2006-07 Annual Report & Accounts

Barnsley HospitalNHSBarnsley Trust Foundation Annual Report Annual Report & Accounts & Accounts 2006/07 2006/07 Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Gawber Road Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 2EP Annual Report&Accounts Tel. 01226 730000 www.bhnft.nhs.uk 2006/07 This document is printed on paper produced from 75% recycled fibre. Design by: vividcreative.com © 2007 V4219 V4219_BRNSLY_NHS Report07_AW 12/7/07 4:32 pm Page 3 Annual Report & Accounts 2006/07 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, Schedule 1, paragraph 25 (4). V4219_BRNSLY_NHS Report07_AW 12/7/07 4:32 pm Page 4 Contents Chairman’s message 5 Chief Executive’s message 7 Operating and financial review 8 i. Introduction 8 ii. Providing high quality, low risk care 9 iii. Achieving success in a choice environment 14 iv. Improving efficiency 16 v. Creating new income opportunities 19 vi.Working in partnership 21 vii. Making a social contribution 22 viii. Financial overview 24 Governing Council 25 Board of Directors 28 Committees 32 Membership 34 Public interest disclosures 36 Remuneration report 39 Statement of Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities 40 Auditor’s opinion and certificate 41 Statement of Internal Control 42 Accounts 48 Annual Report & Accounts 2006/07 Telephone: 01226 730000 www.bhnft.nhs.uk V4219_BRNSLY_NHS Amended pages 2/7/07 4:30 pm Page 1 Chairman’s message The hospital year to the end of I know that whilst we continue The new system of funding that March 2007 was one of mixed to achieve targets set for the NHS, I have referred to as ‘pay as you go’, achievement. On the positive Barnsley Hospital has much more more properly termed ‘payment front we have, as comprehensively yet to do to ensure that we provide by results’,has potentially major explained in the report, continued in the best care possible for each and implication for the future availability our drive to improve the standard of every one of our patients. I am of acute hospital services in Barnsley. care available to users of our services. confident that the Board is well This is a consequence of current We were rated one of the top forty equipped to drive forward health policy to reduce services that hospitals in the country and the continued improvement but are to be made available to patients Healthcare Commission determined we are far from complacent. in hospitals such as ours.To enable that our care should, over all these implications to be fully standards, be considered ‘Good’. Whilst I believe that the opportunity understood we have, during the for our patients and staff has year, commenced an analysis of the The care we provide to elderly continued to progress, the effort options that will follow the future people has been accredited at a and commitment that has been reduction of care that is accessible level of competence that has been necessary this year to ensure in our hospital.This work is of major suggested other hospitals could the effective management and importance and representatives from learn from.We have extended our accountability of the hospital and all sections of the community, served care facilities for babies with special its finances has been extraordinary. by the hospital, are involved in the and intensive care needs.We have This has contributed to the more study. I anticipate that the Strategic progressed our infection control negative side of my assessment Options Analysis, as the study is systems by introducing deep clean of progress this year. In particular termed, will be available for wider technology and we have appointed the transfer of block funding for consultation during this summer. a consultant to lead our drive to hospital services to a ‘pay as you go’ maximise infection control. treatment has drained significant Our Governing Council, now Furthermore we have succeeded in time from already over stretched established for three years, achieving Improving Working Lives management and finance teams. continues to provide a most Practice Plus.This is testament to Having taken a year to reach valuable contribution to our the extent to which we go as a agreement concerning our contract hospital. Contribution to hospital to create an environment for the provision of services with our debate concerning performance, for our staff that would not be main commissioner I am relieved to governance and the future direction available to most employees in report that the hospital now has of the hospital is invaluable and the work place environment. agreements concerning our I should like to place on record expected work programme to take my appreciation to the Governing us through to March 2008. In the Council for the support and context of the excessive amount guidance that has been readily of time and effort that has been provided over the past year. required to reach agreement with our Primary Care Trust achieving financial balance at year end March 2007 is acknowledged by the Board as a major success. pages04|05 