Minutes of the VSS Board Meeting No 92
Board Meeting Type: Strategic Board Meeting
Tuesday 8 November at 9:30am
Titanic Suites - Belfast
Board Members Present:
Oliver Wilkinson (OW) Chair
Patricia Haren (PH) Board Member
Bertha McDougall (BMcD) Board Member
John Cahill (JC) Board Member
Sandra Horley (SH) Board Member
VSS Officers in Attendance:
Andrew Walker (AW) Interim Chief Executive Officer
Tara Lewsley (TL) Acting Head of Corporate Services
Nicola Nugent (NN) Acting Head of Health and Wellbeing
Emma Dargan (ED) Acting Head of Service Development
A Apologies
No Apologies
B Minutes of Previous Meeting
The minutes of the previous Board meeting held on 8 November 2022 were not discussed, and will be agreed by correspondence.
C Conflict of Interest
VSS conflict of interest register is up to date for Board and SMT interests.
D Public Accountability Workshop
Steve Mungavin (Chief Executives Forum) facilitated a workshop focussing on public accountability, roles and responsibilities, governance, relationships and values.
Steve to share slides with VSS to circulate to Board.
E WAVE Trauma Centre
The WAVE Trauma Centre CEO provided the Board with an introduction to the work of the organisation. Background, areas of work, challenges and key achievements all discussed.
WAVE highlighted the ongoing issue in respect of suspended PEACE funding – and the need for urgent resolution.
F Group engagement (Families Beyond Conflict & Centre for Health & Wellbeing)
Staff and members from the two funded organisations met with the Board in Woodvale Methodist Church. The groups provided an insight into their work individually, and also spoke on the joint project on Recording Lived Experience (including some personal experienced captured in that project).
Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Board will be scheduled in due course (dependent upon timing of completion of audit)