1. Chief Executive’s Update 31 st May 2007 TRUST BOARD

2. Organisational Restructure Fiona Miller and Andrew Kent arrive 1 August to fill DGM posts – Adrian Osborne arrived 14 May as Head of Communications and Business Development Applications for Service Delivery Unit level strong but still some potential gaps Finance/ Human Resources must be appointed with the same rigour – EDs as “external” assessors Next phase is Corporate restructure to be fit for FT Status

3. Organisational Restructure The ultimate test for any leader is NOT whether he or she can make smart decisions, take decisive action and deliver outstanding business and financial results ….. that is expected of strong leaders!

4. Organisational Restructure Can he or she coach and teach others to be leaders and to build an organisation that is just as successful when he or she is not around

5. “Lean” Reviews Theatre and pre-op assessment in Institute of Innovation/ KPMG publication Painful but successful Emergency Care Pathway Rapid Improvement Event Empowerment and elimination of waste We need tenacity and determination to see it through – we owe it to our patients and staff

6. SHA meeting with Chairs/ CEOs 10 th April SHA visit to SaTH 18 th May SHA visit to SaTH 24 th May Community Strategy Development PRH Renal Unit expansion now approved Good News

7. Maternity Matters Conference 15 th May HCAI/ MRSA Conference 31 st May DoH top team restructure 1 st June Decontamination Project Board 22 nd June Good News

8. Marrow Transplant Service (Nigel O’Connor) “Very impressive – of the four units I have inspected this was the best (and the others weren’t bad!!)” Medical Engineering Service (Richard Steventon) “Top management and the system practitioners at both sites are to be congratulated on demonstrating compliance to the spirit of both International Standards and further evidencing substantial system improvements”

9. Good News Library Services (Anna O’Neil) “We were impressed by the high standards of applications, however we felt that your application linked particularly well with developments in partnership working” NHS Graduate Management Trainee Scheme (Mary Beales) “3 funded placements from the National Scheme from September 2007 – “because you have given good placements this year to 2 trainees and we are confident they will get a good experience at SaTH”

10. Good News Final Year Medical Students Examination Preparation (David Maxton) The overall rating of the course by the 40 students who responded was 1 Excellent, 38 Very Good and 1 Good “Excellent – the course was overflowing with enthusiastic and informative teaching” “By far the most beneficial two days of the undergraduate course. To get rid of the Shrewsbury weekend would be nothing short of criminal”

11. Good News West Midlands NHS Innovation Awards “To my Healthy Heart” – a workbook for patients with, or at risk of, vascular disease (Nigel Capps) “Anaesthetic Risk Assessment Tool” – (Ian Baguley) Both entries shortlisted as finalists

12. Challenges HCAI/ MRSA Action Plan – Cultural Issues Patient Survey Issues Staff Survey Issues Delivering targets whilst embedding the new structure UGMS/ Accommodation Project Investing for Health Implications

13. Challenges SHA meeting 29 th May:- – Investing for Health – Strategic Framework – Impact on SSP? – Whole Health Economy Review Paediatrics Obstetrics Emergency Surgery A&E

14. Foundation Trust application is the key to our future Strategic Clinical Reviews x 27 – SWOT/ PESTLE September Service Delivery Strategy date is NOT negotiable Wave 8 – July 2008 Wave 10 – WILL IT EVER HAPPEN?? Challenges