OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL, CRUMLIN

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1 OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL, CRUMLIN (the Company ) Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting held in the Boardroom of Our Lady s Children s Hospital, Crumlin, (the Hospital or OLCHC ) on Wednesday, 29 November, 2017 at 4.30pm Some items have been redacted in line with the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003 Present Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (Chair), Mr Turlough O Sullivan, Ms Helen Shortt (Chief Executive), Mr Diarmuid Burke, Mr Con Cronin, Mr David Devlin, Mr John Hennessey, Ms Geraldine Hickey, Ms Rachel Kenna, Sr Anna Kennedy, Cllr Ruairi McGinley, Dr Maurice Smyth & Dr Sean Walsh In Attendance Ms Suzanne Allen, Mr Stephen Flanagan, Ms Sharon Hayden, Dr Paul Oslizlok, Ms Anna Holland (FCS Corporate Services Limited Secretary) Apologies Mr John Byrne, Mr John Healy, Cllr Ray McHugh Conflicts of Interest None declared DRAFT MINUTES Board Meeting 25 October 2017 The draft minutes of the Board Meeting held on 25 October 2017, previously circulated, were approved and signed by the Chairman MATTERS ARISING REDACTED REDACTED TRANSITION COMMITTEE UPDATE Draft Minutes 25 October 2017 The draft Minutes of the Meeting held on 25 October 2017 were taken as Read.

2 General Scheme of the Children s Health Bill 2017 ( the Bill ) Mr Cronin provided an update to the Meeting on recent activities both at the Transition Committee and also at the Children s Hospital Group ( CHG ) Commencement, Transition & Integration Oversight Committee ( CTIOC ). It was noted that significant engagement was taking place at a clinical level and work was continuing on all other elements CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REPORT CEO s Update Ms Shortt spoke to the CEO s Report November 2017 drawing the Board s attention to, in particular, the ongoing challenges in relation to Out Patient Department waiting lists, (see also the update in ), positive activity in Orthopaedics & Scoliosis and challenges within the Haemoglobinopathy Service. The positive feedback received from families who had travelled overseas for Scoliosis treatment was noted. The updates in relation to the All Ireland Cardiac Network, Clinical Directorates and NCH Building Projects were also noted. Discussion ensued regarding consultant contract compliance and assurance was sought by the Board on the degree of compliance.

3 Action: Dr S Walsh Human Resources Ms Allen presented the employment and staff turnover figures for the month, noting in particular the increase in filled positions and positive nurse recruitment. Action: S Allen The Consultant Recruitment recommendations were considered and the Board approved, following being proposed and seconded as indicated, the following appointments: Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (39 Hrs OLCLC) Dr Helen Daly (Proposed T O Sullivan, Seconded J Hennessey) Consultant Cardiologist (special interest in Adult Congenital Disease) (25 Hrs Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 14 Hrs OLCHC) Dr Pier Paolo Bassereo (Proposed D Devlin, Seconded Sr A Kennedy) Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist (25 Hrs OLCHC, 14 Hrs Mater Misericordiae Hospital) Dr Mark A Walsh (Proposed Dr M Smyth, Seconded Cllr R McGinley) In closing the update, the On the Move Together initiative was outlined to the Meeting Service Planning In advance of presenting the Service Planning data, Ms Hayden informed the Meeting that confirmation had been received of 350k funding from the HSE to outsource some elements of services. The increase in Emergency Department ( ED ) attendance and ED overnight stays was highlighted to the Meeting. The service planning update was noted Quality, Risk & Standards Ms Kenna spoke to the Quality Data Report November 2017, redacted Ms. Kenna presented the updated Quality Plan 2017 to the Meeting and new targets identified for Finance Mr Flanagan spoke to the Finance Report, presenting various aspects of the year end position and advised that a year end figure had not yet been agreed. Action: Dr S Walsh/ Dr P Oslizlok

4 , Dr Walsh informed the Meeting of two Awards recently won by the Hospital in the Irish Healthcare Awards 2017 in the areas of Cardiology and Oncology Nursing. The Board formally acknowledged the achievements of the staff involved ANNUAL REVIEW OF PURCHASING POLICY Purchasing Policy Mr Flanagan presented the Annual Review of Purchasing Policy and New Approval Levels for SAP Finance System paper, as had been circulated in advance. Mr Flanagan summarised the main outputs from the review and the proposed changes to the approval levels to facilitate the new approval mechanisms for purchasing under SAP. The dissemination of the updated Policy, dual levels of approvals and ongoing SAP training were Noted. Following discussion, the proposed amendments to the approval limits were proposed and seconded by Messrs Hennessy and Burke respectively and approved MORTALITY REPORTING Mortality Report Dr. Walsh spoke to the 2017 YTD Mortality Report responding to queries as they arose AUDIT AND NON CLINICAL RISK COMMITTEE ( A&NCRC ) CHAIRMAN S UPDATE Mr Devlin summarised to the Meeting the key areas focussed upon at the previous day s A&NCRC Meeting, noting in particular the discussions held in relation to Internal Audits completed since the last meeting; redacted GOVERNANCE, NOMINATIONS & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE UPDATE New Director Recommendation Ms Hickey spoke to the paper circulated prior to the Meeting recommending Ms Duff be appointed a Director of the Company. Mr O Sullivan had met with Ms Duff and provided a brief outline of Ms Duff s areas of expertise and significant Nursing experience. Following consideration by the Board, it was agreed that Ms Duff would be a valuable addition to the Board and her appointment as a Director, redacted, was Approved to be effective from the date of the Board Meeting redacted FINANCE COMMITTEE UPDATE Meeting 7 November 2017 Update Cllr McGinley provided an update on the discussions held at the recent Finance Committee Meeting.

5 ANY OTHER BUSINESS Meeting Dates The proposed 2018 Board Meeting Dates, as circulated in advance, were Approved. In addition, the proposed 2018 A&NCRC and GN&RC Meeting dates, which had been approved by the respective Committees, were Noted. /Noted There being no further business the Meeting was declared closed. Date of next meeting: Board Meeting 13 December 2017 at 4.30pm