Board meetings
Our board meetings are held in person and recorded. Information for the meeting and associated papers will be available on this page prior to each meeting.
All recordings of our Board meetings are available on our YouTube channel.
Meeting dates
Our next board meeting in public:
- Thursday 04 April 2025: 10.30 – 13.00
- Location: Trust Headquarters, Portland House, Worthing BN11 1HS.
2025/26 board meeting dates:
- Thursday 05 June 2025
- Thursday 07 August 2025
- Thursday 02 October 2025
- Thursday 04 December 2025
- Thursday 05 February 2026
Questions
Any questions about agenda items must be submitted to the Corporate Governance Team two days prior to the meeting. This is to ensure we can make any necessary enquiries and answer questions in full.
Meeting papers
The agenda and papers for board meetings are available to download here:
2024/25
- Board of Directors papers - 5 February 2025
- Board of Directors papers - 4 December 2024
- Board of Directors papers - 2 October 2024
- Board of Directors papers - 7 August 2024
- Board of Directors papers - 5 June 2024
2023/24
If you would like to see papers from previous years please contact spft.
We have five committees that support our Board of Directors, each chaired by a non-executive director (NED) and with executive directors as members. Exceptions to this are the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee where members are all NEDs, and executives are 'in attendance' rather than voting members, as appropriate for the work of the committee. Each year, the board receives an annual report on the work of the committees.
| Committee | Purpose and frequency |
Chair of the Committee / Senior Responsible Owner |
Terms of reference |
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Appointment and Renumeration |
The Appointments and Remuneration Committee is a statutory committee and comprises our Trust Chair and the NEDs. The committee is responsible for identifying and appointing candidates to fill all executive director positions on our board and for determining their remuneration and other conditions of service. The Committee meets as required. |
Sean Duggan, NED Funmi Onamusi, Chief People Officer |
View terms of reference |
|
Audit |
The Audit Committee is a statutory committee, comprising NED members only. The committee has primary responsibility for monitoring the integrity of the Trust's financial statements, assisting the board in its oversight of risk management and the effectiveness of internal control, oversight of compliance with corporate governance standards and matters relating to the external and internal audit functions. The Committee meets bi-monthly with additional meetings as required to address year-end auditing and accounting matters. |
Nitin Mehta, NED
Usman Niazi, Chief Finance Officer |
View terms of reference |
|
Quality |
The Quality Committee acts as a means of enhancing board oversight of assurance in respect of quality, patient (service user) safety and risk management, and the Trust's people agenda. The committee is supported by two quality sub-committees - Quality and Risk Management, and People and Culture. The Committee meets bi-monthly. |
Anna van der Gaag, NED Teresa Barker, Chief Nursing Officer |
View terms of reference |
|
Finance and Investment |
The Finance and Investment Committee's prime purpose is to provide oversight and challenge of our financial performance and financial plans to ensure the Trust and the services it provides remain financially sustainable. The Committee meets bi-monthly. |
Anil Patil, NED Usman Niazi, Chief Finance Officer |
View terms of reference |
| Charity Committee |
The Charity Committee provides assurance to our board as the Corporate Trustee for charitable funds. The Committee meets bi-monthly. |
Sean Duggan, NED Colin Hicks, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer |
View terms of reference |
If you have any queries about our Board Committees, please contact spft.
You can find out more about our governance processes in our Annual Report 2023-24.