Healthy NHS Board: a review of - NHS Leadership Academy

Contents
1 Executive summary ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Purpose and structure of the document............................................................................ 7
2.2 Developments since our original review........................................................................... 7
3 Role of NHS Boards ......................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Formulating strategy .......................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Ensuring accountability ................................................................................................................... 16
3.3 Shaping culture ....................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4 Board priorities ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Quality and patient safety...................................................................................................................... 20
Innovation......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Population health........................................................................................................................................ 22
Resource management and productivity..................................................................................... 22
Equality and diversity................................................................................................................................ 23
4 Building blocks of governance ............................................................................................................. 24
4.1 Context ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 Intelligence .................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.3 Engagement ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Engaging patients and the public .................................................................................................... 25
Engaging staff .............................................................................................................................................. 26
Engaging partner organisations ....................................................................................................... 27
5 Individual board roles.................................................................................................................................... 28
5.1 Chair.................................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.2 The Chief Executive Officer........................................................................................................... 28
5.3 Non-Executive Directors................................................................................................................... 29
5.4 Executive Directors................................................................................................................................ 29
5.5 The Senior Independent Director............................................................................................. 29
2 The Healthy NHS Board, 2013: Principles for Good Governance