1

Apologies for Absence            

2

Minutes of the last meeting of 31 October 2003 (attached)

3

Matters Arising from the Minutes

3.1 Consultant Contract Update

3.2 Outpatient Follow Up Ratios

Jan Bloomfield

Director of Personnel & Communications

Jessica Watts

Director of Strategy

4

Chief Executive’s Report

John Parkes

Chief Executive

5

PATIENT

5.1 Foundation Trust Application

5.1 Patient Choice – “Fair for all and personal to you”

5.2 Delayed Transfers of Care Update

5.3 Urology/Endoscopy combined SOC (to follow)

John Parkes

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Nichole Day

Director of Nursing & Community Relations

Jacqui Grimwood

Project Manager

6

PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE

6.1 Performance Report (attached)

6.2 Performance Improvement Plan (attached)

6.3 Finance (attached)

Jessica Watts

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Linda Potter

Director of Finance

7

STAFF

7.1 Agenda for Change – Joint Steering Group Terms of Reference                                                                                     (attached)

7.2 Child Care Strategy Presentation (attached)

Jan Bloomfield

Maria Betts-Davies

Child Care Co-ordinator

8

SOCIETY

8.1 Research & Development Update (attached)

Frances Elender

Research & Development Manager

9

GOVERNANCE

9.1 Report of the Clinical Governance Committee (attached)

9.2 Report of the Audit Committee (attached)

Judith Lancaster

Non Executive Director

Colin Hilder

Non Executive Director

10

Any other Business

11

Questions from the Public

12

Date and time of next meeting – Friday 19 December 2003