Board Development Programme – Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health Board

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To provide a board development programme informed by discussions with the advisor appointed by Welsh Government and the Health Board Chair. The programme is likely to include a range of development activities to support board members individually and collectively in developing and enhancing their skills. There will be a focus on the roles which they fulfil as a board member and how to ensure effective decision-making in accordance with the principles of good governance. This will assist board members in enhancing their personal contribution and in ensuring board effectiveness. The provider should build a period of observation and evaluation into the programme. They will be required to measure the impact of the programme and demonstrate how this is making a difference to the performance of the Board. At the end of the programme all board members will be able to: • Know what it takes to lead improvement in an organisation where quality improvement is a core enabler to delivering the quadruple aim • Understand the values and behaviours which they must demonstrate to ensure they can lead a high performing organisation with the right values and culture where listening to staff and stakeholders and learning from patient safety concerns is the norm. • Understand their role as a member of a unitary board • Understand, identify and develop their skills to ensure the highest standards of organisational governance • Understand the difference between measurement for improvement and measurement for judgment and how to develop a more robust approach to measuring data and learning from staff and user feedback • Understand the importance of identifying risks, including patient safety, the risk appetite of the Board and the need for, and the role of an effective Board Assurance Framework • Understand the role of scrutiny, the difference between reassurance and assurance, and the need to seek, receive and give assurance • Recognise what constitutes effective and robust reporting – seeing the wood for the trees