MEETING TO BE HELD ON:Thursday 13 December 2007
TIME:10.00 am
LUNCH:1.00 pm
TO BE FOLLOWED BY SEMINAR
VENUE:Board Room, Elliott House, Edinburgh
AGENDA
1.WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
2.APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3.MINUTES
3.1 To approve the public minutes of the Board meeting held on Thursday 25 October 2007.
Paper A (Word, 229K, 33secs)
3.2 To receive a progress report against action points from minutes.
4. MATTERS ARISING
4.1 Review of NHS QIS against the standards for Clinical Governance and Risk Management
4.2 Independent Review of Scrutiny
4.3 Appointment of new Chair of SIGN Council
4.4 Board Membership
Items for Board consideration / approval
5. CONSULTATION ON INDEPENDENT SCRUTINY
To consider the consultation document on the Independent Examination of Proposals for Major Service Change in NHS
Services and to agree how NHS QIS’ response should be produced.
6. INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
To receive an update on the issues raised by the Board in connection with implementation of Information Governance in NHS QIS.
7.SCOTTISH HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES GROUP
To consider a report on proposals to extend the remit of the Scottish Health Technologies Group.
Paper E (word, 27K, 3secs)
Items for information
Paper E Appendix 1 (word, 73K, 10 secs)
8.BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CARE
To receive the final NHS QIS response on the consultation document for Better Health, Better Care.
Paper F (word, 79.5K, 11secs)
9. SCOTTISH PATIENT SAFETY PROGRAMME
To receive an update on the Scottish Patient Safety Programme
Standing reports / updates
Paper G Appendix 1 (word, 118K, 17secs)
10. BOARD PERFORMANCE REPORT
To receive the Board Performance Report up to 31 October 2007
Paper H (word, 357K, 52secs)
11. REPORTING COMMITTEES
11.1 To receive the minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on 20 September 2007 and an oral report of the meeting held on 22 November 2007.
11.2 To receive an oral report of the Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance Committee meeting held on 8 November 2007.
11.3 To receive an oral report of the Staff Governance Committee meeting on 15 November 2007.
11.4 To receive an oral report of the Scottish Health Council meeting of 11 October 2007.
12. CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
To receive a report from the Chief Executive on items/issues of note.
Paper J (Word, 83K, 12secs)
13. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Thursday 14 February 2008 at 10.00 am in the Boardroom, Delta House, Glasgow.
5. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC
Members of the press and public will be excluded from the remainder of the meeting, due to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, disclosure of which would be prejudicial to the public interest.