Aneurin Bevan Health Board Wednesday 28 November 2012 Agenda Item: 4.4

Aneurin Bevan Health Board

Executive Team Report

1 Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to provide the Board with an overview of current key issues locally and in NHS Wales through a report from members of the Executive Team of Aneurin Bevan Health Board.

Not all members of the Team have provided content for the report as updates are also provided through other reports on the Board agenda.

It also provides the opportunity to bring forward items to the Health Board to demonstrate in public, areas that are being progressed and achievements that are being made, which might not come through prior consideration by Health Board Committees or go directly to the Board as key discussion papers.

This report is intended to ensure the Board remains up-to-date and also provides an opportunity to highlight areas that can be brought back for future agenda.

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2.1 Notable Achievements and Acknowledgement of Successes

2.1.1 Maternity Buddy Scheme The maternity buddy scheme gained excellent national coverage prior to a presentation by Senior Midwife, Suzanne Hardacre, at the Annual Conference of the Royal College of Midwives in November.

The scheme has around 30 signed up volunteers who support mums and babies in a range of non-clinical duties. The scheme is extremely popular with younger volunteers wishing to begin a career in midwifery and older women who simply want to volunteer to give something back.

News items appeared in the Sunday Times, South Wales Argus and the scheme was also covered on Sky News and BBC Breakfast

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2.1.2 Annual Nursing Conference - "Extraordinary People: Making the Shift” Nursing delegates from across the Health Board area attended this packed conference on the 13th September at the Christchurch Centre in Newport.

Presentations included minor injuries services, empowering young people, enhanced recovery after surgery, babies and bathwater and care at the end of life. Nursing issues from every area were discussed and debated and the conference closed with a specially adapted version of ‘Dragon’s Den’.

2.1.3 Public Health Sex Matters Project Young volunteers from the Sex Matters Project were in Cwmbran town centre in October to talk directly to members of the public about contraception.

The volunteers aged between 18-25 teamed up with the Aneurin Bevan Public Health Team to spread the word about a range of contraceptives called LARCs (Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives) which are highly effective and available in clinics or from GP surgeries.

2.1.4 Passport to Better Care A project aimed at supporting the families of children with autism by providing them with a passport of personal health information was launched in October.

The Autism Passport (About Me) has been designed to give parents, children and young people a personal record that they can update and share with professionals during transition between the different services they come into contact with.

The passport has been developed by professionals with input from parents and young people who expressed frustration at the diagnostic process for autism and having to continually repeat developmental histories and concerns.

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2.1.5 Stop Pressure Ulcer Day Health Board staff participated in Stop Pressure Ulcer Day in November. This is an international event to raise awareness of the problem for health professionals and the general public.

Posters were displayed in the Royal Gwent , Nevill Hall Hospital, , and Chepstow Community Hospital, together with information leaflets.

The Tissue Viability Team were out raising awareness in local supermarkets as well as attending a rugby match to raise public awareness.

2.1.6 Healthcare Support Workers Conference This second conference was held at the Christchurch Centre in Newport. The conference had an Olympic theme this year and featured Health Care Support Workers from across the Health Board who ‘carried the torch’ for patients and the public.

A key-note address was given by Executive Nurse Director, Denise Llewellyn and Jan Smith, Director of Therapies and Health Science. The conference featured fascinating presentations from a huge range of Health Care Support Workers

2.1.7 Champions for Health Aneurin Bevan Health Board staff are taking part in the new Champions for Health campaign, launched locally on 1st October 2012. As the 2012 summer of sport drew to a close, staff from across Wales were invited to take up the baton and sign up for a six month challenge to improve their health. The campaign is encouraging NHS Wales’ staff to become healthier and more effective role models of public health messages.

2.1.8 Awareness Campaigns The Health Board is proactively engaged with a number of national health related awareness campaigns. These include Alcohol Awareness Week and European Antibiotics Awareness Day which aims to keep antibiotics effective amid fears that many types of antibiotics are losing their effectiveness.

