Council of Governors meeting papers
Please find our Council of Governors meeting papers below. If you have any further questions, please contact our Foundation Trust Office: Email ft@bdct.nhs.uk or telephone 01274251313.
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Item 1.0 – Council of Governors Public Agenda 13 July
Item 3.0 – Minutes of the previous meeting held on 5 May 2022, Chair approved
Item 8.1 – Audit Committee AAA report 5 May – 23 June
Item 8.2 – Finance Business Investment Committee AAA report 26 May 2022
Item 8.3 – Mental Health Legislation Committee AAA report 26 May 2022
Item 8.4 – Quality and Safety Committee AAA report 19 May 2022
Item 8.5 – Quality and Safety Committee AAA report 16 June 2022
Item 8.6 – Workforce and Equality Committee AAA report 23 June 2022
Item 9.0 – Proposal for the Annual Members Meeting
Item 10.0 – Quality Report and Account
Item 12.0 – Workforce staffing update
Item 13.0 – Imagine if… Better Lives wish list and Better Lives ambassadors network
Item 15.0 – Local mental health resources
Item 16.0 – Council of Governors work plan 2022
Item 17.0 – Management of deferred items
May 2022 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public Agenda – Thursday 5 May 2022
Item 1.1 – Zahir Irani – Appointed Governor – University of Bradford
Item 3.0 – Minutes of the previous meeting held on 3 February 2022 – CHAIR APPROVED
Item 6.0 – Council of Governors Chairs Report
Item 10.1 – AAA Report Audit – Committee held on 8 February 2022
Item 10.2 – AAA Report Audit – Committee held on 7 April 2022
Item 10.3 – AAA Report Charitable Funds – Committee held on 28 April 2022
Item 10.4 – AAA Report Finance Business Investment – Committee held on 27 January 2022
Item 10.5 – AAA Report Finances Business Investment – Committee held on 24 March 2022
Item 10.6 – AAA Report Mental Health Legislation – Committee held on 27 January 2022
Item 10.7 – AAA Report Mental Health Legislation – Committee held on 24 March 2022
Item 10.8 – AAA Report Quality and Safety – Committee held on 17 February 2022
Item 10.9 – AAA Report Quality and Safety – Committee held on 17 March 2022
Item 10.10 – AAA Report Workforce and Equality – Committee held on 17 February 2022
Item 12.0 – Staff Survey Outcome
Item 13.0 – Operational Plan 2022-23
Item 14.0 – Terms of Reference
Item 17.0 – Council of Governors Annual Declaration of Interests
February 2022 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public Agenda – Thursday 3 February 2022
Item 3.0 – Council of Governors – Public Minutes – 4 November 2021
Item 5.0 – Council of Governors – Public Action Log – January 2022
Item 6.0 – Council of Governors – Chairs report
Item 8.0 – Care Quality Commission Response
Item 9.0 – Integrated Performance Report
Item 10.1 – Alert Advise Assure Report – Audit Committee – 4 November 2021
Item 10.2 – Alert Advise Assure Report – Mental Health Legislation Committee – 18 November 2021
Item 10.4 – Alert Advise Assure Report – Quality and Safety Committee – 23 November 2021
Item 10.5 – Alert Advise Assure Report – Quality and Safety Committee – 16 December 2021
Item 10.7 – Alert Advise Assure Report – Charitable Funds Committee – 16 December 2021
Item 13.0 – Council of Governors – 2022 Work Plan
Item 14.0 – Management of Deferred Items
November 2021 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public Agenda – Thursday 4 November 2021
Item 3.0 – Council of Governors – Public Minutes – Thursday 1 July 2021
Item 5.0 – Minutes of the Annual Members’ Meeting 16 September 2021
Item 7.0 – Council of Governors – Public Action Log – Thursday 4 November 2021
Item 8.0 – Chair’s report with Governance Matters
Item 8.1 – Appendix 1 – Governance meeting schedule for 2022
Item 10.0 – Integrated Performance Report Cover sheet – Nov 2021
Item 10.1 – Integrated Performance Report – Nov 2021
Item 11.1 – Assurance Report – Audit Committee – September 2021
Item 11.2 – Assurance Report – Mental Health Legislation Committee – 16 September 2021
Item 11.3 – Assurance Report – Workforce and Equality Committee
Item 11.4 – Assurance Report – Quality and Safety Committee – October 2021
Item 11.5 – Assurance Report – Financial Business and Investment Committee – July 2021
