Verbal updates from

•  Richard Gourlay, Director of Strategic Development, North Middlesex University Hospital

•  Nnenna Osuji, Chief Executive, North Middlesex University Hospital.

The Chair extended a warm welcome to Dr Nnenna Osuji, Chief Executive at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, to her first Enfield Health and Wellbeing Board meeting.

RECEIVED a verbal update from Dr Nnenna Osuji, including on staff continuing to work hard managing the challenges of the pandemic and the backlogs, high A&E attendance numbers experienced this autumn, upcoming patient feedback and surveys and benchmarking information, collaborative working, continued delivery of elective services, and necessity of communication work around cancer risk signs.

IN RESPONSE

1.    The Chair gained clarification around incidental diagnosis of cancer.

2.    It was advised that the hospital had been placed in the top ten most improved trusts, but areas for improvement continued to be waiting times and communication, which both linked to the high numbers of people attending and needing to be managed.

3.    The introduction of a live feed of information on current attendance and wait time at A&E on the hospital website was suggested.

4.    The use of Chase Farm hospital for elective Covid protected surgery was confirmed, and management of patient flow and discharge.

5.    Members offered support in cancer awareness raising.

Richard Gourlay, Director of Strategic Development, North Middlesex University Hospital to provide a verbal update.

RECEIVED a verbal update from Richard Gourlay, Director of Strategic Development, North Middlesex University Hospital, that work was continuing on the governance arrangements, and that Dr Nnenna Osuji had been appointed Chief Executive at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and would be joining on 12 July 2021.

IN RESPONSE the Chair extended a welcome to the new Chief Executive into her role.