2021-03-31-accounts

	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information)
T	eofadviser Name	Address
Name ofchief executive or names		ofsenior staff members (Optional information)
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
	Type ofgoverning document	Governance Framework
	(eg. trust deed, constitution)
	How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)	Healthwatch Hartlepool is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation established in 2016and is governed according to the Governance Framework, which is reviewed annually.
	Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)	Recruitment and appointment ofTrustees: The board consists ofno fewer than 3trustees and has no maximum. The necessary quorum for the transaction ofany business is3.Trustees are
		recruited from the local population and all have an interest in the aims and
		ob'ectives of Healthwatch Hartle ool.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:		Healthwatch Hartlepool has developed an induction programme using its own material, material &resources from both Healthwatch England 8 Hartlepool Borough Council plus material/guidance from the Charity
~	policies and procedures	Commission. All Trustees are additionally encouraged to attend external
	adopted for the induction and	courses, which are relevant to their role.
	training oftrustees;
~	the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;	Risk Management —During the year the Trustees met monthly when possible and safe to do so throughout the Covid19 pandemic. The meetings considered all aspects ofservice delivery, complaints and risk management. These meetings enable the Trustees to identify any risks to which the Charity may be exposed and put in place measures to mitigate
~	relationship with any related parties;	those risks. Throughout the pandemic weekly/monthly update reports were provided to Board members by our Chief Executive.
~	trustees' consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.	Organisational Structure —Healthwatch Hartlepool is an autonomous body. The Trustees make strategic decisions about the organisation and the day to day operating model is delegated to the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring the aims and objectives ofthe
		organisation are met. The board in the mainmeets monthly to consider
		reports &updates from the Chief Executive and Volunteer Steering Group.

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year			0~erie 2020/2020 r d tt d e e Pe ett 0 d strict Covid19 safety restrictions undertook a wide range of activities. Below are some ofour main pieces ofwork and achievements albeit more information is available in our published		«0
			Annual Report, which is on our website
			www. healthwatchhartle ool.co.uk
			Responding tothe Covid19 Pandemic
			Healthwatch Hartlepool played an important role in helping people tc get the information they needed, especially through the pandemic. The
			insight we collected was shared with both Healthwatch England and local
			partners to ensure services were operating as best as possible during the
			pandemic.
			This year we helped over 6000 people by:
			Providing up to date advice on the COVID-19 response
			locally
			Linking people to reliable up-to-date information
			Supporting the Health 8,Wellbeing Board's Covid Outbreak
			committee
			Supporting the Covid Champions initiative
			Helping people toaccess the service they need
			"On behalf ofthe Audit and Governance Committee, I would once	again
			like to thank Hartlepool Healthwatch for its commitment to the work ofthe
			Committee.
			2020/21 has been a very challenging time for all areas ofservice
			provision and Healthwatch has continued to be an essential source of
			local views, comments and concerns for the Audit and Governance
			Committee during very uncertain times.
			Healthwatch representatives have adapted to the virtual format of
			meetings during this period and have been fully involved in the
			Committee's activities in not only scrutinising ongoing provision across a breadth ofhealth services areas, as detailed below, but also
			organisational change within the NHS and the impact of Covid-19	on
			services and communities across the town:
			~ Quality Accounts across provider Trusts;
			~ Progress updates in relation to the provision ofAssisted
			Reproduction Services and the Midwife Led Birthing Unit in
			Hartlepool;
			~ Complaints (via the independent Complaints Advocacy Service);
			~ Orthodontic/Dentistry Provision;
			~ Covid-19 response and recovery planning; and
			~ Integrated Care Strategy (ICS)/ Integrated Care Partnership
			(ICP)organisation change.
			As we move into the new municipal, the knowledge and experience	of
			Healthwatch members will be essential in supporting the activities ofthe
			Audit and Governance Committee in effectively scrutinising the
			challenges facing health service provision in the ongoing and eventual post Covid-19 environment. "
			COUNCILLOR GERARD HALL
			CHAIR OFTHE AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE (2020/21)

O CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	O CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	Healthwatch Hartlepool	Healthwatch Hartlepool	Healthwatch Hartlepool				1165402
			Recei	ts	and	a	ments accounts			CC16a
		For the period from		1stA	ril 2020		To	31stMarch 2021
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		Unrestn cted		Restricted			Endowment
			funds		funds		funds	Total	funds	Last year
		to the	nearest 5	to the nearest 5			to the nearest 5	tothe nearest 5		to the oaareat5
A1 Recel ts
Commissioned service from Hartlapool Borough Council			115,150						116150	20211
Other Income —Consultations/Grant Interest from Bank			52223						52223
ti ross income or
	AR)		168,384						168,384	20,211
se an mvestment ss es
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A3 P ants
Operational Costs Staffing Costa Premises, Room hire and telephone			7,025 103,534 1'l,3'l3						7025 103,634 11,313
Sub	total		121,973						121,973
A4Asset and investment Sub total Total payments			121,973		-:				121,a73
Net ofreceiptsl(payments) ABTransfers between funds			46,411						46,411	20,211
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year	end		46,411					46,411		20,211

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Categories		Details			Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds				Endowment funds
					Ionearest 2	Icnearest			2	tc nearest 2
B1Cash funds		Cash at Bank			20,211
			Total cash funds		66622	'
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B2Other monetary assets		N/A
B3Investment	assets	Details			Fund towhich asset baton	C	t(	tl	I)	Current value o Nonal
B4Assets retained for the		Details N/A			Fund towhich asset belon	0	(	t,	Ii	Current value lanai
charity's own use
BELiabilities		Details N/A			Fund towhich llabsl Icc	Amount I		duc n		When due o tloh I
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf ofall the trustees			Signature		Print Name					Date of
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					Jane	Till				o cg/ Ml
					Anthony	Raine