Safety in maternity care, waiting list management and how hospitals are spending their charitable funds will be among the topics discussed this week by hospital leaders.
The Boards of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) will come together for their bi-monthly “Boards in Common” meeting at 9am on Thursday 13 February 2025.
For almost a year now, the two Trusts have been working together under the group name of NHS Humber Health Partnership in order to share expertise, improve efficiency, and deliver more joined-up services for patients across the Humber region.
Together, the two Trusts are responsible for staff and services at Hull Royal Infirmary, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Castle Hill Hospital, Goole and District Hospital, and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, as well as some community services.
Sean Lyons, Chairman of both NLaG and HUTH says: “Healthcare is a shared interest which everyone in our community has. From having a baby to help with long term conditions, from routine surgery to an emergency admission, most of us will have had some kind of experience of hospital services and understand just how important it is for the NHS to be there when we need it.
“At our next Boards in Common meeting, our two Trusts’ senior leaders will be discussing some of the key areas which patients and the public regularly look for assurance on; tackling long waits, for example, patient safety, and plans to recruit and retain skilled clinical staff.
“We would like to invite anyone who has an interest in these areas to come and listen to that discussion, and to understand the challenges and opportunities we are facing as hospital providers right now.”
At the same meeting, the two Boards will also be asked to approve a new joint People Strategy 2025-2028, which sets out the two organisations’ commitment to supporting staff including health and wellbeing, personal and professional development, vacancy reduction, and affirming a culture of ‘putting people first’.
Executive and Non-Executive Directors will also be given an update on progress in respect of the Humber Acute Services Review, and steps taken since approval was given to consolidate some hospital services across North and North East Lincolnshire. A short slot will be given over to questions from the public at the end of the meeting, once all of the Board discussions have concluded.
The Boards in Common meeting will be held at 9am on Thursday 13 February in the Board Room, Alderson House (Trust HQ) at Hull Royal Infirmary.
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