**FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 UPDATES: BEDFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST & DAVENPORT HOUSE PRACTICE**
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 AGENDA**
- Apologies for absence
- Minutes of the Meeting held on 3[rd] May 2023
- Report from the Chair on year 2023
- Treasurer’s Report for 2023
- Election of Independent Examiner
- Re-election of Trustees
- Q&A
- Presentation by Malcom Rainbow & Dr Yasotharan
**FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND MINUTES OF 2023 AGM**
- Apologies for Absence – members of the Trust (except Simon/Katie)
- Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on the 3[rd] May 2023 were sent out to members by email and 51 votes in favour of adoption of the minutes have been received.
- No votes against adoption were received.
- Any votes against?
**FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 MINUTES OF 2023 AGM**
The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on the 3[rd] May 2023 are adopted
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 REPORT FROM THE CHAIR**
- Full report from the Chair here with a summary below
- Thanks to Helen Hartley who leaves PPG/Trust
- Katie has adopted all responsibilities for Finance – online payments & approvals, removal of cheques, dealing with DD issues and now have option of GoCardless
- Claire Watts has adopted focus on the Bulletin – Qtrly releases great work!
- Our continued approach:
- Communications: Practice to Patient, PPG to Practice, medical webinars
- Be the “voice of the customer”
- 2024 Focus: survey results and measures / statistics
**FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 TREASURER’S REPORT**
||**2023 ACCOUNTS – ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS**
**Income and Expenditure Year to 31 December 2023**
2023(£)
2022(£)
Balance brought forward
13,187.09
18,938.75
Income
Donations
4,982.00
5,297.00
Gift Aid
335.58
440.51
Barclays Bank Compensation
100.00
50.00
BuildingSocietyInterest
5.70
7.46
**Total Income**
**5,423.28**
**5,794.97**
Expenditure
Web Site,Hosting,domain name,Zoom
270.91
143.82
N.A.P.P. Annual subscription
40.00
40.00
CharityInsurance
299.79
465.06
Ex Chairman and Practice Managergifts
74.95
Donations to the Surgery
6431.19
10,822.80
**Total Expenditure**
**7,041.89**
**11,546.63**
Surplus/Deficit for theyear
-1,618.61
-5,751.66
Balance carried forward
11,568.48
13,187.09|
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## **2023 ACCOUNTS – CASH BALANCES**
|**Balance Sheet as at 31 December**
**2023**|**Balance Sheet as at 31 December**
**2023**|**Balance Sheet as at 31 December**
**2023**|**Balance Sheet as at 31 December**
**2023**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Current Assets:||||||||||
|Barclays Bank Current Account - Davenport House PPG|||||||3,500.97||7,077.16|
|Barclays Bank Current Account - Friends of Davenport House|||||||2,364.35||2,435.27|
|Harpenden BuildingSocietySavings Account PPG|||||||5,703.16||5,697.46|
|Current Liabilities:||||||||||
|Creditors and cheques notpresented|||||||0.00||(2,022.80)|
|||||||||||
|Current assets: cash in bank/BuildingSociety|||||||**11,568.48**||**13,187.09**|
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|..................................................... Katie Hill,Treasurer||||||||||
## **Friends of Davenport House Accounts**
- The 2023 accounts were sent out to members by email and 51 votes in favour of adoption of the accounts have been received.
- No votes against adoption have been received.
- Any votes against?
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 REPORT FROM THE CHAIR**
The 2023 accounts are adopted
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
Ian Farnsworth, our independent Examiner, has offered to stand for re-election
51 votes in favour of re-appointing Ian Farnsworth as the Independent Examiner have been received No votes against were received
Any votes against?
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
# Independent Examiner The appointment is carried
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
**The Trustees standing for re-election are:** Simon Speirs Chairman Joan Shopper Secretary Katie Hill Treasurer Steve Twelftree Kingsley Roberts Claire Watts Bob Fletcher
(Thank you to Helen Hartley who is stepping down as Trustee)
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
- The Trustees standing for re-election were listed on the voting form that was sent out by email to members.
- 51 votes in favour of their election have been received
- No votes against have been received
- Any votes against?
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
## The election of the Trustees is confirmed
## Your Trustees
Simon Speirs **Chair**
Joan Shopper **Secretary**
Katie Hill **Treasurer**
Claire Watts **Trustee**
Bob Fletcher **Technology**
Kingsley Roberts **Trustee**
Steve Twelftree **Trustee**
## **FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25[th] April 2024 QUESTIONS**
Will Physician Assistants be appointed instead of qualified GPs in future? If so, what will be their responsibilities, and how will they be made accountable for their actions e.g. will a qualified GP always oversee their activities?
## Physician Associates(PAs)
- Dr Ajeet Bagga is the lead for them for Davenport House
• Diagnose people, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, see patients with long-term conditions, analyse test results and develop management plans.
- More appointments available under senior GP supervision.
