11th December 2002 - Board Minutes
Minutes of the Board meeting held on Wednesday, 11th December, 2002
Present:
Mr Michael McLoone (Chairman)
Mr Tony McNamara
Dr Mary Horgan
Dr Ann OConnor
Dr Liz Keane
Dr Gerry Crotty
Dr Helen Enright
Mr Pat Farrell
Dr Karen Murphy
Ms Maura McGrath
Apologies:
Ms Valerie Mannix
Dr Cees Van der Poel
In Attendance:
Mr Andrew Kelly (A/CEO)
Dr William Murphy (NMD)
Mr Michael Healy (SEO)
1. Minutes of Meeting 13.11.2002
The Minutes of the Board meeting held on Wednesday 13th November 2002, were adopted on the proposal by Dr Mary Horgan, seconded by Mr Tony McNamara and signed by the Chairman subject to agreed amendments.
2. Matters Arising
Performance Related Awards
As the remuneration of the IBTS CEO did not come within the parameters of the Buckley Report, the Board awaits clarification from the DOH&C on the matter.
Letter from UCC President
Mr A. Kelly informed the Board that he and Dr W Murphy had met with the President of UCC and the Dean of the Medical faculty to discuss the possibility of future collaboration and other matters. The meeting had been very positive. It was suggested that the second consultant post in Cork might have shared sessions with UCC and that part of the brief for the post could involve research. Mr A Kelly and Dr W Murphy agreed to draft heads of agreement and will revert to the MAC and Board on the matter.
Budget 2003
Mr A Kelly informed the Board that he has sought clarification from the DOH&C on the impact of the capping of staff numbers in the Health Service and its possible impact on the IBTS.
Mr A Kelly has informed the relevant hospitals that the price of blood will not increase in 2003 and requesting them to provide projected blood usage information to the IBTS so as to ascertain demand for 2003.
NAT Testing
The Board noted that the SNBTS has recommenced NAT testing for HIV and will be going live on January 1st 2003. The NMD explained that it is necessary for the IBTS to release some products without NAT testing in specific circumstances.
3. Correspondence
The Minister for Health & Children has appointed Dr Cees Van der Poel to the IBTS Board for the three-year period December 1st 2002 to November 30th 2005. The Minister has also appointed Ms Valerie Mannix to the IBTS Board for the three-year period October 1st 2002 to September 30th 2005.
4. Filling of CEO Post
The Board decided to appoint Deloitte & Touche as the Recruitment Consultants in the selection of a CEO for the IBTS. It was agreed that the role description for the CEO post as outlined in the documentation presented, would be expanded, to highlight the medical and technical nature of the working environment and of many working relationships and the need for a strong constructive and consultative style of leadership. The DOH&C will be contacted to advise on the remuneration package offered. A timetable for the recruitment of the CEO was agreed commencing with the advertisement of the post in early January 2003.
5. Report on meeting with Minister for Health & Children on 20th November
The Chairman reported on the meeting that he, Dr M Horgan and Ms M McGrath had had with the Minister for Health & Children.
11. Organisational Development and Change
The Chairman briefed the Board on the six bi-lateral meetings between the NMD, RD and Board sub committee. The Board approved the proposals of the Sub-Committee and complimented them on their work.
6. Report on Munster Donors
Dr J Power made a presentation to the Board on the nature and extent of the Munster donor study on the testing and notification of donors from 1991.
It was also suggested that IBTS representatives should meet with the representative groups at some date in the near future to update them - the Chief Executive will follow up on this.
9. Approval of Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2001
The Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2001 were approved on the proposal by Mr Tony McNamara, seconded by Dr. Ann OConnor and signed by the Chairman subject to the agreed amendments in the comments section.
It was agreed that Ms Valerie Mannix would replace Dr Ann OConnor on the Finance Committee.
14. Date of next meeting
The next Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 8th 2003 in the
NBC.
It was agreed that items 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 on the agenda would be deferred to the January 2003 meeting.
Signed:________________________ Date:______________________
The next Monthly Board Meeting to be held at 2.00pm on Wednesday 8th January 2003 at the National Blood Centre.
