Board papers
How our Board meetings work
The Trust Board holds six Board meetings per year where it receives information and assurance on performance.
The Board discusses matters of strategic importance and takes decisions.
Board meetings are split into two sections; one section is open to the public and the other is private.
Public section of the Board meeting
Members of the public are welcome to attend. Board papers are made available via the public website before the meeting.
The Board meetings often begin with a short presentation from a member of staff or feedback from a patient's experience of our services.
Private section of the Board meeting
Matters that have a highly sensitive nature or are ‘commercial in confidence’ are held in the private section of the Board meeting.
The Board seeks to make as much of its business as possible open to the public. The vast majority of papers and discussions fall within the public section.
How can I ask a question?
If you would like more information about the Board meeting or to submit a question under the agenda item titled ‘Questions from the Public, please contact the Corporate Governance Team by email westherts.
Questions must relate to an item on the Public Board meeting agenda and be submitted to the Corporate Governance Team at least 48 hours before the start of the Board meeting (i.e. by 13.00 on the Tuesday directly before the meeting).
Pre-submitted questions will be answered at the Public Board meeting, but you will not be able to contribute to the discussion.
Complex questions that require in-depth research, data retrieval or analysis may be deferred and responded to in writing or answered at a future Public Board meeting. The decision by the Chair of the Board on whether to accept a question and how it should be answered is final.
If you wish to give a compliment, raise a concern, or make a complaint, please view our Patient Feedback page.