- Increased accessibility and reduced wait times for patients
PARTNERSHIP
FOR HEALTH
AGM Close
Malcom Rainbow Governor for Hertfordshire at Bedfordshire NHS Trust
# The Role of a Governor in the Bedfordshire NHS Trust
Malcolm Rainbow Elected Governor for Hertfordshire
## What we do not do
- The Board of Directors run the hospital
- Consists of a Chair, non execs and Exec
## What are we then?
- Council of Governors
- The Trust Chair
- 21 Public Governors elected by members from 4 constituencies
- 12 Staff governors
- Up to 5 appointed governors e.g. local authority reps, local university
## What legal powers do we have?
1. We elect the Chair
2. We approve the appointment of non-execs
- 3 We appoint the external auditors
- 4 We have to approve major new expenditure (over a certain figure) and
- 5 And be consulted on any major changes to services
## What is the reality?
- We do raise issues (not individual) and the non execs are required to respond.
- Some are easily resolved - others may be harder - car parking we helped get the new car park on Lewsey road but it is still not big enough
- Outpatients long term issues on appointments, letters to doctors etc
## What is the reality?
# • Our role for most of the time is best achieved by being a critical friend
## What is happening at the L&D Buildings
- Good news
- Energy centre now operational
- Expanded emergency centre will be finished in 2024
_External shot of the Energy Centre – L&D_
_New patient room and bed within ED – L&D_
_Wide view of new ED waiting area – L&D_
## What is happening at the L&D Buildings
- Acute Services Block –
- Neo natal
- maternity services
- Critical care
- Operating theatres
## New Clinical Facilities at the L&D
## Acute Service Block
£168.8m investment in the estate to bring it up to modern day standards and drive forward advances in medicine, care and technology. Opens 2025.
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Construction
site
Jan 22
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New Ward Block
## Construction in
progress
## What is happening operationally
• All hospitals are struggling -- strike action by medical staff has prevented the waiting lists being cut.
• For non emergency we used to have 18 weeks now the immediate target is under 78 weeks (this does not apply to cancer where the 2 weeks 28 days and 62 days targets still remain
## What is happening operationally
- Emergency -- overwhelmed by demand
- The 96% seen in 4 hours which the L&D always achieved is now 76% and not being achieved
- Too many hospital beds are “blocked” by people who should be at home with support or in care homes but the resources are not there
Being a member
It is free
## Being a member
- It is free
- You get a newsletter at least twice a year
## Being a member
- It is free
- You get a newsletter at least twice a year
- You get invited to two medical lectures
## Being a member
- It is FREE
- You get a newsletter at least twice a year
- You get invited to two medical lectures
- You can vote in elections
- You can stand for election
## Please sign up
# • With the merger with Bedford we lost one of our three governor posts
# • We need to keep the Hertfordshire membership up
Have you ever considered becoming a Public Governor? **For more information email:** FTMembership@bedsft.nhs.uk **Nominations for Elections will start in May 2024:** ✓ **Hertfordshire – 1 vacant seat**
**Your vote is important! Please VOTE in July The elected Governors represent YOU.**
**Governors are your voice. They are accountable to YOU!**
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## Encourage your family and friends to become members **I have membership forms with me**
**Or visit the Trust website to complete the online membership form. Or use the QR code today.**
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## **Surgery Presentation**
Dr Richard Yasotharan - Practice overview Dr Ajeet Bagga - PCN Dr Munawar Choudhuri – An introduction
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Commercial in Confidence#
|**FRIENDS OF DAVENPORT HOUSE (COMBINED ACCOUNTS)**
**Income and Expenditure Year to 31 December 2023**
_Balance brought forward_
**Income**
Donations
Gift Aid
Barclays Bank Compensation
Building Society Interest
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Web Site, Hosting,domain name, Zoom
N.A.P.P. Annual subscription
Charity Insurance
Ex Chairman and Practice Manager gifts
Donations to the Surgery
**Total Expenditure**
**Surplus/Deficit for the year**
_Balance carried forward_
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023**
Current Assets:
Barclays Bank Current Account - Davenport House PPG
Barclays Bank Current Account - Friends of Davenport House
Harpenden Building Society Savings Account PPG
Current Liabilities:
Creditors and cheques not presented
Current assets: cash in bank/Building Society
..................................................... Katie Hill, Treasurer|2023 (£)
2022 (£)
13,187.09
18,938.75
4,982.00
5,297.00
335.58
440.51
100.00
50.00
5.70
7.46
5,423.28
5,794.97
270.91
143.82
40.00
40.00
299.79
465.06
74.95
6431.19
10,822.80
7,041.89
11,546.63
-1,618.61
-5,751.66
11,568.48
13,187.09
3,500.97
7,077.16
2,364.35
2,435.27
5,703.16
5,697.46
0.00
2,022.80
11,568.48
13,187.09|
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## **Report to the Friends of the Davenport House**
I have examined the foregoing Statement of Income and Expenditure. From the work carried out, in my opinion, it has been properly prepared from the records of the Group and is in accordance with the information and explanations given to me.
.................................................... Ian Farnsworth, Harpenden