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2.1.9 Flu Kills – Get the Jab To protect staff and patients, Aneurin Bevan Health Board has asked all staff, particularly those with patient contact, to have their free seasonal flu vaccination this year.

Whilst frontline health workers are a priority group, the Health Board is encouraging all staff to receive the flu vaccination. Professional bodies, such as the General Medical Council, the British Medical Association, Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Midwives endorse flu vaccination for staff, as an effective intervention to protect both staff and their patients from serious complications of flu.

2.2 Gelligaer and Gilfach Surgeries Transferred to General Medical Services Status from 1 November 2012

Gelligaer Surgery has been a managed practice since 2003. In June 2009 the practice was advertised through the LHB Vacant practice process and Doctors Gravell, Holland & Swain were appointed as the preferred partnership to take the practice back to GMS status subject to the completion and commissioning of new surgery premises in Gelligaer and stabilisation of practice income.

The new premises were opened in July 2012 and the new partnership has taken over the management of Gelligaer and Gilfach Surgeries from 1 November 2012. All staff have transferred under TUPE regulations.

2.3 Abertillery General Medical Services Practice Changes

Following Dr Roy’s retirement at the end of September, his practice has been taken over by Abernant Surgery, under a new partnership. The two practices are based in the same building The Bridge Centre in Abertillery. Dr Rudling is now in partnership with Dr Southan, who also manages a branch practice in Trinant.

2.4 Emergency Dental Services

The Board agreed in September to invest in additional dental services to address the problems patients were experiencing in accessing NHS dental care. This included the following:

• Additional investment in emergency dental activity until 31 March 2013. • Additional 10,000 Units of Dental Activity.

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Following this agreement staff from the Primary Care and Networks Division and Public Health Team met representatives from Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council and the Local Dental Committee to agree the priority areas for investment, reflecting the dental health needs, agree the commissioning process and service specification.

Following this meeting it was agreed that additional activity was required in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport and Torfaen.

The selection process included the Local Dental Committee and Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council. This resulted in there being an additional 84 appointments being commissioned across the Health Board areas listed above. This commenced on 12 November 2012.

The commissioning for the additional 10,000 Units of Dental Activity is progressing. This is also involving the Local Dental Committee and Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council, with advice from the Public Health Dental Advisor.

2.5 Enhanced Services The new commissioning arrangements for the Health Board’s General Medical Services Enhanced Services Plan took effect from Monday 1 October 2012. The table below details the number of practices that are commissioned to provide the new services:

Enhanced Service Number of Practices • Extended Hours 19 (2 pending)

• Diabetes 79

• Care Homes 56

• Minor Surgery 83

• Near Patient Testing 89

• Gonadorelins 89

• IUCD Service for Patients not 29 Registered with a GP Provider

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2.6 GMS Services: A is For Access

The Health Board has continued to work with practices to improve access to General Practitioners and there are now 44 practices who achieve the maximum 5 As for Access. This compares with 28 in January 2012.

2.7 Staff Canteen at Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital

A kitchen has historically operated on the LGH site. Whilst this has in the past produced food for patients on the site, as patient levels dropped, so has demand for the service. Following the opening of the Assessment and Treatment unit and the successful housing of long term clients in residential accommodation, the patient activity in the Assessment and Treatment unit has been served by food produced at County Hospital.

At this time the kitchen reverted to producing food for the staff canteen only. This non-patient element had for many years struggled to be financially viable and with the loss of patient function posed a greater financial liability, although operational changes were made to reduce that pressure.

Following approval of the Business Case to rationalise the LGH site in support of the Specialist and Critical Care Centre (SCCC) development, a programme of works will conclude with the decanting of 178 staff to other sites, notably St Cadoc’s Hospital (SCH).

This move will take place no later than 31 March 2012 and will also include the cessation of conference facilities on the site previously provided from the Conference Centre and Caernarvon Villa which traditionally have been a large component of the number users of the canteen.

