Drawing the Board Description 11 October 2011 Drawing the Board Description Professor Sir Mansel Aylward CB Mr Keith Cox, Board Secretary Ms Eleanor Higgins, Executive Administrative Manager

The Public Health Wales Board Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

What is the role of the Board? The principal role of the Board is to add value to the organisation through the exercise of strong leadership and control, including: Setting the organisation’s strategic direction Establishing and upholding governance, values and standards Ensuring delivery of the organisation’s aim and objectives Effective challenge and scrutiny of the organisation’s performance Mr Keith Cox Eleanor Higgins

Who are they? 7 Non Executive Directors 5 Executive Directors Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Who are they? Non Executive Directors Professor Sir Mansel Aylward (Chair) Mr John Spence (Vice-Chair) Dr Jo Farrar (Local Authority) Dr Carl Clowes (Voluntary Sector) Professor Gareth Williams (University) Professor Simon Smail (Independent) Vacant position (Independent) Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Who are they? Executive Directors Mr Bob Hudson (Chief Executive) Mr Huw George (Director of Finance) Mr Mark Dickinson (Director of Planning and Performance) Professor Hilary Fielder (Director of Public Health Services) Dr Peter Bradley (Director of Public Health Development) Board Secretary: Keith Cox (not a Board member) Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Other attendees at Board meetings Mr Chris Lines (Director of Communications) Mrs Ruth Davies (Director of Workforce and Organisational Development) Trade Union representatives Secretariat Others: staff, Directors of Public Health, Stakeholders, Community Health Councils Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Where and when do they meet? Board meetings are monthly Formal meetings (held in public) Informal meetings (held in private) Meetings are held in Health Board areas Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Board Committees There are five formal Board Committees Audit Committee Quality and Safety Committee Information Governance Committee Remuneration Committee Charitable Funds Committee Committees carry out Board business but in the detail which could not be manager at Board meetings Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Knowing what will be discussed at Board meetings Agenda and papers published 10 days before a formal meetings Staff are encouraged to attend formal meetings Executive Team lead / Executive Team meetings Programme of Board business Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Programme of Board Business Details what the Board will consider over the next 12 – 18 months Covers both informal and formal meetings Need to make sure the Board is seeing everything it should Board is keen to interact more with staff Welcome feedback and ideas Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins

Questions Questions Feedback Ideas Mr Keith Cox Ms Eleanor Higgins