1

Apologies for Absence            

2

Chairman’s announcements

3

Minutes of the last meeting of 26 March 2003 (attached)

4

Matters Arising from the Minutes

5

PATIENT

5.1 Patient Choice Progress Report

5.2 NHS Foundation Trust Application

5.2.1 General Progress update

5.2.2 HR element of FT application (attached)

5.2.3 Feedback from first stage financial assessment

5.3 Sudbury Progress Report

Linda Potter

Director of Finance

Jessica Watts, Director of Strategy

Jan Bloomfield, Director of Personnel & Communications           

Linda Potter, Director of Finance

Jessica Watts

6

PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE

6.1 Performance Report (attached)

6.2 Finance and Delivery Plan (attached)

Jessica Watts

Director of Strategy

Linda Potter

7

STAFF

7.1 Consultant Contract Update 

7.2 Staff Developments & Appointments (attached)

7.3 Staff Residencies (enclosed)

7.4 Business Case Update – Urology/Endoscopy & X-ray

Jan Bloomfield

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Steve Moore

Director of Facilities

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8

GOVERNANCE

8.1 Report of the Clinical Governance Committee (attached)

8.2 Report of the Organisational Risk Committee (attached)

Judith Lancaster

Non Executive Director

John Cullum

Non Executive Director

9

Any other Business

10

Questions from the Public

11

Date and time of next meeting – Friday 28 May 2004