The above changes will have a substantial impact on activity and footfall for the canteen which will only worsen the financial viability of the canteen and thus the Executive Team approved a paper brought forward by the Divisional Director Facilities recommending closure of the canteen on 31 March 2012.

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2.8 Cessation of Subsidised Bus Service to the Royal Gwent and St Woolos

Newport Transport Limited (NTL) has provided a subsidised bus service for Aneurin Bevan Health Board for many years. This service was designed to transport patients, visitors and staff to and from the (RGH), St Woolos Hospital (SWH) and Newport Bus Station as well as providing a shuttle bus from the Royal Gwent Hospital to and from Mendalgief Road Car Park (MRCP).

Discussions prompted by the Health Board surrounding the financial sustainability of the service have resulted in agreement that it is unaffordable for Aneurin Bevan health Board and uneconomic for NTL. A paper was developed by the Facilities Division and submitted for Executive Team consideration in October.

In working with NTL officers staff from the Facilities Division identified a plethora of other public bus services which pass the RGH site at regular intervals and NTL will now work with the Health Board to publicise these options for staff and visitors to RGH site.

In terms of the SWH site, NTL requested that the Health Board continue a financial contribution for 12 months to allow them to develop and publicise existing services which pass SWH site to specifically support the Casnewydd side of the site.

The shuttle bus which operated in late evenings had seen a dramatic drop off in demand with enhancements to car parking lighting at MRCP, changes in historical work shift patterns and the ability for staff who work into the evenings to park their cars on the RGH site. A survey undertaken for the Executive Team paper demonstrated an exceptionally low use.

The Executive Team have accepted the recommendation of the Divisional Director for Facilities to cease the RGH and MRCP services, yet continue the contribution for 12 months to allow NTL to develop SWH services. Aneurin Bevan Health Board and NTL are working closely to publicise these developments which, due to the timing set by NTL must take effect by 17 November 2012. Staff and public briefings are being developed and the Divisional Director Facilities has briefed staff side representatives and the Community Health Council.

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2.9 Older Adult Mental Health Service Modernisation Programme

This is a phased approach to the redesign of Older Adult Mental Health services. The redesign was planned in three phases. Phase 1 has been completed and largely involved the closure of a ward in in and the reinvestment of resources into the further development of the community model. The Division was about to enter into consultation with service users and carers on Phase 2 and this was to be led by the Community Health Council (CHC). However, following a number of concerns being expressed to the CHC, Primary Health Care and service user forums, it was decided to postpone the planned consultation event until further work could be undertaken. The primary concern associated with the Phase 2 proposals was the absence of dementia beds in Pontypool which would have led to individuals requiring dementia care being admitted to Ebbw Vale. The decision to postpone the consultation was taken in conjunction with the CHC. It is the intention of the Division to try to develop opportunities with older adult physical health colleagues that could see the introduction of integrated dementia beds in Torfaen. This would then enable Phase 2 and 3 of the Older Adult Mental Health redesign to be revisited.

Whilst the decision has been taken to hold back the Phase 2 redesign, senior managers from Aneurin Bevan Health Board are in discussion with the CHC in respect of proceeding with a specific aspect of the Phase 2 redesign relating to proposed changes in Caerphilly. These changes would enable the provision of single gender areas within the current Older Adult Mental Health wards at YYF.

The Division believes that it should use Ty Glas as an area specifically to manage the male patients with dementia leaving the current Annwylfan ward to manage female patients requiring dementia care. This would be in line with the latest policy that states single gender inpatient facilities have to be introduced. This arrangement will also allow for more space for patients in each of the areas. Annwylfan would provide 12 beds and Ty Glas would be run as an 8-bedded area. Should the proposals be accepted, there would clearly be an impact on those individuals with a functional illness who currently use Ty Glas. The impact of this has been assessed by the clinical staff in Caerphilly in conjunction with the CHC.

