Commission meeting January 2008

Agenda for the meeting of the Healthcare Commission to be held on Thursday January 24th 2008 at 10.00am in the Auditorium, First Floor, Finsbury Tower, 103-105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8TG.

PUBLIC SESSION

1. Welcome to the press and public

2. Apologies for absence

Apologies for absence have been received from Dr Sharon Hopkins and Paul Streets.

Declarations of Interest

3. of the meeting of the Commission held on November 22nd 2007

Minutes of the meeting of the Commission (pdf 97kb) (opens new window)
Minutes of the meeting of the Commission (doc 629kb) (opens new window)

4. Matters arising from the minutes

STANDING ITEMS

5. Report from the Chair
To receive a report from the Chair.

Chairman's Report (pdf 37kb) (opens new window)
Chairman's Report (doc 221kb) (opens new window)

6. Report from the Chief Executive
To receive a report from the Chief Executive.

Chief Executives report (pdf 68kb) (opens new window)
Chief Executives report (doc 306kb) (opens new window)

7. Finance Report for the month ending November 30th 2007
To receive the Finance Report for the month ending November 30th 2007.

Finance Report (pdf 106kb) (opens new window)
Finance Report (doc 1398kb) (opens new window)

STRATEGY

8. Clinical quality and other clinical aspects of the Commission’s programme – a report on progress
To receive a report on progress on the work relating to clinical quality.

Clinical quality and other clinical aspects of the Commission's programme - a report on progress (pdf 241kb) (opens new window)
Clinical quality and other clinical aspects of the Commission's programme - a report on progress(doc 483kb) (opens new window)

9. Equality, Diversity and Human Rights: Update on progress and priorities for the future
To receive a report on the work relating to equality, diversity and human rights.

Equality, diversity and human rights: Update on progress and priorities for the future (pdf 81kb) (opens new window)
Equality, diversity and human rights: Update on progress and priorities for the future (doc 411kb) (opens new window)


COFFEE BREAK

10. Update on the Health and Social Care Bill
To receive an update on developments in legislation that will create the new regulator for health and adult social care in England.

Update on the Health and Social Care Bill (pdf 45kb) (opens new window)
Update on the Health and Social Care Bill (doc 218kb) (opens new window)

Annex A (pdf 81kb) (opens new window)
Annex A (doc 274kb) (opens new window)

Annex B (pdf 41kb) (opens new window)
Annex B (doc 37kb) (opens new window)

Annex C (pdf 23kb) (opens new window)
Annex C (doc 33kb) (opens new window)

INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES

11. Reports presented for information only
a) A review of the improvements achieved in handling Second Stage Complaints during 2007.

A Review of the Improvements Achieved in Handling Second Stage Complaints During 2007 (pdf 143kb) (opens new window)
A Review of the Improvements Achieved in Handling Second Stage Complaints During 2007 (doc 1882kb) (opens new window)

b) Update on the Healthcare Commission’s powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).

Update on the Healthcare Commission's powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) (pdf 30kb) (opens new window)
Update on the Healthcare Commission's powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) (doc 228kb) (opens new window)

c) Forward Plan for meetings of the Commission

Forward Plan for meetings of the Commission (pdf 39kb) (opens new window)
Forward Plan for meetings of the Commission (doc 355kb) (opens new window)

12. Reporting Committees

12a. Minutes of the meeting of the Investigations Committee
To endorse the minutes of the meeting of the Investigations Committee held on December 13th 2007.  Minutes to follow.

12b. Minutes of the meeting of the Complaints (Quality Assurance) Committee
To endorse the minutes of the meeting of the Complaints (Quality Assurance) Committee held on December 13th 2007.

Minutes of the meeting of the Complaints (Quality Assurance) Committee December 13th (pdf 31kb) (opens new window)
Minutes of the meeting of the Complaints (Quality Assurance) Committee December 13th (doc 379kb) (opens new window)

13. Questions and comments from the public
The Chair to invite questions and comments on the Commission and its work from members of the press and public.

14. PRIVATE SESSION – RESOLUTION

The Chair to request the Commission to pass the following resolution and move into private session to consider private items of business:

‘that representatives of the press and other members of the public be excluded from the remainder of this meeting having regard to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, publicity on which would be prejudicial to the public interest’.

LUNCH

PRIVATE AGENDA

15. Restricted annex to the minutes of the meeting of the Commission held on November 22nd 2007
To be agreed as a correct record.

16. Matters arising

STRATEGY

17. Evaluation of external perceptions of the Healthcare Commission - November 2007
To receive a presentation of the findings of two studies evaluating external perceptions of the Healthcare Commission.

18. State of Healthcare 2008
To receive a report on proposals for the State of Healthcare Report for 2008.

19. Arrangements for NHS Complaints
To receive a report on the new arrangements for NHS Complaints.

20. Planning for the work of the Healthcare Commission in 2008/2009
To receive a report on the planning for the work of the Healthcare Commission in 2008/2009 including the draft outcome measures for the balanced scorecard in 2008/2009.

REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES

21a. Minutes of the meeting of the Investigations Committee
To endorse the restricted annex to the minutes of the meeting of the Investigations Committee held on December 13th.

21b. Minutes of the meeting of the Complaints (Quality Assurance) Committee
To endorse the restricted annex to the minutes of the meeting of the Complaints (Quality Assurance) Committee held on held on December 13th.

21c. Minutes from the meeting of the Nomination Committee
To endorse the recommendations from an inquorate meeting of the Nomination Committee held on January 9th 2007.

21d. Minutes from the meeting of the Remuneration Committee
To endorse the minutes of the meeting of the Remuneration Committee held on November 22nd 2007.

22. Any other Business

23. Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Commission will take place on Thursday, March 13th 2008 in Bristol.

Heather Morley
Secretary to the Commission

Tel: 020 7448 9244
E-mail:
heather.morley@healthcarecommission.org.uk

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