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Present a one-day conference on:

GOVERNANCE

held on

FRIDAY, 15TH MAY 2009

at

THE CONFERENCE CENTRE,
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust,
Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, Near Wigan.

Managing performance and providing assurance is increasingly high profile. NHS organisations must continue to yield improved efficiency, productivity and value for money.  High performing NHS organisations recognise that in order to provide high quality services, which meet patients and customers needs must be underpinned with an effective Governance structure. Robust Governance structures deal with accountability and responsibilities, policy frameworks and boundaries as well as outlining how the organisation is directed and controlled.  The conference will cover a range of topics presented by speakers who will share their knowledge and expertise on this topical subject.

The conference sessions will include:

• 'The Premises Code: a Code of Practice for Quality and Safety in Healthcare Premises'
• The Health and Social Care Act 2008 – Code of Practice for the NHS on the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections and related guidance
• Developing a Board Assurance Framework
• Care Quality Commission – The impact on Estates & Facilities
• How do Estates and Facilities provide robust Assurance to Non-Executive Directors

The cost of attending the conference is £100.00 per person.  This includes attendance at the Conference, course handouts, coffee/tea & bacon roll on arrival, mid morning coffee/tea, 2-course buffet lunch and afternoon tea/coffee.

Programme

9.00am REGISTRATION. Coffee/Tea and Bacon Roll

9.30am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

Presenter – Paul Holt Director of Estates, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

9.45am THE PREMISES CODE:
A code of Practice for Quality and Safety in Healthcare Premises

Presenter – Christopher Farrah Chief Architect, Department of Health

10.30am DEVELOPING A BOARD ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK

Presenter – Sue Jacques Executive Director of Finance/Deputy Chief Executive, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

11.15am Morning Coffee/Tea

11.30am HOW DO ESTATES & FACILITIES PROVIDE ROBUST ASSURANCE TO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS?

Presenter – Mike Hall
General Manager (Facilities), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

12.15pm THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACT 2008
Code of Practice for the NHS on the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections related guidance

Presenter – Tim Litherland
Division Manager, SHA Estates Northern (Chairman of the FM TAG)

1.00pm 2-COURSE BUFFET LUNCH

2.00pm GOVERNANCE IN PRACTICE – LESSONS FROM THE FLOOR

GROUP BREAK-OUT SESSION

Facilitators:

Alison McCree Associate Director of Facilities and Performance, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Paul Holt Director of Estates, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Bill Harris-Heffer Deputy Director of Facilities, Mersey Care NHS Trust

Alison Slater Assistant Director – Hotel Services Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2.45pm DEMONSTRATING GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITHIN ESTATES AND FACILITIES 

Presenter – Darryn Kerr
Director of Estates and Facilities, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

3.30pm CLOSING REMARKS

Afternoon Tea/Coffee

SAFE JOURNEY HOME

About The Speakers

PAUL HOLT
Director of Estates, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Paul has worked within the NHS as a construction professional for over 25 years in both the Acute and Mental Health environments. A recent graduate of the Lancaster Executive MBA programme, Paul was promoted to the position of Director of Estates at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in September 2008. With broad operational and capital experience, Paul has extensive experience in the management of Governance/Assurance data through complex Service Level Agreements as both a provider and receiver of information. Operating at a strategic level within the Acute Trust, Paul is heavily involved in the development of a sustainable Estates Department that offers a safe, cost effective, value for money service.

CHRISTOPHER FARRAH
Chief Architect, Department of Health

Christopher currently leads the departments Premises Assurance Team and is the Department of Health's Chief Architect. He played a fundamental role in establishing the Estates and Facilities Division within the department in 2005. Formerly, Christopher developed the Departments Better Healthcare Buildings programme with NHS Estates as the Head of Design for the Centre for Healthcare Architecture and Design. Prior to this date, Christopher worked for the NHS Executive at Trent Regional Office, where he came to work from the service and private practice. Christopher is a professionally qualified Architect in addition to engineering and construction disciplines.

SUE JACQUES
Executive Director of Finance/Deputy Chief Executive, County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Sue Jacques is the Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Finance at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which is a large Acute Trust (turnover approximately £310m) in the North East of England.  Sue joined Finance Director colleagues from the North West of England earlier this year on their Applied Learning programme.

MIKE HALL
General Manager (Facilities), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Mike has worked in the NHS, mainly in the North West, for 37 years in a number of facilities management positions.  He is now the General Manager for Facilities Services at the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and has responsibility for the full range of facilities services and the capital redevelopment of the hospital site at Salford Royal Hospital. Mike holds the view that performance management, assurance and governance is the key to the delivery of a high quality health service, and working at a Trust that prides itself on excellence, he has to provide assurance to the board and non-executive directors that facilities services are safe, clean and personal.

TIM LITHERLAND
Division Manager, SHA Estates Northern, (Chairman of the Facilities Management TAG)

Tim became Chair of the Northern Facilities Management Training Advisory Group in 2006 having been a member for several years.  He has worked in the NHS for the majority of his career, currently as Head of Estates and Facilities for the North of England working with and through the three northern SHAs. During his earlier time in the NHS he has worked in Wakefield, the Wirral and East Lancashire before a stint at DH/NHS Estates. He also spent some time away from the NHS when he worked in the Middle East, primarily working within healthcare predominantly on turnkey hospital projects. A Chartered Engineer, he remains involved in a number of key efm areas, such as, decontamination, performance and quality, patient environment and developing the efm workforce. In his spare time he is Chair of Governors to a local school and enjoys travel when he gets the opportunity.

DARRYN KERR
Director of Estates and Facilities, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Darryn is Director of Estates & Facilities at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. His Board Directors position includes responsibility for all facets of Estate and Facilities Management, Estates Capital Investment and Delivery, Clinical and Service Planning and PFI Contract Management in the largest Acute NHS Trust in England including the biggest Teaching Hospital in Europe. Prior to rejoining the NHS, Darryn held various posts in NHS Estates and the Department of Health including being the Director for the National Decontamination Programme at its conception; Chief Engineer and Head of Profession for the NHS in England and Acting Director of Estates and Facilities Management for the Department of Health, when he was instrumental in establishing the Departments new Division. Darryn is a member of various Department of Health Advisory Committees and is a Council and Executive Committee Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management and Chairs their Education and Conference Committee.

Further Information :-

VENUE:

Wrightington Hospital is located ½ mile from Junction 27 of the M6 on the A5209 towards Parbold.

A DETAILED LOCATION MAP WILL BE SENT TO DELEGATES ALONG WITH CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING