22nd September 2005 - Board Minutes
Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service held on Thursday 22nd September, 2005 at 3.30 p.m.in the Boardroom, National Blood Centre, Jamess Street, Dublin 8.
Present: Ms. Maura McGrath (Chairperson)
Dr. Liz Keane
Ms. Valerie Mannix
Dr. Cees Van Der Poel
Ms. Jane OBrien
Mr. David Keenan
Mr. Sean Wyse
Mr. Tony McNamara
Mr. David Lowe
Dr. Melanie Cotter
Apologies: Dr. Mary Cahill
Dr. Mary Horgan
In Attendance: Mr. Andrew Kelly (CE)
Dr. William Murphy (NMD)
Mr. Michael Healy (SEO)
The Chairperson, Ms. M. McGrath, welcomed Dr. M. Cotter to the Board who has been appointed for the period 1st September 2005 to 30th September 2008.
It was also noted that Mr. M. Moran has been appointed to the Board for the period 1 October 2005 to 31 October 2008.
The Chairperson expressed the Boards deep appreciation to Ms. V. Mannix for her long service to the Board and for her work on the Audit and Finance Committees and as Chairperson of the trustees of the Pension Scheme.
The Board approved the appointment of Mr. D. Keenan as Chair of the Audit Committee on the proposal of Ms. J. OBrien seconded by Mr. S. Wyse.
The Board approved the appointment of Mr. T. McNamara as a member of the Finance Committee on the proposal of Ms. V. Mannix seconded by Mr. D. Keenan.
1. Feedback from Governance Seminar10th September 2005
The Chairperson acknowledged the output from the Governance workshop and all of the recommendations in the Facilitators Report will be actioned. The feedback from the day was positive and the Chairperson noted that future Board meetings should be more oriented towards strategic rather than operational issues.
The Chairperson requested the Chief Executive to draft four or five critical strategic issues that the Board might focus on. These issues could be reviewed through set down Key Performance Indicators and would show how the IBTS strategic plan is being delivered on. The CE informed the Board that he had drafted a Balanced Scorecard to manage delivery of Strategic Plan. Information from BRG sub groups, in relation to capital expenditure and staff numbers required in the budgetary process will be brought to the Finance Committee as part of the overall budget presentation. The Finance Committee will discuss the relevant data and will bring proposals to Board in relation to the budget for 2006.
It was suggested that the Board could greater understand its role in a European context, by inviting speakers from abroad to address the Board on various matters. It was agreed to put this item on the agenda when discussing European initiatives.
2. Minutes of Meeting14th July 2005
The minutes of the Board meeting held on Thursday July 14th 2005were adopted on the proposal of Dr. L. Keane, seconded by Mr. S. Wyse and signed by the Chairperson, subject to agreed amendments.
3. Matters Arising
DeLoitte & Touche have been appointed to examine the revised management structures in place in the IBTS. It is expected that the review will be completed within a three month period.
6. Chief Executives Report
5. Proposed Changes in Work Practices - Laboratories
Mr. B. Kirwan, HR Director briefed the Board on his paper setting out the background to the work practices in the laboratories and proposed changes. It was agreed that the Executive could proceed with negotiations on the proposed changes. A sub group of the Board comprising Mr. S. Wyse, Mr. D. Keenan and the Chairperson will be available to liaise with the Chief Executive and HR Director on the issue.
Items 7 to 11 were deferred to the scheduled Board Meeting October 13th.
The next meeting of the Board will take place at2pmin the NBC onThursday October 13th 2005.
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