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Management Boards

Corporate Management Board

The CMB supports the DH Permanent Secretary in his personal responsibility as Accounting Officer for Departmental expenditure and provides leadership for the Department.

• Corporate Management Board

NHS Management Board and Executive Groups

This Board supports the NHS Chief Executive in his responsibility as Accounting Officer for NHS expenditure and provides leadership for the NHS ensuring effective two-way communication, manages NHS performance and shapes policy and strategy for the NHS.

• NHS Management Board and Executive Groups

Committees

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee advises the Accounting Officers and the Department’s Board on risk management, corporate governance and assurance arrangements in the Department and its subsidiary bodies

• Audit Committee

Committee of the Regions

This Committee of the Department’s Board supports the DH presence in the regions in respect of the delivery of local health and social care.

• Committee of the Regions

Corporate Management and Improvement Committee

This is a sub-committee of CMB, to which it reports, and is responsible for ensuring that, operationally, the Department is managed in a consistent, efficient and effective manner, focussing on capability, planning, performance and risk management, corporate policy making, internal communication, environmental, reputational and social issues.

• Corporate Management and Improvement Committee

Performance Committee

This Committee monitors performance against the Department of Health’s Strategic Objectives, Public Service Agreements, critical programmes and projects and financial targets on behalf of the Departmental Board and provides a source of challenge on these to supporting Boards.

• Performance Committee

Policy Committee

This Committee is a sub-committee of CMB and is responsible for developing and implementing best practice in policy-making across the Department , in particular an evidence based approach to the development of policy. It also advises CMB on the relative priority of policies and their fit with Departmental strategy.

• Policy Committee