Formal Sub Committees of the Board

There Board has a number of sub committees with particular roles and responsibilities that report formally to the Board. These committees, their responsibilities and memberships are listed below. For further information please contact Lucy Jones, Corporate Services Manager, on 0117 330 2468 or lucy.jones@sglos-pct.nhs.uk or in writing at NHS South Gloucestershire, 1 Monarch Court, Emerald Park, Emersons Green, BS16 7FH.

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is a formal sub committee of the Board and has responsibility to scrutinise the systems of governance, risk management and internal control that are in place for both financial and non financial processes. The audit committee comprises of three non-executive directors who invite internal and external auditors and officer members of the PCT to advise and inform the committee’s discussions.

Audit Committee minutes

Membership is as follows:
Waseem Ahmed, Non-executive Director (Chair)
Melanie Gibbs, Acting Chair
Sue Marchant, Non-executive Director

Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee
The Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee is a formal sub committee of, and is accountable to, the Trust Board. Membership of the committee comprises the Chair and all non executive directors of the PCT. Advice and information is available to the committee from the Human Resources Department or the Chief Executive as necessary. The committee usually meets quarterly, or more frequently if required.

The committee’s main responsibilities include:

Overseeing the appointment, remuneration, performance monitoring, conditions of employment of the Chief Executive and other executive directors of the PCT.
Evaluating and confirming the satisfactory performance of the Chief Executive and other executive directors.
Advising the Trust Board, taking advice from the Chief Executive on the remuneration and terms of service for staff subject to NHS senior manager terms and conditions and such other staff as the Committee and Board deem appropriate.

The Chair, non executive directors and clinical members of the board receive allowances that are determined nationally.

The members of the Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee are:
Melanie Gibbs, Acting Chair
David Harwood, Non Executive Director
John Huggett, Non Executive Director
Waseem Ahmed, Non Executive Director
Sue Marchant, Non Executive Director
Gillian Sinkinson, Non Executive Director
Sue Rickell, Non Executive Director

Professional Executive Committee
The Professional Executive Committee (PEC) operates as a formal sub-committee of the Board, under a formal scheme of delegation and is the main vehicle for providing clinical leadership within the PCT. The PEC is the main commissioning board of the PCT and supports it in developing its vision and strategic direction, ensuring clinical effectiveness and transparent clinical governance along with leading clinical communications with partners and stakeholders.

Minutes of PEC meetings

The membership is:
Dr Andrew Havers, PEC Chair
Dr Neil Kerfoot, Chair of NHS South Gloucestershire GP Consortium Limited
Penny Harris, Chief Executive
Dr Jonathan Hayes, Clinical Governance Lead / PEC Deputy Chair
Dr Briony Lodge, Urgent Care Lead
Louise Rickitt, Director of Service Development
Robert Knibbs, Director of Finance
Dr Martin Lockyer, Clinical Lead Severnvale
Dr Chris Payne, Director of Public Health
Roger Pedley, Director of Primary and Community Care
Dr Mark O’Mahony, Clinical Lead Kingswood
Dr Neil Kerfoot , GP Lead for drug misuse
Martin Wilkes, Chair PEC / PbC Consortium
Alison Robinson, Director of Clinical Development / Director for Prevention and Control of Infection
Juliet Jensen, Public Health Consultant, is a co-opted member of the PEC.

Integrated Governance Committee
The Integrated Governance Committee aims to improve the quality of services offered to patients through ensuring safety and raising standards and ensuring following aspects of governance are efficiently integrated - clinical governance, corporate governance, research governance, information governance and risk Management.
The membership for 2008/09 was as follows:
Gill Sinkinson, Non Executive Director (Chair)
Jane Gibbs, Director Performance and Provider Services
Dr Chris Payne, Director Public Health
Ann Jarvis, Director Strategic Development (or if unavailable to send a nominated deputy)
Dr Andrew Havers, PEC Chair
Alison Robinson, Director Clinical Development/ Director for Prevention and Control of Infection
Tracy Cubbage, Head of Governance
Lorna Massey, Corporate Governance Manager
Carole Morgan, Patient Safety and Risk Manager
Dr Jonathan Hayes, Clinical Governance Lead.