Item 11.6 – Assurance Report – Charitable Funds Committee September 2021
Item 12.1 – Annual Report – Suicide Prevention
July 2021 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public Agenda – 1 July 2021 version 2.0
Item 3.0 – Council of Governors – Public Minutes – Thursday 6 May 2021
Item 6.0 – Council of Governors – Public Action Log – Thursday 6 May 2021
Item 8.0 – Chairs’ Report with Governance Matters
Item 9.1 – AAA Report – Audit Committee Meeting – 8 June 2021
Item 9.2 – AAA Report – Mental Health Legislation Committee – May 2021
Item 9.3 – AAA Report – Quality and Safety Committee – June 2021
Item 9.4 – AAA Report – Finance, Business and Investment Committee – May 2021
Item 9.5 – Alert Advise Assure – Charitable Funds Committee June 2021
Item 10.0 – CoG Performance Report – July 2021
Item 11.0 – Care Quality Commission Update
Item 12.0 – Quality Report 2020-21 – Cover Sheet
Item 12.0 – Quality Report 2020-21 Final Published
Item 16.0 – Governor-led Committee Membership version 1.0
Item 16.0.3 – Membership Development Working Group – Terms of Reference
May 2021 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public Agenda – 6 May 2021
Item 4.0 – Council of Governors – Public Minutes – 4 March 2021
Item 6.0 – Council of Governors – Public Action Log – 4 March 2021
Item 9.1 – Summary of 6 Month Board planner for 2021 – March 2021
Item 10.0 – Freedom to Speak Up Update
Item 11.0 – Staff Survey Update
Item 12.1 – Alert Advise Assure – Workforce and Equality Committee
Item 12.4 – Alert Advise Assure – Quality and Safety Committee
Item 12.5 – Alert Advise Assure Report – Finance, Business and Investment Committee
March 2021 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public – 4 March 2021
Item 3.1 – Council of Governors – Public minutes – 3 December 2020
Item 5.0 – Council of Governors – Public Action Log – December 2020
Item 6.0 – COVID-19 Incident Command Update
Item 8 – Care Quality Commission Update
Item 9.1 – Alert Advise Assure Mental Health Legislation and Quality and Safety Committee – 21.01.21
December 2020 Click to Toggle
Agenda – Council of Governors – Public – 3 December 2020
Item 3.1 – Council of Governors – public minutes – 2 July 2020
Item 3.2 – Annual Members’ Meeting 2020
Item 5.0 – Council of Governors Action Log – December 2020
Item 6.0 – Chair Public Council of Governors Report
Item 6.1 – Six Month Board planner for 2020-21
Item 6.2 – Chair’s Report Board Skills Matrix
Item 6.3 – COVID-19 Incident Command Update
Item 7.1 – Alert Advise Assure Report Audit Committee
Item 7.2 – Alert, Advise, Assure Report Charitable Funds Committee
Item 7.3 – Alert, Advise, Assure Report Finance Business Investment Committee
Item 7.4 – Alert, Advise, Assure Report Mental Health Legislation Committee
Item 7.5 – Alert, Advise, Assure Report Quality and Safety Committee
Item 7.6 – Alert, Advise, Assure Report Workforce and Equality Committee
Item 7.6.1 – Annual Report for Equality Diverity and Inclusion 2020
Item 7.7 – Committee in Common Report
Item 7.7.1 – Committee in Common Report Update to Boards
Item 8.0 – Integrated Performance Report
Item 10.0 – Update on the Trust Charity
July 2020 Click to Toggle
Item 1.0 – Council of Governors – Public – 2 July 2020 – agenda
Item 3.0 – Council of Governors – public – minutes – 2 April 2020
Item 5.0 – Council of Governors – Action Log – July 2020
Item 6.0 – Chair’s Report – July 2020
Item 6.1 – Appendix 1 – BDCFT Learning Week May 2020 Summary Outcome Report
Item 7.0 – Care Quality Commission Update
Item 8.1 – Audit Committee for July 2020 CoG
Item 8.2 – Finance Business and Investment Committee
Item 8.3 – Mental Health Legislation Committee
Item 8.4 – Quality and Safety Committee CoG July 2020GA
Item 8.5 – Workforce and Equality Committee SJWL
Item 9.0 – Introduction to the Better Lives Charity
Item 10.0 – Good Governance Institute COVID-19-blog-18-05-20
April 2020 Click to Toggle
Council of Governors – public – draft minutes – 2 April 2020 Please note that the draft minutes will remain draft until they are presented for approval to the next formal Council of Governors meeting held in public (2 July 2020).
