1. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Board & Committee Structure Trust Board Audit Committee Charitable Funds Committee Safety & Quality Committee Workforce Committee Finance & Performance Committee Integrated Risk & Governance Committee Strategy Committee Remuneration Committee

2. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Audit Frequency of Meetings : Six meetings per annum Chair: Paul Cartwright Executive lead: Chief Financial Officer Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: on all aspects of internal and external audit; that effective assurance controls, structures, systems and processes for integrated governance, risk management and internal controls are in place on the appointment of the internal and external auditors Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Attendees Chief Financial Officer Deputy Chief Executive Medical Director Deputy Director of Finance Director of Transformation Internal audit External audit

3. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Remuneration Frequency of meetings : As required Chair: Phil Townsend, Deputy Chair Executive lead: Director of Workforce Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: On the remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions of office for the Trust's Executive Directors and to recommend and monitor the structure of remuneration, including setting; on succession planning for the Executive Team Membership All Non Executive Directors Attendees Chief Executive Director of Workforce

4. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Safety & Quality Frequency of meetings : Bi-monthly Chair: Trust Chair or Deputy Chair Executive lead: Chief Nurse Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: on safety and excellence in patient care; on the effective and efficient use of resources through evidence-based clinical practice; on health and safety aspects on the effectiveness of information governance arrangements Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Chief Executive Medical Director Chief Nurse Deputy Chief Executive Director of Transformation Attendees Director of Workforce Deputy Director of Transformation Director of Communications Chief Information Officer AD Quality Governance and Risk Chief Pharmacist Clinical Divisional Directors Director of Environment Chief Information Officer Associate Medical Director for Clinical Standards Principal Risk PR1

5. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Workforce Frequency of meetings : Bi-monthly Chair: Ginny Edwards Executive lead: Director of Workforce Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: on all aspects of workforce, organisational development and learning development that the structures, systems and processes are in place and functioning to support the workforce that organisational development or learning development risks and issues are being managed in a controlled way on pay and agency costs on medical education Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Chief Nurse Medical Director Director of Workforce Chief Financial Officer Attendees Chair of Staff Side Associate Medical Director for Education Principal Risk PR2

6. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Finance & Performance Frequency of meetings : Monthly Chair: John Brougham Executive lead: Chief Finance Officer Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: on the financial strategy and plans to ensure long term financial viability, including IT investment on performance against the annual plan on financial risks and risk management arrangements on the efficiency programme on business continuity plans on operational estates and the capital programme cash and funding procurement Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer Chief Information Officer Deputy Chief Executive Chief Nurse Medical Director Attendees Director of Workforce Director of Communications Patient representatives Deputy Director of Finance Director of Environment Director of Transformation Chair of Staffside Principal Risk PR3 / PR4 / PR5 PR6 / PR7

7. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Integrated Risk & Governance Frequency of Meetings : Monthly Chair: Phil Townsend Executive lead: Director of Transformation Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: on the management of risks within the Trust, including the controls in place and the progress on mitigating actions that the corporate risk register and Board Assurance Framework are maintained and updated appropriately Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) All Executive Directors Attendees To be invited as required Principal Risk ALL

8. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Strategy Frequency of meetings : Quarterly Chair: Trust Chair or Deputy Chair Executive lead: Director of Transformation Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: on the development and oversight of the long term clinical, financial, IT and estates strategy (annual plan) on relationships and communication with key external stakeholders Membership All Board members Attendees Associate Director of Clinical Strategy Chief Executive, Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group Chair of Staffside Patient representatives Herts County Council Principal Risk PR8 / PR9

9. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Funds Frequency of meetings : Quarterly Chair: Jonathan Rennison Executive lead: Chief Finance Officer Purpose To provide assurance to the Board: that robust processes are in place to manage charitable funds and to ensure they are implemented; that donated funds donated are utilised in a way that takes into account any stipulations set out by donors and ensure best value is obtained from the funds donated; that further donations are being encouraged that systems comply with regulation and governance of NHS Charities Membership Three Non-Executives Directors (one member is the Chair of the Committee) Chief Financial Officer Chief Nurse Director of Communications Attendees Fundraiser Financial Controller Representative from League of Friends

10. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Trust Executive Committee (TEC) Frequency of meetings : 3 meetings per month Day/time of meetings: 9am – 11am Wednesday morning Key areas of focus: Business cases (capital and revenue) Integrated performance report Feedback from clinical advisory group Progress on Listening into Action programme Operational issues Workforce updates Finance, efficiency and capital programme Membership All Executive Directors All Divisional Directors Associate Medical Directors Attendees Divisional managers to attend as required This will be part of the governance structure with delegated authority from the Board to make decisions

11. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Trust Leadership Executive Committee (TLEC) Frequency of meetings : 1 meeting per month Day/time of meetings: 9.30am – 12noon Thursday morning Key areas of focus: Strategy development Your Care, Your Future Clinical strategy Watford Health Campus Topic specific engagement, e.g. risk management, Listening into Action Membership All Executive Directors All Divisional Directors Associate Medical Directors Heads of Nursing Chief Pharmacist Divisional Managers Clinical Directors Associate Director of Quality Governance Deputy Director of Transformation Deputy Director of Finance Head of Service Planning