Equalities Action Committee
The purpose of the Equalities Action Committee is to promote the PCT’s commitment to equalities. This includes monitoring the implementation of the three equality schemes – Race, Disability and Gender, and promoting equitable health outcomes for the population of South Gloucestershire.

The membership is:
Sue Rickell, Non– executive Director (Chair)
Jane Gibbs, Executive Director of Performance/Provider – Director Lead for Equalities
Claire Beynon, Assistant Director of Service Development
Dr Chris Payne, Director of Public Health
Jayne Stone, Head of Human Resources
Louise Winn, Head of Patient and Public Involvement
Tracey Cubbage, Head of Governance
Sarah Jenkins, PALS/Equalities Manager

Improving Patient Experience Committee
This committee provides strategic leadership for the development of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in the PCT.
The membership is:
David Harwood, Non Executive Director Lead for PPI (Chair)
Sue Rickell, Non Executive Director Lead for equalities
Jane Gibbs, Executive Director of Performance and Provider Services – Director Lead for PPI
Grant Addison, Associate Director of Primary Care
Louise Rickett, Associate Director of Acute Commissioning
Roger Pedley, Director of Primary and Community Care
Alison Robinson, Director for Clinical Development
Tracey Cubbage, Head of Governance – to act as liaison with integrated governance committee
Louise Winn, Head of Patient and Public Involvement
Sarah Jenkins, PALS/Equalities Manager
Representative from South Glos PPIF
Representative from South Glos Council
Representative from the Care Forum – on behalf of local health and social
care voluntary/community groups in South Gloucestershire

Practice Based Commissioning Sub Committee
The purpose of this committee is to oversee the successful development and implementation of Practice Based Commissioning (PBC) in South Gloucestershire by ensuring that:

PBC operates within national requirements.
Potential conflicts of interest are minimised and appropriately managed

in the redesign of services through PBC, particularly where a Practice
Based Commissioner might also directly gain as a service provider.
This will be in line with the PCT Contestability Framework.

PBC Commissioning Plans align with and support the PCT Strategic

Plan and annual operating plan and focus on service redesign, service
improvement and value for money.

It oversees the delivery of the annual PBC Framework for Board

approval ensuring that it adequately reflects clinical and corporate
governance arrangements.

It receives and approves PBC commissioning plans.

The membership is:
John Huggett, Non Executive Director (Chair).
Dr Andrew Havers, Professional Executive Committee Member
Dr Jonathan Hayes, Clinical Governance Lead
Robert Knibbs, Director of Finance or representative
Ann Jarvis, Director of Service Development
Roger Pedley, Director of Primary and Community Care
Dr Chris Payne, Director of Public Health or representative

Provider Strategy Board
The purpose of the Provider Strategy Board will be to provide an overview and strategic direction for the PCT’s Provider Services, ensuring a clear separation from the PCT’s commissioning functions.

The Provider Strategy Board will also develop options for the future development of the PCT’s Provider Services underpinned by a realistic understanding of the business environment and how it might change and of the current position of the Provider Services and their capabilities. The Provider Strategy Board will not discuss operational issues or management.

The membership is:
Sue Marchant, Non Executive Director (Chair)
Jane Gibbs, Director of Performance & Provider Services
Stephanie Beaven, Head of Provider Services
Sue Parris, Lead Nurse for Adult Services
Maria Hennessy, Lead Nurse for Childrens Services
Jayne Stone, Head of Human Resources
Directorate Financial Advisor
Simon Wade, Deputy Director of Finance
Head of Integrated Governance

Capital Project Management Board
The purpose of this committee is to ensure that all capital projects put forward for Trust Board approval are appropriate and in line with PCT estates strategy, managed in accordance with specified budget and delivered to programme.
The membership is:
John Huggett, Non Executive Director (Chair)
Penny Harris, Chief Executive
Robert Knibbs, Director of Finance
Jennifer Anthony, Estates Manager
Project directors as required.

Finance Committee
The purpose of the group is to oversee and project manage the delivery of the control total. The group will examine any area of the PCTs business which may impact on the delivery of the control total and call any member of PCT staff to account for their individual / collective responsibilities in delivering the target.