March board papers

Date and time

Thursday 20 March 2025, 10:00.

Venue

Bernicia House, The Waterfront, Goldcrest Way, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8NY

If you require further information or need the meeting papers in a different format, please email kathryn.cawthorn@neas.nhs.uk 

Preliminary items 

Verbal update 

Verbal update

Verbal update 

Public Board of Directors Meeting No.5 2024/25

Minutes of the previous meeting

Strategy and performance 

Verbal update

This is a regular update from the Chief Executive of key actions and developments. The report includes internal developments within NEAS, as well as policy and influencing activity in the local system and nationally.

Report of the Chief Executive

To provide Trust Board with an overview of key performance metrics covering quality and safety, clinical, operational performance, people and finance.

Integrated Quality and Performance Report Briefing Paper

Appendix 1 - Integrated Quality and Performance Report

This paper provides the Board with the findings from the 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, and the next steps.

Staff Survey Results Report

To assure the Trust Board on the progress of the Trust’s 2024/25 strategic objectives following a review at the end of Quarter 3.

The paper will highlight key updates and provide assurance on progress made on the 2024/25 strategic objectives and identify any risks, the actions taken and provide recommendations for mitigation.

Strategic Objectives - Quarter 3 Review

The paper provides details of proposed Trust strategic objectives for 2025/6. These are based on previous feedback from Board members at a Board development session on 29th January 2025, as well as developmental work undertaken by Directors and their teams during February and March. Board members are asked to approve the 2025/6 strategic objectives and associated Objective Goals Initiatives Measures (OGIM) frameworks.

Strategic Objectives 2025/26

Quality & Safety 

Presentation

Deferred to next meeting

Assurance Reports from Committees

Regulatory and governance

To consider and approve the paper and assessments on the Board Assurance Framework (BAF) as at Q3 as recommended by the Audit and Risk Committee on 11 February 2025.

Board Assurance Framework - Quarter 3

Board Assurance Framework including Summary Dashboard

Following the disbanding of Technology Committee its work was redistributed, with Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) now having responsibility for oversight and assurance going forwards. The Board is asked to approve the amended Terms of Reference for Audit and Risk Committee to accommodate these changes. 

Audit & Risk Committee Terms of Reference briefing paper

Audit & Risk Terms of Reference 

The Board is requested to approve the Terms of Reference for the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Nomination & Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference briefing paper

Nomination & Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference

Concluding items

The Board is asked to note the Schedule of Business for 2025/26.

Schedule of Business 2025/26 briefing paper

Schedule of Business 2025/26

 

Verbal 

Verbal 

Verbal 

Verbal