Date and time
Thursday 21 May 2026 at 10:00
Venue
Bernicia House, The Waterfront, Goldcrest Way, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8 NY
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The agenda for the meeting can be found here
Preliminary Items
Verbal update
Strategy and Performance
Verbal update
The purpose of this paper is to update the Board of key issues facing the Trust.
Listening and Learning
Verbal
Verbal
Presentation
Trust Strategy and Enablers
To assure the Trust Board of the progress of the Trust’s 2025/26 Strategic Objectives following a review at the end of quarter 4.
The paper will highlight key updates and provide assurance on progress made (including benefits) delivered from the 2025/26 Strategic Objectives and identify any risks, the actions taken and provide recommendations for mitigation.
Verbal
To provide assurance to Board on the robustness of the Sickness Absence Delivery Plan for 2026/27 which meets the requirement outlined in the NHS England (NHSE) letter confirming the Trust’s operational plan as compliant with conditions, of which a key condition is a ‘fully developed Board-approved sickness reduction plan by end of Q1 2026/27’.
Sickness Absence Delivery Plan
Quality and Our Patients
Performance
To provide Board with an overview of key performance metrics covering quality and safety, clinical, operational performance, people and finance.
People
This report is to inform the Board of the activities undertaken by the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians over the last financial year (2025/26) and includes details surrounding ‘Speaking Up’ within NEAS, alongside the work undertaken to improve our speaking up culture and plans for 2026/27.
Regulatory and Governance
To consider and discuss the draft of the 2026/27 BAF before submission to the Trust Board.
Board Assurance Framework 2025/26 Q4 & 2026/27
To set out a proposed approach to Board engagement for 2026/27 and provide a summary of engagement undertaken in 2025/26.
To review the policies reserved for Board as defined in the Scheme of Reservation and Delegation.
To give the Board an overview of the use of the corporate seal in the financial year 2025/26.
Effective Meeting Management
- Risks identified
- Share with teams and governors
- Evaluation questions
Thursday 16 July 2026, 10:00, Tyne Room, Bernicia House