BOLTON PRIMARY CARE TRUST

Public Board Meeting to be held at 10.00am
on Wednesday 10^th December 2003 in the Friends Meeting House

A G E N D A

1.                  Apologies.

2.                  Declaration of Interest in Agenda Items.

3.                  (i)       Minutes of the Open Session of the Meeting held on 12^th November 2003.(attached)

(ii)      Minutes of the Closed Session of the Meeting held on 12^th November 2003.(attached)

4.                  Matters Arising.

5.                  Chair’s Remarks:-
(i)            Proposed Schedule of Dates for Future Board Meetings (attached)

6.                  Finance Report (attached).

7.                  Clinical Governance Reports:-

(i)                 Progress Towards a Learning and Development Strategy for Bolton PCT (attached).

(ii)                The Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts/Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts (attached)

(iii)              Single GP System (attached).

8.         North East Local Health Group Update (verbal report).

9.         Draft Discharge from Hospital Policy (attached).

10.       Performance:- (attached)

(i)                 Quarterly Monitoring Report to end September 2003.

(ii)                Performance Improvement Plan.

11.       Consultation – Improving Cleft Lip and Palate Services in the North West (attached).

12.       Primary Care Trusts Working in Collaboration  (attached).

13.       Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s PFI Project – Outline Agreement (attached)

14.       Annual Audit Letter (attached).

15.       Waiver of Standing Orders regarding the Appraisal Process (attached).

16.       Waiver of Standing Orders regarding the Redesign of Services for Older People (attached).

17.       Items for Information:

i)                    Minutes of the Professional Executive Committee held on 24^th October 2003 (attached).

ii)                  Minutes of the Audit Committee Meeting held on 30^th June 2003 (attached).

iii)                 Minutes of the Clinical Governance Meeting held on 22^nd July 2003 (attached).

iv)                Human Resources Performance Framework Quarterly Report July – September 2003 (attached).

18.       Any Other Business.

19.       Date and Time of Next Meeting:

Scheduled to take place on Wednesday 14^th January 2003 at 10.00am in the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton.

20.       Exclusion of the Public

“That publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, and that the public be excluded”