Item 1 – Council of Governors – Public – 2 April 2020 – agenda
Item 3 – Council of Governors – public – minutes – 26 February 2020
Item 5 – Council of Governors – Action Log – April 2020
Item 6 – Chair’s Report – April 2020
Item 6.1 – Ethics Committee Terms of Reference – March 2020
Item 7.1 – Charitable Funds Committee
Item 7.2 – Finance Business and Investment Committee
December 2019 Click to Toggle
Item 1 – Council of Governors – Public – 12 December 2019 – agenda
Item 3.1 – Council of Governors – PUBLIC – minutes – 18 July 2019
Item 5- Council of Governors – Action Log – December 2019
Item 7 – Your Voice Matters priorities
Item 8 – Integrated Performance Dashboard
Item 9.2 – Finance Business and Investment Committee
Item 9.3 – Mental Health Legislation Committee
Item 9.4 – Quality and Safety Committee
Item 13 – Governance Matters – December 2019
Item 13.1 – 2020 Council of Governors – Meeting Dates – appendix 1
July 2019 Click to Toggle
Item 1 – Public Council of Governors agenda 18 July 2019
Item 3 – Council of Governors – PUBLIC – minutes – 16 May 2019
Item 5 – Chair’s Report – July 2019
Item 10 – Appointment of the Lead Governor and the Deputy Lead Governor
Item 12 – Care Trust Integrated Governance Guide
Item 13.1 – Governor Work Programme – July 2019
July 2018 Click to Toggle
Agenda
Item 3 – Public minutes May 2018
Item 5 – CQC update report
Item 6 – Council of governors chair’s report July 2018
Item 8 – FBIC annual report background reading for governors
Item 11 – Integrated performance report
Item 12 – Annex B nominations committee terms of reference
Item 12 – Annex C attendance and absence record
Item 12 – Annex D governor work programme
Item 12 – Governance cover paper
Item 13 – Annex A constitution
Item 13 – Proposed changes to the constitution
Item 14 – Council of governors membership development minutes 12 April 2018
May 2018 Click to Toggle
Agenda
Item 3 – Public minutes 27 March 2018
Item 4 – CQC update
Item 6 – Council of governors chair’s report
Item 8 – Governor performance evaluation update
Item 9 – Integrated performance report
Item 10 – NHS provider licence self-certification
Item 11 – Appointments
Item 12 – Annex A election results
Item 12 – Election results
Item 13 – Annex A
Item 13 – Register of interests
Item 14 – Governor attendance at council of governor meetings
Item 15 – Work programme
Item 16 – Annex A membership development committee terms of reference
Item 16 – Membership development working group terms of reference
Operational plan presentation May 2018
March 2018 Click to Toggle
AI14 CQC report – progress update
Item 3 – Developing the work of the Council of Governors
Item 5 – Governor work programme
December 2017 Click to Toggle
AI3 – Public minutes 19 July 2017
AI4 – Annual members meeting minutes 26 September 2017
AI5 – Update on carers hub and branch
AI7 – Complaints, concerns and compliments data for quarter two
AI9 – Integrated performance report
AI10 – Feedback from the CoG, Board away day and AMM
AI14 – Governor work programme
Item 12 – Process for the appointment of the external auditor
July 2017 Click to Toggle
AI3 Public Minutes – 11 May 2017
AI 10 – Governor Work Programme
AI12 COG Membership Working Group Approved Minutes 8.3.17
AI13 Annex A – Remuneration Committee TOR
AI13 CoG Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference
AI4 Wakefield Childrens Services
AI6 – Annex A Governor Performance Evaluation Results library
AI6 – Annex B – Director Performance Evaluation results
AI6 Results of the Council of Governors Performance Evaluation Review
AI8 – Annual Report and Annual Account and Annual Members Meeting
May 2017 Click to Toggle
Agenda
AI11 Appointments
AI12 – Governor Work Programme
AI13 Annex A Quality Review of Audits
AI13 Quality Review of Audits Cover Paper
