Issue - meetings

Report by Business Improvement Manager

The Board gave consideration to a report advising that the current Vice Chair of the Board, Sarah Compton Bishop, had been appointed as Chair of NHS Highland Board and proposing changes to Committee membership and Chair positions in respect of this; and noting the end of term for NHS Highland Board Member Jean Boardman.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board –

1.    noted the proposal by NHS Highland to replace the NHS Executive member in the Vice Chair role;

2.    noted that the NHS Highland Board had agreed at their meeting on 29 May 2023 that Graham Bell would be put forward for the Vice Chair position;

3.    noted the proposal for the current Vice Chair to remain as a member;

4.    noted that Jean Boardman’s term of office would conclude on 30 June 2023 and that NHS Highland were working with the Scottish Government’s Public Appointments Team to recruit to vacancies;

5.    agreed the proposal that the newly appointed Vice Chair would take on the role of Vice Chair of the Finance and Policy Committee, Chair of the Clinical and Care Governance Committee and attendee at the Strategic Planning Group in line with the Committee Terms of Reference;

6.    agreed the proposal that the former Vice Chair take up the committee positions vacated by the previous NHS non-executive member; and

7.    agreed that the co-chair of the Strategic Planning Group be appointed on recruitment of new members following the end of Jean Boardman’s term.

(Reference:  Report by Business Improvement Manager dated 31 May 2023, submitted)

The Chair thanked the former Chair, Sarah Compton Bishop, for her time and dedication to the Board and welcomed Graham Bell to his new role as Vice-Chair of the Board.

Sarah Compton Bishop advised that she was working to expedite the recruitment process for NHS Highland Board Executive Membership as it was normally a lengthy process and that she was also working to ensure that there was representation from Argyll and Bute on the NHS Highland Board and putting planning in place for the future to ensure that this remained the process. She advised that she would remain as a member of the IJB in the interim to support the transition period.