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The latest analysis of the impact assessment shows that of the admissions on the Ty Glas functional ward indicated that there were a total of 43 admissions; of these:- o 27 were considered to be individuals over the age of 65 who were classified as fit functional patients. Should the proposals be agreed, these patients would then be admitted into the adult unit in Caerphilly which physically sits adjacent to Ty Glas and as such they would not be disadvantaged in any way. It is important to note that current policy stipulates that we should be introducing an age blind service; so the intention of the Division is to ensure that all physically fit functional patients will be admitted into Mental Health functional units in the near future and therefore these proposals for Caerphilly will be in line with changes that will happen across Gwent. o 8 of the 43 patients were considered to have dementia and as such should have been admitted into Annwylfan, therefore these individuals would not be disadvantaged should these proposals be accepted. o The remaining 8 admissions are considered to be patients who are functionally ill and frail and as such would be considered to be vulnerable to be admitted to the Mental Health functional unit, Ty Cyfannol. This represents less than 1 admission per month and it is recommended that an alternative provision for these 8 would need to be sought should the proposals be agreed. Analysis of these 8 admissions indicate that they relate to 6 individuals (2 individuals were re-admitted on 2 occasions). These individuals live in different parts of Caerphilly and the Division would offer them the choice of the closest alternative Older Adult functional ward. The alternatives are as follows:

▪ Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm, Ebbw Vale ▪ Ty Siriol Unit, Pontypool ▪ Tredegar ward, St. Woolos Hospital

Analysis of these 8 admissions has shown that 7 would have travelled a further distance to access the alternative ward. However, the distance was not considered excessive as it ranged between 2 and 9 miles. One of the 8 would have had to travel an additional 12 miles.

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Action to address the issues highlighted is essential. As such, a briefing paper will be considered by the CHC’s Executive Group at the end of November 2102 and should these proposals be accepted, the Division would then begin to implement the planned changes.

2.10 Review of Community Health Councils

The Minister for Health and Social Services announced earlier in the year that the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care had been asked to undertake a review of Community Health Councils. The Welsh Government recently published a consultation paper on proposals arising from the review. The consultation will run from 24th October 2012 to the 16th January 2013. A Health Board response to the consultation is being developed by Richard Bowen, Director of Planning and the Board will be asked to contribute to the response prior to its submission in January 2013.

2.11 Capital Programme 2012-2013

A detailed paper on the Aneurin Bevan Health Board Capital Programme was submitted to the Board in September 2012. Set out below is a summary of current issues:

• The actions and approvals set out in the September Board Paper are being implemented. This includes the Estate Rationalisation Business Justification Case approved from the Discretionary Capital Programme as part of that submission.

• In line with the previously agreed Strategic Outline Case the final Business Justification Case for the Estates Infrastructure has been submitted to the Welsh Government to release funding from the All Wales Capital Programme. It has a value of approximately £2.7m and covers the following areas of work:

1. Main Electrical Distribution System (RGH) 2. Key Plant Electrical Distribution System & Controls (RGH) 3. ‘B’ Block Replacement of Foul Drainage Network (RGH) 4. Replacement of Boiler Plant (NHH) 5. Replacement of Heating Controls (NHH)

• Approximately 95% of the Discretionary Capital Programme has now been committed although all approvals continue to be monitored for deliverability and any financial or programme risk. This means that approximately £380k remains unallocated subject to any further slippage or adjustments.

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• Programme and expenditure for approved All Wales Capital schemes, such as the SCCC and Estates Infrastructure BJC, are being monitored closely to ensure Capital Resource Limit compliance.

• As in previous years, bids in areas such as ICT and replacement equipment procurements that would be high priority in 2013- 2014 and that can be implemented at relatively short notice, are being developed for late approval in the current year assuming there is sufficient flexibility within the programme.

