Trust Board
NHS County Durham has its own statutory NHS County Durham board,
which holds an annual general meeting once per year in
public.
This board is made up of executive members and non executive
directors. Find out more about the NHS County
Durham board, including members, papers and calendar of
meetings.
Joint Board
As from 1 April 2011, NHS County Durham and NHS Darlington have
established a joint committee of their statutory boards, known as
the joint board, to oversee the commissioning functions
of both primary care trusts.
The joint board is supported by one management team,
which is led by one Joint Chief Executive. Yasmin Chaudhry is
the Chief Executive of both NHS County Durham and NHS
Darlington. The joint board holds bi-monthly
meetings and papers are made publicly available after those
meetings have been held.
Board update December 2011
NHS County Durham and Darlington Cluster Board
appointments
In order to deliver 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'
primary care trust (PCT) boards were required to work in
clusters. For over a year, County Durham PCT (CDPCT) and
Darlington PCT (DPCT) have worked effectively together as an
integrated board, known as NHS County Durham and Darlington
(NHSCDD).
During the transition period, the PCTs were asked to deliver
cluster arrangements, which required changing the non-executive
composition of the Board. This would incorporate one joint
cluster chair, one joint audit cluster committee chair and six
(NEDs) to include the vice chair.
The Appointment Commission has appointed Lady Ann Calman,
previous chair of CDPCT, as the cluster chair and Keith Tallintire,
previous chair of CDPCT audit committee as cluster audit chair.
Ken Greenfield resigned as chair of DPCT and has been appointed
as a non-executive of the cluster board. He has been
appointed as chair of the shadow clinical commissioning
sub-committee (SCCG) for Durham Dales, Easington and
Sedgefield. John Flook resigned from his position of audit
chair for DPCT to assist the transition arrangements in delivering
'Equity and Excellence'. He remains a non-executive director
of the cluster board, chairs the SCCG for Darlington and is the
cluster audit vice chair.
All of the remaining Non-Executive Directors are now joint
appointments across both County Durham and Darlington.
The new cluster board will:
- ensure effective governance and accountability and ensure a
smooth transition as clinical commissioning groups emerge as we
move towards the formation of the new national NHS Commissioning
Board in 2013
- help co-ordinate work across the region during this time of
significant change, ensure ongoing engagement with key stakeholders
and avoid duplication of work as the new system for clinical
commissioning is developed.
The appointments have been made in accordance with the
Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice.