Portland District Health Annual Report 2007 - South West Alliance of ...

Portland District Health
Board Committees
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring and advising
the Board on matters relating to financial accountability and
internal controls including the effectiveness of management
information systems, in accordance with relevant laws and
regulations.
The Committee meets quarterly.
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS/ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Medical Appointments/Advisory Committee is responsible
for the appointment of appropriately credentialed medical staff
to Portland District Health, within their defined scope of clinical
practice. These appointments are made in accordance with
Portland District Health by-laws.
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The primary focus of the Remuneration
Committee is to provide advice and
assurance to the Board relating to the
effectiveness, integrity and adherence to the
Government Sector Executive Remuneration
Panel (GSERP) guidelines for senior
executive remuneration.
PROJECT CONTROL GROUP/PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT
The Project Control Group monitors the progress of major
projects with particular emphasis on the program, scope, cost,
expenditure and fulfilment of the approved project brief and
user needs.
QUALITY COMMITTEE
The Quality Committee maintains a high
level overview of the performance of safety
and quality systems and ensures any risks
and/or deficiencies are addressed.
The Committee reports to the Board.
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
The Consultative Committee is a forum for
the resolution of issues relating to medical
administrative matters. The function of the
committee is advisory and not executive.
It considers matters relating to the medical
administration of the hospital and considers
differences arising between the Board and
its officers and the medical staff, tendering
appropriate advice, recommendations or
reports to the Board and VMO Group on all
matters considered.
PORTLAND DISTRICT HEALTH • ANNUAL REPORT 06/07