Future Hospital Site: Policy Development Board: Terms of Reference

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A decision made on 13 July 2018

Ministerial decision reference: MD-C-2018-0115
Decision summary title: Policy Development Board – Hospital Site
Decision summary author	Senior Officer, Chief Minister’s Office	Is the decision summary public or exempt?	Public
Report title: Policy Development Board – Hospital Site
Report author or name of person giving report	Senior Officer, Chief Minister’s Office	Is the report public or exempt?	Public
Decision and reason for the decision The Chief Minister approved the terms of reference for a new Policy Development Board in relation to the hospital site, which will consider the available evidence in relation to the decision of the previous States Assembly to support the proposal of the Council of Ministers that the new hospital be located on the existing site, and to do this so with a view to providing assurance over this decision, or raising issues of concern in relation to the evidence that led to this decision.
Resource implications There were no additional resource implications arising from this ministerial decision.
Action required To establish the new Policy Development Board in relation to the hospital site as outlined in the terms of reference.
Signature		Position Senator J. Le Fondré Chief Minister

Date signed		Effective date of the decision

Future Hospital Site: Policy Development Board: Terms of Reference

TERMS OF REFERENCE

POLICY DEVELOPMENT BOARD

HOSPITAL SITE

Purpose:

To consider the available evidence in relation to the decision of the previous States Assembly to support the proposal of the Council of Ministers that the new hospital be located on the existing site, and to do this so with a view to providing assurance over this decision, or raising issues of concern in relation to the evidence that led to this decision.

The Board should do this with a view to:

Supporting patient care
Delivering overall value for money for the public purse

In doing this, the Board should:

Consider the extent to which the evidence supported the conclusion that alternative sites were less suitable or deliverable, including Peoples’ Park, St Saviour’s Hospital, Warwick Farm, Waterfront site (including Jardin de la Mer), Overdale, and a Dual Site solution.

Provide clear communications over their work and its outcomes, so as to provide the public with assurance.

Provide opportunity as part of their work for external parties to provide evidence.

Membership:

Connetable Taylor (Chair); Deputy Richard Renouf; Deputy Trevor Pointon; Deputy Rowland Huelin; Connetable Richard Buchanan (and other Members may be invited).

Timeline:

To undertake initial review of evidence by 31st July, 2018, with a view to determining any next steps, and overall, to aim to conclude by the 31st October, 2018, to coincide as far as possible with the outcomes of the planning enquiry.

Records and reporting:

The Board will be supported by the Director-General, Growth, Housing and Environment, and staff supplied, and provided space to meet at the offices of the Future Hospital Team.

Notes of each meeting will be made, and the conclusions of the board will be provided to the Chief Minister and Infrastructure Minister, who shall supply to the Council of Ministers, and publish thereon.