Agenda item

Report of the Managing Director.

The Managing Director submitted a report (previously circulated) on the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) Quality Accounts 2019/20, requesting that consideration be given to the Quality Accounts to enable this Committee’s input into the draft commentary to be included in the Final Quality Accounts.

The submitted report stated that Members had previously agreed to be more involved with the local Foundation Trusts Quality Accountsto enable them to have a better understanding and knowledge of performance when submitting the commentaries on the Quality Accounts at the end of the Municipal Year 2019/20. As a result, Members had received regular performance reports from CDDFT.

The Associate Director of Nursing (Patient Safety and Governance), County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trustpresented the Trusts’ Quality Accounts to Members who gave full consideration to the Quality Account and raised a number of questions and queries on various aspects of the Accounts.

The Trust welcomed Members comments and thanked them for their input.

RESOLVED – That a commentary forCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Quality Accounts 2019/20 be drafted and submitted.