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Venue: Crown Yealm House, South Molton, Devon EX36 3LH
Time: 10:00 hrs
Date: Wednesday 3rd September 2008

AGENDA (Attached)

OPEN SESSION (1000 – 1055)
1 Invitation to members of the public to address the Board (Verbal) (The public)
2 Health Profile of North Devon (Presentation) (D. Radford & S.Brown)

OPENING BUSINESS (1055 - 1140)
3 To note the Apologies for Absence (Verbal) (Chair)
4 To note the Register of Interests (Annex 1) (All Board members)
5 To note any declaration of interests relating to items on the agenda (Verbal) (Chair)
6 To approve the Minutes of the previous Board Meeting (Annex 2) (Chair)
7 To receive the Chairman’s Report - To ratify Chairman’s action Re: GP Led Procurement (Verbal) (Chair)
8 To receive the Chief Executive’s Report (Annex 3) (K. Snee)
9 To receive the Professional Executive Committee Chairman’s Report (Annex 4) (N. D’Arcy)

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE (1140 - 1225)
10 To receive the Finance Report (Annex 5) (R. Little)
11 To receive the Commissioning Performance Report - Care Redesign Plan (Annex 6) (R. Harriott)
12 To receive the Provider Performance Report (Annex 7) (S. Slade)

HEALTH STRATEGY & POLICY (1225 - 1245)
13 To approve the Patient Safety & Quality Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan (Annex 8) (J. Winslade)
14 To approve the Children and Young Peoples Policy (Annex 9) (M. Shapland)

ASSURANCE (1245 - 1330)
15 To note the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Annual Report (Annex 10) (A. Holder)
16 To note the Quarter 1 Devon PCT Commissioner Incident Report (Annex 11) (J. Winslade)
17 To note the Audit & Assurance Committee Minutes 17th June 2008 (Annex 12) (C. Pincombe)

CORPORATE BUSINESS (1415 - 1455)
18 To note the Freedom of Information Annual Report (Annex 13) (V. James)
19 To approve the Information Management & Technology (IMT) Strategy (Annex 14) (V. James)
20 To note the 2007 Staff Attitude Survey, Key Results and Action (Annex 15) (G. Allen)
21 To endorse the Pharmacy Services Committee recommendations (Annex 16) (C. Robertson)

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION (1455 - 1515)
22 To note the Minutes of the South West Specialised Commissioning Group Meeting held on 4th June 2008 (Annex 17) (K. Snee)
23 To note the Consultation requests (Annex 18) (V. James)
24 To note the Guidance and circulars received (Annex 19) (V. James)
25 The next Devon PCT Board meeting is scheduled to be held:
Date: 5th November 2008
Time: 10:00am
Venue: South Hams District Council Office, Totnes, Devon (Verbal) (Chair)

BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Members:
* Dr. David Radford, Chair Non-Executive Director
* Sally Foxhall, Vice Chair Non-Executive Director
* George Dexter Non-Executive Director
* Derek Hathaway Non-Executive Director
* Colin Pincombe Non-Executive Director
* Clive Robertson Non-Executive Director
* Marguerite Shapland Non-Executive Director
* Roger French Non-Executive Director
* Dr. Kevin Snee Chief Executive
* Jayne Carroll Director of Strategic Commissioning
* Rebecca Harriott Director of Provider Development
* Dr. Virginia Pearson Director of Public Health
* Rob Little Director of Finance
Venessa James Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs
Greg Allen Director of Human Resources & Workforce Planning
Sally Slade Director of Health & Social Care Delivery
* Dr. Nick D’Arcy Chair of the Professional Executive Committee
*Jenny Winslade Board Nurse / Assistant Director Patient Safety & Quality

* Voting members

Observers with speaking rights:
Carole Arnold Devon Association of Leagues of Friends

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
The Board will observe the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which allows a general right of access to information held by Devon Primary Care Trust, including minutes of meetings, subject to the specified exemptions.

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