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Meeting held at Postgraduate Education Centre, BoltonHospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JR
6.45pm on Thursday 30th May 2013
North West Regional Consultants Committee
Annual Business Meeting

Minutes

Present:

Tom KaneChair, NW RCC

Jon LiptonHon Sec, NW RCC

Dr R AriyaratnamTreasurer, NW RCC

Dr T AsumuPennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr A El KholyTrafford Healthcare NHS Trust

Dr N FlattWrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust

Prof J HaydenNW Postgraduate Dean

Dr Dr I KapilaUniversity Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

Dr R PolleyPennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Dr A RussellPennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr A WillCentral Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

BMA Staff :

Nelly Takla-WrightSenior Industrial Relations Officer

1apologies

Dr A Rowland, Dr M Seif, Dr S Datta, Dr M Freudmann, Dr D Highley, Dr G Painter, Mr M Freeley.

2Minutes of last meeting held on 21st february 2013

Agreed

3minutes of agm held on 7th june 2012

Agreed

4matters arising

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

5cHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Oral report given

6Hon Treasurers report

Balance sheet presented. After general discussion on the future of the fund it was agreed to retain it as it is.

7Election of officers

  • Chairman – Jonathan Lipton elected
  • Hon Secretary – Andrew Rowland elected
  • Hon Treasurer – Raj Ariyaratam elected
  • Assistant Secretary – Atel El-Kholy elected

8election of two executive committee members

Dr Alan Russell and Dr Atef El-Kholy

9.ELECTION TO OTHER COMMITTEES

  • 3rd Representative to CCSC – Tom Kane elected
  • North West Junior Doctors Committee – Theo Asumu elected
  • North West Staff and Associate Specialists Committee – Alan Russell elected

BUSINESS MEETING

10.CONTRACT DISCUSSIONS WITH NHSE

Tom Kane gave a verbal update as per latest CC circular, followed by a general discussion on 7 day working.

11.PENSIONS UPDATE

Verbal update on state of play. Noted that little progress on changes, other than increased deductions have been applied.

12.REVALIDATION UPDATE

Nothing major to report.

13.LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS

  • General discussion took place re: CMFT proposal for 2/3 of sessions be Income Generating. Agreed to keep a watching brief.
  • Prof Hayden suggested that the Committee may benefit from inviting Laura Roberts, Managing Director, Health Education North West, to a Committee meeting. This was agreed.

14.CEA UPDATE

Update given on current national and local position for 2013

15.ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Committee advised that there were 2 spare seats for the ARM.

16.DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

26TH September 2013

28th November 2013

27th February 2014

5th June 2014