AI3 Private Minutes – 9 February 2017
AI4 Public Minutes – 9 February 2017
AI14 Register of Interests
AI14 Annex A Register of Governor Interests
AI5 Effectiveness of the Revised Complaints Process
AI15 Approved Minutes
AI8 Integrated Performance Report Q4 Final
AI9 Mortality Review
February 2017 Click to Toggle
Item 3 – Minutes 10 November 2016
Item 5 – Integrated performance report
Item 6 – Capitalising on our potential
Item 8 – Non-executive director re-appointment confirmation
Item 9 – Selecting a quality indicator for external review and ToR February 2017
Item 10 – Nominations committee terms of reference annex A
Item 10 – Nominations committee terms of reference
November 2016 Click to Toggle
Public Agenda
AI3 Minutes – 11 August 2016
AI4 Minutes of the AMM – 27 September 2016
AI5 – Protected characteristics of those People using Mental Health Services
AI6 – Reaching out to Carers
AI6 – Annex A
AI11 Integrated Performance Report Q2
AI12 – Membership Development Working Group Terms of Reference
AI12 Annex A – Membership Development Committee TOR
AI13 – Governance Manual
AI13 Annex A Draft Governance Manual – October 2016
AI14 – Governor Work Programme
AI15 – Future Meeting Dates
August 2016 Click to Toggle
Agenda
AI2 Lead Governor Appointment
AI2 – Annex A Lead Governor nomination form – David Spencer
AI12 Annex B – Governor survey results from board members
AI4 Chair re-appointment
AI5 Review of Non-Executive Director and Chair Allowances
AI6 – NED Appraisal Summary Report
AI7 Minutes – 4 May 2016
AI8a – Feedback about the amalgamation of PALS and Complaints
AI9 Report on Board of Directors meetings
AI10 Constitution Review
AI10 – Constitution Annex A
AI11 – Integrated Performance Report
AI12 – Annex A – Performance Evaluation Results from Governors
AI12 Council of Governor evaluation results
AI13 – Annual Report and Accounts, Quality Report and Annual Members Meeting 2016
May 2016 Click to Toggle
Agenda
AI 12 – Governor Work Programme
AI3a Minutes – 11 February 2016
AI6 Report on Board of Directors meetings – May CoG
AI8 Council of Governors Integrated Performance Report Q4 (v1)
AI10 – Appointments
AI10b – Annex A – Register of Gifts, Hospitality and Sponsorship
AI11a – Register of Interests and Fit and Proper Person
AI11b – Register of Gifts and Hospitality
February 2016 Click to Toggle
AI10 Performance Evaluation of the Council of Governors Proposed Process
AI11 – Governor Work Programme
AI3 Minutes – draft – 12 November 2015
AI4 Annex A – Minutes of the November and December Membership Development Committee Meetings
AI9 – Annex A – Membership Strategy – final version
AI4 Feedback from Governors
AI5 Report on Board of Directors meetings – February CoG
AI7 – Integrated Performance Report
AI8 – selection of a national indicator for review by external audit
November 2015 Click to Toggle
AI10 Chair and NED Objectives
AI11 – Quality Account Task and Finish Group ToR for ratification
AI12 – Governor Work Programme
Agenda 12 November 2015
AI3 Minutes – final version – 13 August 2015
AI4 Annual Plan Priorities Presentation
AI5 Feedback from Governors
AI5 Annex A – Minutes of the Membership Development Committee meeting held on 9 September 2015
AI8 – Council of Governors Integrated Performance Report Q2 (v4)
AI9 Process of Performance Evaluation of Chair and NEDs
August 2015 Click to Toggle
Item 5 – Public Minutes (final version)
AI10 15 steps quality challenge
AI11 Governor Committee Membership
AI13 – Governor Work Programme
AI4 – Developing the Trust Quality Report and Quality Account
AI14 – Glossary of Terms
AI6 – Report on Board of Directors meetings
AI7 – Annual Planning 2016-17
AI8 Lead Governor Ballot
AI9 Council of Governors Integrated Performance Report Q1
Volunteer Handbook
Volunteer Strategy 2015–2018