PART A AGENDA ITEM 11 - The Princess Alexandra Hospital | NHS ...

It was agreed that the budget presented be adopted on a provisional basisto give the business units a financial framework within which to work fromthe 1 st April 2011, but that it is made clear to them that further savings willbe required from their budgets as part of the financial sustainability plansbeing prepared.The Board also asked for monthly updates on identifying the furthersavings required.31/03/15 FT Application Update• DL invited questions from the Board.• The question was raised around if there was enough money in the overallhealth economy to support the FT application.• Reference was made to the interesting dynamic with balance shifting fromPCT for support for the FT application as the SHA prepares for closure.• ST referred to the form at the back of the document which the SHA arerequired to complete and asked if this would be disclosed to the Board. DLconfirmed that this was his understanding.31/03/16 CHAIR’S REPORTArt Group• GC advised the Board that the newly formed Art Group had recently met.The purpose of the group is to re-introduce art in the hospital.• The first display of art from the Church Langley Primary School and HarlowCollege is being exhibited in the Outpatients Corridor.• Funding for the project has been secured from Essex CommunityFoundation Chairman’s Fund• GC will keep the Board updated on progress, including details of theproposed launch.Anaesthetists• GC brought to the attention of the Board a grievance submitted to the trustby the Anaesthetists regarding differential pay rates amongst consultantstaff.• GC read out a formal letter of apology sent to the Anaesthetists for the lengthof time it has taken to resolve and reverse the original decision whichcreated the differential pay rates.• GC reported that he had engaged in discussions with the anaesthetistsabout this and other general interface issues.• GC advised that he had been in positive discussions with many cliniciansabout increasing their involvement in hospital strategy and listening to andunderstanding their requirements.• ActionThis item will be discussed at EMT and will be brought back to the next Boardmeeting for updates.31/03/17 DATE & TIME OF NEXT MEETING1.30 p.m.Thursday 28 th April 2011Board Room, Trust Headquarters, PAHT.31/03/18 INPUT FROM PUBLIC AT CHAIR’S DISCRETION• CJ requested an update on the Dialysis Unit.• DL advised that the EoE Speciality Commissioning Unit have put an adverton their website asking for expressions of interest and refers to the Renalunit for Bed and Harlow area (or nearby).• The preferred site is PAHT and DL and SD had recently attended the8