• The Health Board will face significant demand for Discretionary Capital from 2013-2014 onwards with particular emphasis on the expected requirements for major equipment replacement, including imaging and ICT, and statutory/fire safety expenditure, but with additional demands for service reconfiguration schemes and estate rationalisation. The Health Board is currently anticipating a Discretionary Capital allocation of approximately £5.5m in 2013-2014 and a draft 3-year Aneurin Bevan Health Board Capital Programme is currently being developed.

The following assumed commitments are currently included in the draft programme for 2013-2014.

This is indicative only as all capital bids must be subject to appropriate individual approvals before any expenditure is authorised:

Item £000 Estate Statutory Maintenance 350 Fire 75 X-ray tube replacement 50 Junior Doctors Residence - scheme subject to BJC 2012-2013 493 CT Scanner RGH 1500 Gamma Camera 800 North Resource Centre outstanding ICT and equipment 253 Anti- Ligature phase 3B 150 Total 3671 Balance of remaining Funding 1796

The following items are assumed to be a high priority for Discretionary Capital Funding from 2013-2014 onwards subject to further development, costing and submission of business cases for appropriate approval.

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Equipment Replacement – Divisional Priorities ABHB-wide Estate Rationalisation Phase 3 Inpatient Haematology Centralisation Possible Centralisation of Breast services Women’s Unit B7 Royal Gwent Hospital Paediatric Sustainability project Nevill Hall Main Delivery Unit Whiteheads Car Park A&E Development Royal Gwent Hospital Endoscopy Nevill Hall Pumps and Syringe Drivers etc. ABHB-wide Other Service Re-configuration proposals

The Discretionary Capital Programme is unlikely to be able to support all demands made upon it in 2013-2014 and all bids will need to be carefully scrutinised following receipt of business cases and prioritised prior to consideration.

It is planned to provide a comprehensive Board paper at the meeting in January giving more background on both funding and demand and describing the processes that will be used to ensure best value is obtained from all capital investment.

2.12 Specialist and Critical Care Centre

The Outline Business Case (OBC) remains on programme for submission to the Welsh Government in December 2012.

Key dates include:

• Gateway Health check of SCCC project - 12 to14 November 2012 • Health Board briefing - 14 November 2012 • Outline Planning Application to Planning Committee -20 November 2012 • Final Draft Outline Business Case to Board - 28 November 2012 • Outline Business Case to Welsh Government - December 2012

Other key current activities include:

• Ongoing clinical engagement to further develop service models, operational policies and design.

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• Peer Review of the design of the preferred option by NWSSP- Facilities Services (Estate Development) – this has been undertaken and is considered to be a valuable pre-scrutiny exercise which should assist with the OBC approval process. • Continued engagement with IPAG (Welsh Government OBC scrutineers) to ensure OBC and option appraisal process remains in line with current guidance and Welsh Government expectations. • Continued dialogue with Torfaen County Borough Council in support of the Outline Planning Application. • Discussion with BETS about site acquisition – supported by NWSSP-Facilities Services (Property Services).

2.13 Estate Infrastructure

The Aneurin Bevan Health Board has an Estates Infrastructure Plan to manage a range of major estate risks at the Royal Gwent, St Woolos and Nevill Hall Hospital sites.

In 2010, the Welsh Government approved a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for the whole Estate Infrastructure Plan since when a number of BJCs have been submitted and approved.

The current programme amounts to ca. £8.9m for the highest priority areas of estate risk and is funded from the All-Wales Capital Programme.

Work is currently underway on the previously approved lift and chiller replacement schemes at the Royal Gwent Hospital

A final BJC for £2.7m has been agreed for submission to the Welsh Government. It combines the remainder of the projects contained within the reduced scope of the Estates Infrastructure Programme.

It covers the following areas of work:

Resilience Main Distribution System (RGH) Key Plant Electrical Distribution System & Controls (RGH) ‘B’ Block Replacement of Foul Drainage Network (RGH) Replacement of Boiler Plant (NHH) Replacement of Heating Controls (NHH)

Subject to Welsh Government approval it is anticipated that this phase of work will start early in 2013.

