Quality Committee

The quality committee has been established to provide assurance to the ICB, that there is an effective system of quality governance and internal control that supports it to effectively deliver its strategic objectives and provide sustainable, high quality care.

CONSTITUTION

1.1. The Quality Committee (the Committee) is established by the Integrated Care Board (the Board or ICB) as a Committee of the Board in accordance with its Constitution.  

1.2. These Terms of Reference (ToR), which must be published on the ICB website, set out the membership, the remit, responsibilities and reporting arrangements of the Committee and may only be changed with the approval of the Board.  

1.3. The Committee is a non-executive chaired committee of the Board, and its members are bound by the Standing Orders and other policies of the ICB. 

PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE

2.1. The Quality Committee has been established to provide the ICB with assurance that is delivering its functions in a way that secures continuous improvement in the quality of services, against each of the dimensions of quality set out in the Shared Commitment to Quality and enshrined in the Health and Care Act 2022.  This includes reducing inequalities in the quality of care.

2.2. The Committee exists to scrutinise the robustness of, and gain and provide assurance to the ICB, that there is an effective system of quality governance and internal control that supports it to effectively deliver its strategic objectives and provide sustainable, high quality care.

2.3. The Committee will provide regular assurance updates to the ICB in relation to activities and items within its remit.