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| Tom Hayhoe (TH) | Chair, NHSCFA |
| Alex Rothwell (AR) | Chief Executive Officer, NHSCFA |
| Angela Dragone (AD) | Non-Executive Director, NHSCFA |
| Gaon Hart (GH) | Non-Executive Director, NHSCFA (for part of the meeting) |
| Jon Hayes (JH) | Non-Executive Director, NHSCFA |
| Matthew Jordan-Boyd (MJB) | Executive Director of Finance & Corporate Resources, NHSCFA |
| Tricia Morrison (TM) | Executive Director Strategy, Operations & Data Analytics, NHSCFA |
| In Attendance | |
| Bethan Wassell (BW) | Board Secretary, NHSCFA |
| Joanne Brown (JB) | Associate Director of People and Workforce Development, NHSCFA |
| Nicola Burton (NB) | Associate Director of Technology, Transformation and Corporate Services, NHSCFA |
| Ann Sturgess (AS) | Head of Corporate Support, NHSCFA |
| Dawn Sharp (DS) | Corporate Governance Lead, NHSCFA (for minutes) |
| Deborah Haycock (DH) | Governance and Assurance Assistant, NHSCFA (for technical support) |
| Sean Byrne (SB) | Deputy Director, Anti-Fraud Unit, DHSC |
| Joe Gregory (JG) | NHSCFA Communications (Observer) |
| Apologies | |
| Alyson Coates (AC) | Non-Executive Director, NHSCFA |
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Agenda item no.1: Welcome, Introductions and Apologies for Absence: BOA.26.66 The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and expressed his thanks and appreciation for the support he had received since his appointment in May. He also announced the formal appointment of the new Non-Executive Directors, hopefully commencing from September, details of which were to be confirmed in due course. |
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Agenda item no.2: Declarations of Interest: BOA.26.67 No declarations of interest were made at the meeting. |
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Agenda item no.3 and no.4 : NHSCFA Annual Report and Accounts – Opening remarks and reflections on 2025-2026 BOA.26.68.01 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) presented the final 2025/26 NHSCFA Annual Report and Accounts. The report and accounts had been prepared in accordance with standard operating procedures and shared with both internal and external auditors. The PREMCO had considered and approved the remuneration report at its meeting on 21.5.26 with ARAC endorsing the draft documentation at its meeting on 4.6.26. The report had then been formally presented and approved by the Board at its meeting on 29.6.26 prior to being laid in Parliament. BOA.26.68.02 The CEO opened the meeting by drawing attention to how resources within the Authority had been used, the responsible stewardship, effective oversight and assurance throughout the period and the meaningful impact the CFA had made over the past year, highlighting that 2025-2026 had seen the conclusion of the three-year strategic cycle. BOA.26.68.03 The last year had seen several changes within the NHSCFA at Board level, and the CEO paid tribute to former Non-Executive Director Andrew Flanagan who had sadly passed away during the year. BOA.26.68.04 The CEO concluded by thanking all NHSCFA colleagues, partners and stakeholders across the health system for their contributions to the Authority’s achievements over the last year and building the capabilities required for the future. BOA.26.68: RESOLVED: That the 2025-2026 NHSCFA Annual Report & Accounts as presented to the Annual Public Meeting be received. |