How we are Governed
Our Mission
Local Help for Local People
Personalised care for you and your family when every moment matters.
Beaumond House provides compassionate, skilled, professional, personalised nursing care of the highest quality for those with active, progressive, advanced illnesses, both in the hospice and in the community.
We provide easy access to care and value and support each person’s holistic needs from all backgrounds.
We encourage open attitudes and act with respect, giving our patients dignity and independence.
Our Values
PERSON CENTRED, WE ‘GO THE EXTRA MILE'
Every life matters and every moment matters - patients and their families and friends are at the centre of everything we do.
VALUE & SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE
All of our people are important and highly valued, and we support and develop them to be at their best.
OPENNESS & HONESTY, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
We provide a safe environment in which feelings may be openly expressed and acknowledged with sensitivity and honesty.
COLLABORATION
We provide a unique and special range of services, in collaboration with our partners in the End of Life Together Alliance.
EFFICIENCY, CARING, PROFESSIONAL
We provide good stewardship of our resources and operate in a professional, caring, and efficient way.
Our Vision
Outstanding hospice care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well.
How we are Governed
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the hospice which sets the strategy and culture for the organisation, takes decisions in the implementation of an annual business plan and monitors the performance of the Leadership team for the delivery of the strategy and plan.
The Board governs the organisation effectively and in doing so builds public and stakeholder confidence that their care is in safe hands and it also ensures that the Hospice is providing high quality, effective and responsive patient-centered care. The Board ensures that the Hospice has adequate and effective governance and risk.
The Board meets regularly throughout the year both at formal Board meetings and sub-committee meetings which have delegated powers and responsibilities. Members of the Hospice’s Leadership Team provide reports for these meetings, attend the meetings, and take part in the discussion.
The sub-committees include:
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Care Services Development
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Operations
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Finance and Income Generation
Each committee has written terms of reference that define its procedures, responsibilities and any areas where the committee has the authority to make decisions without consulting the Board. These terms are agreed by the Board and reviewed annually. The membership of committees is made up of Directors and where appropriate specialist advisers. Each sub committee’s chairman reports to the Board on the major issues discussed by the committee since the last Board meeting, any decisions made as well as relevant decisions that need to be made by the Board. Minutes of sub committee meetings are circulated to the Board.
The Board defines and reviews which matters are its own responsibility, which matters can be delegated to its committees and which management and operational matters can be delegated to the Chief Executive. The Board authorises the Chief Executive to sub-delegate these matters to members of the Leadership Team informed by an agreed Scheme of Delegation.