Agenda and minutes

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1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.

2.1 The papers were noted.

PAC(4)-27-14 Paper 1

PAC(4)-27-14 Paper 2

PAC(4)-27-14 Paper 3

Research Brief

Dr Andrew Goodall – Director General, Health and Social Services and Chief Executive of NHS Wales, Welsh Government

Simon Dean – Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, Welsh Government

Ruth Hussey - Chief Medical Officer, Welsh Government

3.1 The Committee scrutinised Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General, Health and Social Services and Chief Executive of NHS Wales, Simon Dean, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, and Dr Ruth Hussey, Chief Medical Officer, Welsh Government on NHS Wales Health Board’s Governance, in particular issues arising from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

3.2 Dr Hussey declared an interest as being related to the Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

3.3 Dr Goodall agreed to send details of the financial costs of additional support for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board including the use of locums and agency nurses, and the names of all the co-opted Board Members together with details of their skills and remuneration packages (if appropriate). He also agreed to provide further detail and a timeline on the Health Standards Framework for NHS Wales Green Paper which the Minister for Health and Social Services announced on 3 November 2014.

3.4 Dr Goodall agreed to give consideration to announcing the level of intervention at each health board more publicly, perhaps on my local health website.

Professor Andrew Davies – Chair, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Paul Roberts - Chief Executive, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Rory Farrelly – Director of Nursing, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Hamish Laing – Medical Director, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

4.1 The Committee scrutinised Professor Andrew Davies, Chair, Paul Roberts, Chief Executive, Rory Farrelly, Director of Nursing and Patient Experience and Hamish Laing, Medical Director, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board on NHS Wales Health Board’s Governance.

Item 6 and item 1 of the meeting on 11 November 2014

5.1 The motion was agreed.

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received and agreed that the Chair should write to Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General, Health and Social Services and Chief Executive of NHS Wales, seeking clarification on the distribution of the additional in-year financial resources for health boards in 2014-15.