The Board of Directors of the Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust meets monthly and has overall responsibility for both leading and setting the strategic direction for the organisation. Meetings of the Board of Directors are structured into Part One which the public, staff and media can attend to observe and Part Two where such attendance is not permitted due to the nature of the business to be conducted.
The Board currently comprises a Chairman, five Executive Directors and seven Non-Executive Directors.
The Executive Director posts are as follows:
- Chief Executive
- Director of Finance, Information and Performance
- Director of Governance / Executive Nurse
- Director of Operations
- Medical Director
The Chairman and Non-Executive Directors are recruited from the local community and are appointed for the additional knowledge and expertise that they can bring to the organisation.
The structure of the Board enables it to assure itself through a process of challenge that the organisation is performing well and is being managed effectively.
There are five formal committees of the Board which enable it to deliver on these responsibilities, namely Audit, Governance, Performance and Nominations, each of which is chaired by a Non-Executive Director and a Foundation Trust Programme Board which is chaired by the Chief Executive.
Find out more about our Directors here.
Trust Board meetings
Details of the Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust Board meetings which are held at various locations in the communities we serve are available here.
The Nolan Principles
The ‘Nolan Principles’ code of practice has been written with regard to the 7 principles of public life identified by the Nolan Committee in their First Report on Standards in Public Life in May 1995 and subsequently endorsed by the Government.
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust actively promotes and strives to adhere to the principles set out here.
