Independent reviews and our response

There are a number of focus areas for us and we are contributing to a number of independent reviews arranged by Welsh Government to help us identify how we can make the most positive impact in the following areas:

Mental Health Inpatient Safety
Executive Portfolios
Interim Staff
Planning
Contract Procurement Management
Patient Safety
Clinical Governance Systems
Mental Health Reviews Stocktake
Office of the Board Secretary
Vascular

As a Board we have discussed four of these so far, which can be found, along with our response to them below:

Mental Health Inpatient Safety
Executive Portfolios
Interim Staff
Planning
Contract Procurement Management
Patient Safety
Clinical Governance Systems
Mental Health Reviews Stocktake
Office of the Board Secretary
Vascular

As a Board we have discussed four of these so far, which can be found, along with our response to them below:

Review	Response
Independent Review of concerns raised around BCUHB Patient Safety	BCUHB Response to the Independent Review of concerns raised around Patient Safety
Independent Review of Interim Appointments to Executive Posts at BCUHB	BCUHB Response to the Independent Review of Interim Appointments to Executive Posts
Independent Review of the BCUHB Office of the Board Secretary	BCUHB Response to the Independent Review of the BCUHB Office of the Board Secretary
Independent Safety review of BCUHB Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Inpatient Services	BCUHB Response to the Independent Safety review of BCUHB Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Inpatient Services

The key emerging themes from the reviews so far, cover the following:

Data, intelligence and insight
Culture
Risk management
Patient, family and carer involvement
Operating model
Organisation governance and compliance
Integrated planning

These themes will be incorporated into future planning for the next year and beyond.