Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
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5. Our Governors <strong>and</strong> Members<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Devon</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Exeter</strong> NHS Foundation Trust<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Accounts</strong> <strong>2012</strong>/<strong>13</strong><br />
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The tables below set out the ways in which the CoG currently puts its representative duties into action <strong>and</strong> options for<br />
consideration on what else might enable the CoG to fulfil its role.<br />
3. Representing the interests of Members of the Trust <strong>and</strong> the wider public<br />
Existing<br />
New options/requirements<br />
• Contributing to the Trust’s member <strong>and</strong> public<br />
engagement work including Member Say events,<br />
surveys etc.<br />
• Taking part in the Trust’s Engagement & Experience<br />
Committee<br />
• Feeding back 'experiential' issues of a generic nature to<br />
the Trust based on the views of members of the public<br />
• Taking part in focused activities relating to patient<br />
experience such as Patient Environment Action Team,<br />
ward redesign, <strong>and</strong> car parking<br />
• Identifying other specific Trust projects for Governors to<br />
contribute such as elderly care<br />
4. Ensuring that the interests of Members/public are taken into consideration within the newly emerging<br />
healthcare context<br />
Existing<br />
New options/requirements<br />
• Providing opportunities for the CoG to contribute to<br />
the development of the Trust’s forward plans through<br />
discussions on strategy <strong>and</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Plans<br />
• Having a process that enables Governors to appoint or<br />
remove the Trust’s auditors<br />
M<strong>and</strong>atory requirements<br />
• Mergers, acquisitions, separation or dissolutions require<br />
the support of more than half of the CoG<br />
• Major transactions – which need to be defined in the<br />
Trust’s Constitution – between the Trust <strong>and</strong> other<br />
organisations require the support of more than half of<br />
the CoG<br />
• The Trust must include in its forward plans proposals to<br />
carry out any non-NHS activities. The CoG will then take<br />
a view on whether they agree that these activities will<br />
not significantly interfere with the Trust’s NHS activities.<br />
Where non-NHS activities account for 5% or more of<br />
total income, this must be approved by at least half of<br />
the CoG<br />
• Changes to the Constitution require the approval, of<br />
at least half of the CoG <strong>and</strong> the Board of Directors.<br />
Where changes to the Constitution affect the powers<br />
or duties of Governors then Members must be given an<br />
opportunity to vote on the changes at the next <strong>Annual</strong><br />
Members’ Meeting. The proposed amendments must<br />
be presented by a Governor.
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