1. Board and executive governance structure
Accountability
Board of
Directors
Monthly
e.g. Theatre Review Group
As required
e.g. Governance Review Group
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Quarterly
Audit
Committee
Quality and Risk Committee
SMT: Clinical Governance
Finance and Performance Committee
SMT: Business Development
SMT: Human Resources
Business Unit Performance Reviews
Executive Management Team
Clinical
Cabinet
Trust Leadership
Forum
Corporate
Trustee
Annually
Charity Committee
Statutory
Assurance
Advisory
Review

2. Appendix 2: Annual board meetings schedule
Apr.
May
Jun.
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
BoD business meeting 
BoD seminar sessions
BoD away-day
BoD as corporate trustee of charity
Audit
Nom. & Rem.
F&P ?
Q&R
Charity
CoG

3. Appendix 3: Board resource and support allocation
Board of Directors
Audit Committee
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Financial and Operational Performance Committee
Quality and Risk Committee
Charity Committee
Chair:
Beryl Hobson
John Thornton
L. Porter (to Sept)
B. Hobson (from Oct)
Ginny Colwell
Lester Porter
NED members:
Ian Playford
ED members:
Chief Executive
Medical Director
Director of Nursing
Director of Finance
None – statutory committee
Other board-level attendees:
Director of HR/OD
Director of Operations
(Company Secretary)
Governor Representative:
Brian Goode (to Sept.)
Chris Orman (to Sept.)
Tony Martin
Brian Beesley
Secretariat:
Company Secretary and Deputy Company Secretary
Deputy Company Secretary
Company Secretary
Executive Assistant to the Director of Finance
Executive Assistant to the Director of Nursing
Charity Coordinator
Meeting frequency:
Monthly (alternating agenda from Oct.)
Quarterly
Monthly
Quarterly ( to Sept.)
Monthly (from Oct.)
Time commitment (not including preparation)
1 day per month
11 months per year
½ day per quarter
¼ day per quarter
¼ day per month
11 months per year?
¼ day per quarter/month
¼ per quarter