1. BOARD MEETING 25 May 2017 Chief Executive’s Report Nicola Lees, Chief Executive
Purpose of this Report:
To update Board members on national, regional and local issues, announcements relating to mental health, learning disability and community health services, and Chief Executive level discussions within the local health economy.
Recommendations
That the Board:
Notes the content of the Chief Executive’s report
Previous meetings/committees where the report has been considered: Executive Management Team
Risk issues identified for discussion: Board members will want to identify any risks emerging from the content of the paper, and how new issues and challenges across the NHS might affect BDCFT. Any emerging issues may be taken forward through individual discussions with Directors outside Board meetings or suggesting a future paper to the Board or its Committees.
Links to Strategic Drivers
This report underpins all four of the strategic drivers.
Publication under Freedom of Information Act:
This paper has been made available under the FOI Act.
Links to principal risks
There are no specific risk issues identified
CQC outcomes
This paper provides assurance in relation to the well-led framework

2. CEO News- what you need to know
Trust News
Local News
National News
Headlines from Bradford and Airedale Clinical Care Commissioning Groups: Public urged to use NHS Services Wisely.  Read More
Headlines from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust: ANHST has been judged as one of the top 40 performing hospitals in the country.  Read More
BBC Look North Yorkshire: The report looks at Mental Health Services in the Yorkshire region and includes an interviews with Kim Shutler-Jones from the Cellar Trust and Nick Smith.
Watch from 09:25
BBC News:
NHS cyber-attack: No ‘second spike’ but disruption continues: Health Secretary
Jeremy Hunt interview.
NHS Digital:
Latest guidance for NHS on protecting against cyber attack.  Read More
TheKing’sFund:
What are STPs and why do they matter? Ahead of the general election, TheKind’sFund examines the big issues around health and care.  Read More
Caring to change: How compassionated leadership can stimulate innovation in health care.  Read More
Organising care at the NHS front line: Who is responsible? Read More
Views from the front line: how can we improve hospital care?  Read More
NHS Employers:
Staff engagement and workforce challenges: In his latest blog, Steven Weeks, policy manager and staff engagement lead at reflects on the recent event Staff Survey 2016 results: The Next Steps.
New podcast discusses staff engagement and culture change during an acquisition.
Bradford’s leading lights shine at nurse celebration event: On International Nurses Day, Friday 12 May, Bradford District Care NHS
Foundation Trust celebrated the innovative, compassionate and award winning care that the Trust’s nurses provide for local people across the district.  The event was a GREAT success – well done to all those involved!
Make a difference to your local NHS: During Dementia Awareness Week, (14-20 May) Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust called for volunteers to work alongside staff at its state of art, award winning dementia unit.  Read More
Manager graduates from prestigious leadership programme: Congratulations to Paul Hogg, Trust Secretary who has graduated from the prestigious Nye Bevan Programme – designed to develop NHS leaders of the future.  Read more about the Nye Bevan Programme
Health Business: Mental Health Services
At the start of the year, Prime Minister Theresa May promised to ‘transform the way we deal with mental health problems right across society’. The comment came as it emerged that one in four of us will develop a mental health problem at some point in our lives.
Health Business looks to document a top 10 list of mental health trusts which have been working particularly hard to improve the services they provide to mentally ill patients.  Read More

3. External Media Report - April 2017
This month we start reporting against the new financial year. The Trust received good coverage both online and in print for it’s Romanian delegation visit and LYNFEST winning a national service user award, including an interview on BCB radio. John’s campaign was included in the Telegraph and Argus as a features article, which was also covered online in the weekly papers (Craven Herald, Wharfedale Observer and Keighley News). Twitter followers continue to increase, with a 50% increase in Facebook engagement this month, largely due to a post about the Romanian delegation visit.
In April the Trust achieved positive/neutral coverage for the following proactive media activity:
Romanian delegation visits Airedale mental health centre - Telegraph and Argus, Craven Herald, Wharfedale Observer, Keighley News, Ilkley Gazette.
John’s campaign feature - Telegraph and Argus, Wharfedale Observer, Keighley News, Craven Herald.
Help for carers - Telegraph and Argus, Craven Herald, Wharfedale Observer, Keighley News.
Care Trust’s award winning festival - Telegraph and Argus, Craven Herald, Wharfedale Observer, Ilkley Gazette, Keighley News, BCB radio interview with Chris Weston.
Trust board meeting - Telegraph and Argus.
Trust scoops gold award for dedication to health and safety – Telegraph and Argus, Keighley News, Wharfedale Observer, Craven Herald.

4. External Media Report –April 2017
Social media
Online media
Twitter
twitter.com/BDCFT
Facebook
facebook.com/bdct02
External communications focus
Q1 (Apr 2017 – end June 2017)
Operational plan 2017/19, member newsletter (21 April)
Nursing celebration event (12 May) 
Carers week (12-18 June)
YASA finalists (15 June)
Board meetings at difference Trust sites (ongoing)

5. Other National News - For Your Information
The Kings Fund:
Social Care: what’s in a name?  Read more
What is social care and how does it work? Click here to access a series of short videos to help explain social care in England
We should see acute hospitals as places for healing: Jocelyn Cornwell, CEO of the Point of Care Foundation shares her thoughts
Leading across the health and care systems: Lessons from experience.  Read more
This section is limited this month due to purdah
This section is limited this month due to purdah