Trust and therefore would need to be<br />
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SWBFT (12/11) 091