Our board meets regularly to discuss our work.
We are committed to openness and transparency. The board conducts as much of its business as possible in a session that the public are welcome to attend and observe. If you would like to attend, confirmation of whether you will do this in person or online would be welcomed. To protect confidentiality some business is discussed in a private session.
At the end of the meeting, if time permits, the Chair may invite members of the public to ask a question or briefly address the board - these can be emailed in advance to ccs.trustsecretary@nhs.net (use 'Trust Board Meeting Question' in the subject heading of your email).
Questions should be:
• Addressed through the Chair
• About matters under consideration or of current public interest
• Submitted in advance, if about a specific matter, so we can find relevant information.
We may not be able to answer a question fully in public session, for example, if it could disclose personal details. Responses will either be posted onto the Trust's board meeting webpage following the meeting, or can be found in the minutes published due course.
Public Board Meetings
Items discussed in public board usually include:
• policies, reports and strategic plans.
• committee reports.
• strategic risk register and staff survey results.
Private Board Meetings
We only discuss items in private session to protect confidentiality. These include:
• cases that may identify people who use services, carers or staff members
• commercially-sensitive information and legal advice.
Please note: Visitors may take written notes, but using mobile devices during a meeting is not allowed unless the board gives prior agreement.
The agenda and meeting papers are available on this page a few days before each meeting.
Please see below the list of the Trust Board meetings (papers from prior years are available on request by emailing: ccs.accesstoinfo@nhs.net).
The relevant papers will appear if you click on your chosen date for each meeting shortly before it's due to take place.
For further information please contact:
Sarah Feal
Trust Secretary & Freedom to Speak Up Guardian
Email: ccs.trustsecretary@nhs.net