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2.14 South Wales Programme

The 12-week engagement process for the South Wales Programme was launched on 26th September and continues with events taking place throughout the Health Board catchment area. Events have been targeted at existing stakeholder groups, staff briefings and public arenas such as supermarkets and shopping centres.

In parallel with the engagement process, work of the regional programme team continues to develop the service models for A&E, obstetrics, paediatric and neonates and developing and testing the capacity and activity model that will underpin the proposed change. A workforce stream is also testing medical workforce assumptions and continuing the dialogue with the deanery on future provision of medical trainees.

Engagement closes on 19th December, following on from which consideration of the feedback will take place with the intention of going out to consult on preferred options in late January 2013. This will be subject to further discussion with each of the Health Boards and the Welsh Government.

2.15 Annual and 3 year planning

Work has commenced on developing the Health Board's Annual Plan for 2013/14 and ultimately a 3 year rolling plan. In order to support this process an Integrated Planning Framework has been developed which is intended to align the public health, service, quality, finance and workforce priorities of the organisation within the context of a rolling three year programme of delivery and transformational change. This represents a real opportunity for the organisation but one that will increasingly rely on improved co- ordination between corporate functions and the need for Divisions to increasingly focus on clinical pathway redesign across (not simply within) individual specialties.

The Planning Framework should be one that ensures a ‘values- driven’ approach based on safety, effectiveness and maximising patient outcomes whilst balancing the financial, workforce and estate challenges of the organisation recognising that status quo is not an option. It should engage clinical and operational staff in an open and transparent process and building on the outcomes already clearly articulated within Clinical Futures. The service improvement priorities being defined by the newly created ABCi function will also enhance this approach and will align with this framework.

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Our approach reflects the national policy direction identified within Together for Health (TFH), Our Healthy Futures and Sustainable Social Service which all signal a move towards using clearly defined outcomes and pathway redesign rather than process driven targets to measure the success of the service. It also recognises that we need to align our longer term (traditionally 5 year) plans with our annual plans which have focused on delivery of short-term targets.

It is vital therefore, that given the current challenges we face both now and in the future, we must drive sustainable services and workforce at a local level recognising that the status quo is no longer an option. Medium term planning should be viewed as a month-on-month process over a 36 month cycle rather than an annual, one off event.

The final draft Annual and Three year Plan will be presented to the Board in February 2013.

3. Consultant Appointments

The purpose of the report is to inform the Health Board of outcomes from statutory Consultant Advisory Appointments Committees since the previous meeting, and to seek endorsement of substantive Consultant appointments made on its behalf. The report is sponsored by the Medical Director.

3.1 Appointment of Consultant Geriatrician

The Health Board held interviews for the post of Consultant Geriatrician on Thursday 14th June 2012. The appointments panel comprised the following members:

REPRESENTING THE CHAIRMAN: Professor Helen Houston, Independent Board Member, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Ms Joanne Absalom, Director of Primary, Community and Mental Health Services, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr Grant Robinson, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE ROYAL COLLEGE: Dr M G Cheesman, Consultant Geriatrician, Southmead Hospital

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REPRESENTING ANEURIN BEVAN HEALTH BOARD: Dr Mujtaba Hasan, Representing Divisional Director Ms Bobby Bolt, Locality Director

1 applicant was interviewed for this post.

The recruitment and interview process was conducted in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures.

The appointments panel recommended Dr Gwilym McMillan for appointment to this post.

3.2 Appointment of Consultant Radiologist

The Health Board held interviews for the post of Consultant Radiologist on Friday 27th July 2012. The appointments panel comprised the following members:

CHAIRMAN: Mr David Jenkins, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Dr Andrew Goodall, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr Paul Buss, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE ROYAL COLLEGE: Dr Sara Harrison, Consultant Radiologist, Cardiff and Vale

REPRESENTING ANEURIN BEVAN HEALTH BOARD: Mr Peter Lewis, Divisional Director Mrs Leanne Watkins, General Manager

1 applicant was interviewed for this post.

