About the Trust

Who we are and what we do

• How we fit into the NHS structure
• Organisational structure
• Senior staff and Trust Board members
• Matrons who's who
• Public facing departments

What we spend and how we spend it

• Annual statement of accounts
• Budget and variance report
• Financial audit reports
• Standing financial instructions
• Capital programme
• Staff and Senior Management allowances and expenses
• Staff pay and grading structure
• Funding
• Procurement and tender procedures
• Details of contracts currently being tendered
• Lists and value of contracts awarded

What are our priorities and how are we doing?

• Annual Report 08/09
• Annual Business plan
• Targets, Aims and Objectives
• Strategic Direction
• Performance against targets (KPI) / performance framework
• Clinical Governance
• Healthcare Commission - Annual check
• Audit reports
• Service User Surveys

How we make decisions

• Trust Board papers, meeting agendas, minutes and supporting papers
• PPI - Patient and public involvement
• Public consultation
• Internal communications

Our Policies and Procedures

• Clinical policies and procedures
• Governance policies and procedures
• Health and safety policies and procedures
• Human resources policies and procedures
• A-Z directory of policies and procedures
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Lists and registers

• Any information we are currently legally required to hold in publically available registers
• List of main contractors / suppliers
• Asset register
• Register of interests
• Register of gifts / hospitality (Board members and senior staff)
• Disclosure log

Services we offer

• Clinical services provided and/or commissioned
• Non clinical services
• A-Z of services (Trust internet site)
• Services for which the Trust is entitled to recover a fee along with those fees
• Patient information leaflets
• A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Patient advice liaison service, Advice and Guidance
• Corporate communications and media releases