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NHS Board Meeting23 June 2010 Paper 5Cllr Robin Reid(Non-ExecutiveMember)Ms Gillian Watson(Non-ExecutiveMember)R Reid & CoSouth Ayrshire CouncilInstitute of Financial AccountantsAberdeen & NE Scotland FamilyHistory SocietyScottish Conservative PartyGiltech LtdOwnerCouncillorFellowMemberMemberDirectorAll Directors appointed by the Cabinet Secretary (shown in the remuneration report)are also Trustees of the Ayrshire and Arran Endowments. The Register of Members’Interests is maintained at Eglinton House, Ailsa Hospital, Ayr and is available for thepublic to view on request.9. Pension liabilitiesThe accounting policy note for pensions is provided in Note 1 and disclosure ofthe costs is shown within Note 26 and the remuneration report.10. Remuneration for non- audit workNo remuneration was paid to external auditors in respect of any non audit workcarried out on behalf of Ayrshire and Arran Health Board.11. Related party transactionsDuring the year, Ayrshire and Arran Health Board had transactions with otherNHS bodies which are shown in Note 4 to the AccountsDr McCallum, a non-executive director of Ayrshire and Arran Health Board, is ageneral practitioner in an Ardrossan GP practice. Total amounts payable tothis practice during the year under the General Medical Services contract,including quality outcome framework payments, were £586,766 of which£36,908 is outstanding at the year end.Ayrshire Medical Support Limited (AMS) is considered to be a related party asdefined by International Accounting Standards (IAS) 24 “related partydisclosures”. During the year ended 31 March 2010 the company sold MRIimaging services and training facilities to Ayrshire and Arran Health Board witha value of £532,115. The company also purchased services and facilities fromAyrshire and Arran Health Board amounting to £20,000. At 31 March 2010amounts due from AMS were £5,000 and £21,940 was due to AMSTwo executive directors of the Health Board are directors of AMS in theircapacity as endowment trustees, but neither they nor any party related to themreceived or are due to receive any direct or indirect benefit or payments fromAMS in their capacity as directors of the company.Mrs Kirsty Darwent is a worker within the local breastfeeding support group ofPage 12 of 136
NHS Board Meeting23 June 2010 Paper 5the Breastfeeding Network. During the year, the Breastfeeding Networkreceived income from Ayrshire and Arran Health Board of £166,320.12. Payment policyAyrshire and Arran Health Board is committed to supporting The ScottishGovernment in helping businesses during the current economic situation bypaying bills more quickly. The intention is to achieve payment of all undisputedinvoices within 10 working days, across all public bodies.The target has been communicated to all non-departmental public bodies, whoare working towards the accelerated payment target of 10 working days.Prior to this, the Health Board did endeavour to comply with the principles ofThe Better Payment Practice Code (http://www.payontime.co.uk/) byprocessing suppliers’ invoices for payment without unnecessary delay and bysettling them in a timely manner.In 2009/10 average credit taken was 15 days from date invoice received.(2008/09 = 29 days from invoice date). In 2009/10 the Health Board paid 89%by value and 89% by volume of non NHS suppliers within 30 days of theinvoice being received. Based on the date of invoices being received, 71% byvalue and 70% by volume were paid within 10 days.13. Corporate governanceThe Health Board meets regularly during the year to progress the business ofthe Health Board. The following standing committees deal with more detailedgovernance issues:Clinical Governance CommitteeThe Clinical Governance Committee ensures that clinical governancemechanisms are in place and effective throughout the local NHS system. Thecommittee met on seven occasions during 2009/10.The membership of the Clinical Governance Committee comprises:-Dr David Price (Chair)Ms Elaine O’ConnellMr Stuart Hislop (Chair, Area Clinical Forum)Mrs Kirsty DarwentMr John Dever (until 1 October 2010)Ms Gillian Watson (from 1 October 2010)Councillor David O’NeillAudit CommitteeThe committee met four times during 2009/10 to consider reports received frominternal audit (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) and external audit (KPMG LLP).The committee monitors corporate governance, probity and issues aroundinternal control.The membership of the Audit committee comprises:-Mrs Kirsty Darwent (Chair)Page 13 of 136
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