The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting and reminded Members that the meeting was being audio recorded. RESOLVED: That the standing declarations of Mr Emrys Davies being a retired member of UNITE was noted. 15/17 QUALITY, SAFETY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HIGHLIGHT REPORT Significant high cost claim The Director of Quality, Safety and Patient Experience CB updated the Board with regard to the current position in terms of this claim. A full review of the claim was being undertaken and it was anticipated that further progress would be made going forward. In terms of the highlight report CB, provided an overview of the information during the period July and August 2017. CB drew the to the following key highlights: Board’s attention Safeguarding progress was being made with staff training – All the Serious Adverse Incidents (SAI) reported to Welsh Government were now closed No Regulation 28 reports were received during this period The Trust had been issued with a highly sensitive historical claim Concerns management continued to show sustained improvement Coroners activity workshops and improvement groups had been established to – address the issues raised by the Coroner; two inquests were planned in November Public Service Ombudsman there were currently eight cases being considered – SAI– The Trust continued to develop its staff learning in this area Clinical Negligence three had been settled during this period – The review was robust Trust’s mortality Progress was continuing with Health and Safety matters within the Trust The Board considered the report in more detail and were keen to see more benchmark information in order to measure how the performance was being rated. Trust’s Furthermore, Members were assured that the Quality, Patient Experience and Safety Committee dealt with numerous aspects contained within the report at its quarterly meetings. Members felt the level of detail within the report was sufficient and emphasised the importance of learning from the information contained in it. RESOLVED: That the update was received and noted. 16/17 BAND 6 PARAMEDIC UPDATE (Verbal) The Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, CV provided the Board with a detailed summary in terms of the transition process, the scope of practice and the structured framework which was in place to support development going forward. In terms of the financial perspective, the Executive Director of Finance & Deputy Chief Executive Officer PR gave an overview of costs involved and how they were going to be implemented going forward.
The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting and reminded Members that the meeting was being audio recorded. RESOLVED: That the standing declarations of Mr Emrys Davies being a retired member of UNITE was noted. 15/17 QUALITY, SAFETY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HIGHLIGHT REPORT Significant high cost claim The Director of Quality, Safety and Patient Experience CB updated the Board with regard to the current position in terms of this claim. A full review of the claim was being undertaken and it was anticipated that further progress would be made going forward. In terms of the highlight report CB, provided an overview of the information during the period July and August 2017. CB drew the Board’s attention to the following key highlights: Safeguarding – progress was being made with staff training All the Serious Adverse Incidents (SAI) reported to Welsh Government were now closed No Regulation 28 reports were received during this period The Trust had been issued with a highly sensitive historical claim Concerns management continued to show sustained improvement Coroners activity – workshops and improvement groups had been established to address the issues raised by the Coroner; two inquests were planned in November Public Service Ombudsman – there were currently eight cases being considered SAI– The Trust continued to develop its staff learning in this area Clinical Negligence – three had been settled during this period The Trust’s mortality review was robust Progress was continuing with Health and Safety matters within the Trust The Board considered the report in more detail and were keen to see more benchmark information in order to measure how the Trust’s performance was being rated. Furthermore, Members were assured that the Quality, Patient Experience and Safety Committee dealt with numerous aspects contained within the report at its quarterly meetings. Members felt the level of detail within the report was sufficient and emphasised the importance of learning from the information contained in it. RESOLVED: That the update was received and noted. 16/17 BAND 6 PARAMEDIC UPDATE (Verbal) The Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, CV provided the Board with a detailed summary in terms of the transition process, the scope of practice and the structured framework which was in place to support development going forward. In terms of the financial perspective, the Executive Director of Finance & Deputy Chief Executive Officer PR gave an overview of costs involved and how they were going to be implemented going forward.
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