The recruitment and interview process was conducted in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures.

The appointments panel recommended Dr Jonathan Bainbridge for appointment to this post.

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3.3 Appointment of Consultant General Paediatrician

The Health Board held interviews for the post of Consultant General Paediatrician on Thursday 2nd August 2012.

The appointments panel comprised the following members:

CHAIRMAN: Mr David Jenkins, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Dr Andrew Goodall, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr Grant Robinson, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE ROYAL COLLEGE: Dr Neil Fraser, Consultant Paediatrician, Wye Valley NHS Trust

REPRESENTING ANEURIN BEVAN HEALTH BOARD: Dr Adam Southan, Divisional Director Dr Ian Bowler, Clinical Director Dr Davida Hawkes, Consultant Paediatrician

1 applicant was interviewed for this post.

The recruitment and interview process was conducted in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures.

The appointments panel recommended Dr Rebekah Pryce for appointment to this post.

3.4 Appointment of Consultant Radiologists (2 Posts)

The Health Board held interviews for the post of Consultant Radiologists on Wednesday 8th August 2012.

The appointments panel comprised the following members:

REPRESENTING THE CHAIRMAN: Mr Peter Sampson, Non-Officer Member, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mrs Anne Phillimore, Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

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REPRESENTING THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr Paul Buss, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE ROYAL COLLEGE: Dr Peter Stamper, Consultant Radiologist

REPRESENTING ANEURIN BEVAN HEALTH BOARD: Dr Richard Clements, Representing the Divisional Director Dr Ishan Gunatunga, Clinical Director

2 applicants were interviewed for these posts.

The recruitment and interview process was conducted in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures.

The appointments panel recommended Dr Brian Huey and Dr Catherine Tagg for appointment to these posts.

3.5 Appointment of Consultants in Emergency Medicine (2 Posts)

The Health Board held interviews for the posts of Consultants in Emergency Medicine on Wednesday 15th August 2012.

The appointments panel comprised the following members:

REPRESENTING THE CHAIRMAN: Mr Chris Koehli, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mrs Anne Phillimore, Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr Grant Robinson, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE ROYAL COLLEGE: Dr Lisa Munrodavies, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Bristol

REPRESENTING ANEURIN BEVAN HEALTH BOARD: Dr Stephen Hutchison, Divisional Director Dr Sally Jones, Clinical Director Dr Ella Harrison-Hansley, Consultant in Emergency Medicine Mr Steve Curry, General Manager

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2 applicants were interviewed for these posts.

The recruitment and interview process was conducted in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures.

The appointments panel recommended Dr Owain Chandler and Dr Naresh Thirumalai for appointment to these posts.

3.6 Appointment of Consultant Urologist with interest in Paediatric Surgery

The Health Board held interviews for the post of Consultant Urologist with interest in Paediatric Surgery on Monday 24th September 2012.

The appointments panel comprised the following members:

REPRESENTING THE CHAIRMAN: Miss Sue Kent, Vice Chair, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mrs Jan Smith, Director of Therapies and Health Science, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Professor Alex Anstey, Aneurin Bevan Health Board

REPRESENTING THE ROYAL COLLEGE: Mr Wai Man Chow, North Manchester General Hospital

REPRESENTING ANEURIN BEVAN HEALTH BOARD: Mr Peter Lewis, Divisional Director Mr Christopher Bates, Clinical Director

1 applicant was interviewed for this post.

The recruitment and interview process was conducted in accordance with Health Board policies and procedures.

The appointments panel recommended Dr Maria Hart Prieto for appointment to this post.

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3. Conclusion and Recommendation:

The Board is asked to receive this report for information.

Report prepared and sponsored by: Executive Team Aneurin Bevan Health Board

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