BOLTON PRIMARY CARE TRUST

Public Board Meeting to be held at 1.00pm

on Wednesday 9^th November 2005 in the Friends Meeting House 

A G E N D A

General Business:-

1. Apologies for Absence.
2. Declaration of Interest in Agenda Items.
3. Minutes of the Open Session of the Meeting held on 12th October 2005 (attached).
4. Matters Arising.
5. Chair's Remarks.

Finance & Performance Monitoring:- 
Items relating to the PCT’s performance monitoring role

6. Finance Report [Appendix 7 - Balance Sheet to follow or be tabled] (attached)

Clinical Governance Reports:-
Items relating to improving Clinical Quality

7. Clinical Governance Six Monthly Report (attached)

Health Strategy and Policy:- 
Items relating to the strategic development of health services and health improvement

8. Local Safeguarding Children Board  (attached)
9. Health Inequalities Strategy Implementation Update - October 2005  (attached)

Corporate Business:-
Items relating to the internal development of the PCT and the effective management of its business

10. Improving Working Lives Progress Report  (attached)
11. Standards for Better Health/Assurance Framework  (attached)
12. Professional Executive Committee [PEC] Update (attached)
13. Waiver of Standing Orders (attached)
14. HR Performance Framework (attached)
15. Compliments, PALs and Complaints Report - Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 (attached)
16. PCT Performance Report (attached)

Items for Information:-

17. Minutes of the Professional Executive Committee held on 9th and 23rd September 2005
18. Minutes of IWL Steering Group held on 28th September 2005
19. Minutes of the Risk Management Committee held on 9th August 2005

20. Any Other Business.
21. Date and Time of Next Meeting:-
Scheduled to take place on Wednesday 14th December 2005 at 5.00pm in the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton.

22. Exclusion to 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"