Trust Board meetings

The Trust Board meets in public on the second Thursday of every other month. This meeting is open to members of the public and all staff and we always have time for questions.  Come along and be a part of the meeting.

If you have a disability and need help to come to meetings or have any questions, contact us in advance on 020 3513 6385 or trustsecretariat@swlstg.nhs.uk

The agenda, board papers and minutes of these meetings are posted on the Trust website as they become available.  

TRUST BOARD MEETINGS

The Trust Board meetings are held in public on a bi-monthly basis. You will be given the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the meeting, as is usual. 

Meetings will commence at 1.30pm.  The location of meetings are detailed below however in the main these will be held at Springfield Hospital, Glenburne Rd, London  SW17 7DJ.  

The current schedule is set out below. 

2022- 2023 dates

Board date Papers published by 09 March 2023 - Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital   03 March 2023 11 May 2023   05 May 2023 13 July 2023  07 July 2023 14 September 2023  08 Sept 2023 09 November 2023  03 Nov 2023 11 January 2024 05 Jan 2024 14 March 2024  08 March 2024

Written questions for the Board meeting

Members of the public may ask the Chair of the Trust Board a question on any matter which is within the powers and duties of the Trust.

Questions will be taken at the end of the public section of each Board meeting. The Trust will seek to deal with questions during this part of the agenda, however if this is not possible a written response will be provided to the questioner and copied to all Board members within seven working days of the meeting. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may extend the time period for public questions.

Notice of questions

A question may only be asked if it has been submitted in writing to the Trust by 9am on the working day before the date of the Board meeting. Each question must give the name and address of the questioner. If a question is being asked on behalf of an organisation then the name of the organisation should be stated. Written questions are to be submitted by email to trustsecretariat@swlstg.nhs.uk. Only one written question may be submitted by each questioner.

Procedure

At the Board meeting the questioner, if present, will be invited to read out the question. If absent, the Chair may read out the question. A written answer will be provided to a written question and will be given to the questioner and to members of the Trust Board before being read out at the meeting by the Chair. Copies of the questions and the responses will be recorded in the minutes.

Additional Questions

A questioner who has submitted a written question may, with the consent of the Chair, ask an additional oral question arising directly out of the original question or the reply.

An answer to an oral question will take the form of either:

• a direct oral answer; or
• if the information required is not easily available a written answer will be sent to the questioner and circulated to all members of the Trust Board.

Unless the Chair decides otherwise there will not be discussion on any public question.

Written questions may be rejected and oral questions need not be answered when the Chair considers that they:

• are not on any matter that is within the powers and duties of the Trust;
• are defamatory, frivolous or offensive;
• are substantially the same as a question that has been put to a meeting of the Trust Board and been answered in the past six months; or
• would require the disclosure of confidential or exempt information.