V4219_BRNSLY_NHS Report07_AW 12/7/07 4:32 pm Page 6 Chairman, Gordon Firth (left) and Acting Chief Executive, Dr David Hicks (right). I traditionally use this opportunity maintain and improve our facilities from the Board is given, our to formally express my appreciation and environment to ensure the success will more likely depend to our staff at every level in the continued provision of safe upon the continued individual organisation for the contribution, attractive services and facilities. and collective effort of our staff. both individually and collectively, This then dictates a minimum level We all need to accept that, by our that has enabled yet another year that we can operate at and in turn actions, we encourage or otherwise of success for Barnsley Hospital a minimum level of service income potential patients to choose referral NHS Foundation Trust.This year (the pay as you go factor) that to our hospital as their first choice. I need to say more. is essential to our future success. We have an enviable reputation for Patient choice, properly advised by dedicated staff at Barnsley Hospital. I have referred to the Strategic performance data and reputation That is why I have confidence that Options Analysis that is presently together with guidance from the commitment I have referred in progress.Without doubt this General Practice colleagues will to will be supported and result study will confirm that much of determine the number of referrals to in the best possible opportunity the referral work we have come our hospital and in turn our income. to ensure our future as the hospital to expect over many past years will of first choice. in the future, under present policy, These factors will have a major become the responsibility of other influence on the future of Barnsley health care providers.The hospital, Hospital.The Board, supported by Gordon Firth as an entity, relies for its longer-term the Governing Council, is determined Chairman existence and success upon several to do everything it can to shape the factors that need to be maintained. hospital and its services to maximise These include adequate suitably our opportunity to continue to qualified and proficient staff at all provide the comprehensive acute levels to ensure that we respond to hospital service in Barnsley that patient need in a safe and timely Barnsley has come to expect and manner.We also require them to deserve.Whilst this commitment Annual Report & Accounts 2006/07 Telephone: 01226 730000 www.bhnft.nhs.uk V4219_BRNSLY_NHS Report07_AW 12/7/07 4:32 pm Page 7 Chief Executive’s message I am delighted to be able to echo As you will read in the following services locally.We have had the words of the Chairman with report, the Trust continues to meet some excellent discussion with regard to the success of the last all nationally set targets as well as our Primary Care Trust and Local financial year. work to deliver more challenging Authority colleagues and this local objectives. three way arrangement should I was flattered to be asked to take up help us chart a course through the post of Acting Chief Executive for Last year, we continued to focus the challenging times ahead. the Trust by the Chairman and Board on our strategy of improving access The Strategic Options Analysis of Directors from December 2006. times and raising quality across the Report is expected in mid I regard this as the high point of board. Details of this are contained summer 2007. my 24-year association with the within the report. Trust and the people of Barnsley, I must offer a huge vote of thanks having worked during that time as The Trust ended the year with our for the continued commitment and a Consultant Physician, the Trust’s financial position in balance, even dedication from staff and volunteers Medical Director and now it’s Chief delivering a small surplus which across the organisation. Barnsley Accountable Officer. I am left in no will be reinvested in patient care is already acknowledged as a high doubt, through my contacts with and you will see from the report performing and friendly hospital other Chief Executives across the how higher than planned levels and with the help of all involved country that the Trust is held in of activity generated these monies. we must assure its future and high regard, with a reputation for For the next year we look forward progress to becoming truly the high performance, friendliness to more change with continued first choice hospital for people and innovation. investment in the NHS but it must in Barnsley and beyond. It is my intention to ensure that be remembered that following the we continue to provide excellent financial year 2007/08 the total Dr David Hicks NHS services for patients with the percentage increase in monies Acting Chief Executive key focus being the quality of the available to the NHS for the next patient experience.To this end I feel three years will only equal that we must look at the freedoms and for 2007/08.

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