[Insert name of Aspirant Foundation Trust]

BGM Submission Document

[Insert date of BGM submission]

[Insert planned date to enter DH process as per TFA]

Contents

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Board context											45

Summary results										47

1.	Board composition & commitment					50

2. Board evaluation, development & learning			54

3.	Board insight and foresight							59

4.	Board engagement and involvement					64

5.	Board impact case studies							69

	Board context

Board context

This section should set the overall context for the Trust and should include a brief overview of the Trust, together with a summary of the Board’s key strategic objectives and how the Trust is performing against them. This overview links into section 3.3 of the Board Memorandum under good practice point 5 which covers the Board’s strategic focus.  It provides the Board with an opportunity to summarise what is important to the organisation, how it performs against KPIs and what patients think of the services provided.

In this section please provide a brief overview of:
1.	Your organisation in terms of income, staff and key services provided;
2.	Your organisation’s key strategic objectives;
3.	Summary of the KPIs the Board uses to track performance against these objectives and how it is currently performing;
4.	Summary of the Trust position with regards patient feedback 	

  

	

Summary results

Summary results
Overview of BGM sections 1 to 3 inclusive

1. Board composition and commitment	
Ref	Area	Self-Assessment rating	Any additional notes	
1.1	Board positions and size	 	 	
1.2	Balance and calibre of Board members	 	 	
1.3	Board member commitment	 	 	
2. Board evaluation, development and learning	
2.1	Effective Board-level evaluation	 	 	
2.2	Whole Board development programme	 	 	
2.3	Board induction, succession and contingency planning	 	 	
2.4	Board member appraisal and personal development	 	 	
3. Board insight and foresight	
3.1	Board performance reporting	 	 	
3.2	Efficiency and Productivity	 	 	
3.3	Environmental and strategic focus	 	 	
3.4	Quality of Board papers and timeliness of information	 	 	
Summary results
Overview of BGM sections 4 to 5 inclusive

4. Board engagement and involvement
	
Ref	Area	Self-Assessment rating	Any additional notes	
4.1	External stakeholders	 
	 	
4.2	Internal stakeholders	
 	 	
4.3	Board profile and visibility	
 	 	
4.4	Future engagement with FT Governors	
 	 	
5. Board impact case studies	
Key points to highlight
	
5.1	Performance issues in the areas of quality 	
 	
5.2	Performance issues in the areas of finance	
 	
5.3	Organisational culture change	
 	
5.4	Organisational strategy	

1. Board composition and commitment

Section RAG rating:

1.  Board composition and commitment
1.1 Board positions and size 
Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

1.  Board composition and commitment
1.2 Balance and calibre of Board members 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

1.  Board composition and commitment
1.3 Board member commitment  

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

2. Board evaluation, development and learning

Section RAG rating:

Board evaluation, development and learning 

2.1 Effective Board level evaluation

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board evaluation, development and learning
2.2 Whole Board Development Programme 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board evaluation, development and learning 
2.3 Board induction, succession and contingency planning 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board composition and commitment
2.4 Board member appraisal and personal development 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

3. Board insight and foresight

Section RAG rating:

Board insight and foresight 
3.1 Board Performance Reporting 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board insight and foresight 
3.2 Efficiency and Productivity

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board insight and foresight 
3.3 Environmental and strategic focus 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board insight and foresight 
3.4 Quality of Boards papers and timeliness of information 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

4. Board engagement and involvement

Section RAG rating:

Board engagement and involvement 
4.1 External Stakeholders 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board engagement and involvement 

4.2 Internal Stakeholders 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board engagement and involvement 
4.3 Board profile and visibility 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

Section RAG rating:

Board composition and commitment
4.4 Future engagement with FT Governors 

Evidence of compliance with good practice
(Please reference any supporting documentation below and attach with your submission)	Action Plans to achieve good practice 
(Please reference Actions Plans below and attach  with your submission) 	Explanation if not complying with good practice	

	 	

	
Red Flags	Action plans to remove the Red Flag(s) or mitigate the risk presented by the Red Flag(s) 	Notes/ comments	

	

	 	

5. Board impact case studies

5.  Board impact case studies
5.1 Case Study 1

Performance Issues in the area of quality	Title:	
Brief description of  issue	
	
Outline Board’s understanding of the issue and how it arrived at this	

Outline the challenge / scrutiny process involved	

Outline how the issue was resolved	

Summarise the key learning points 	

Summarise the key improvements made to the Trust’s governance arrangements directly as a result of the above	 	

5.  Board impact case studies
5.2 Case Study 2

Performance issues in the area of finance	Title:	
Brief description of issue	
	
Outline Board’s understanding of the issue and how it arrived at this	

Outline the challenge / scrutiny process involved	

Outline how the issue was resolved	

Summarise the key learning points 	

Summarise the key improvements made to the Trust’s governance arrangements directly as a result of the above	 	

5.   Board impact case studies
5.3 Case Study 3

Organisational culture change	Title:	
Brief description of area of focus	

	
Outline reasons / rationale for why the Board wanted to focus on this area	

	
Outline the Board was assured that the plan/(s) in place were robust and realistic	

	
Outline the assurances received by the Board that the plan/(s) were implemented and delivered the desired changes in culture	

	

5.  Board impact case studies
5.4 Case Study 4

Organisational strategy	Title:	
Brief description of area of focus	

	
Outline reasons / rationale for why the Board wanted to focus on this area	

	
Outline the Board was assured that the plan/(s) in place were robust and realistic	

	
Outline the assurances received by the Board that the plan/(s) were implemented and delivered the desired changes in culture	
	
Specifically explain how the NEDs were involved