Code of Corporate Governance
Using the links below you can download NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Code of Corporate Governance. The Code is a set of standards and policies which form the corporate governance framework for the organisation. This framework sets out how NHS Ayrshire & Arran will conduct its business.
If you have any queries or comments, please contact the Head of Corporate Governance on Tel: 01292 513630 or email
aa-uhb.ceo@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Click here to download the full Code of Corporate Governance document.
Section A – How Business is Organised including Standing Orders
This section explains how the business of Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board and its Committees is organised. This includes:
- the Board and its committee structure
- Board Standing Orders
- How committee meetings must be organised – additional guidance to support the Board Standing Orders
- Governance committee role and function – terms of reference
- Integrated health and care governance framework
Section B – Members Code of Conduct
This section is for Members of Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board and its Committees and details how they should conduct themselves in undertaking their duties.
Section C – Standards of Business Conduct for NHS Staff
This section is for all staff to ensure they are aware of their duties in situations where there may be conflict between their private interests and their NHS duties.
Section C1 – Supporting guidance for Acceptance and declaration of gifts and hospitality and declarations of interest
This section is for all staff including Board Members to ensure they understand the criteria and steps to take for Acceptance and Declaration of Gifts and Hospitality and Declarations of Interests
Section D – Counter Fraud Policy and Action Plan
This section deals with how staff must deal with suspected fraud and NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s intended response to a reported suspicion of fraud.
Section E – Standing Financial Instructions
This section explains how staff will control the financial affairs of NHS Ayrshire & Arran and ensure proper standards of financial conduct.
Section F – Scheme of Delegation
This section gives details and levels of delegation across all areas of the business of NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Section G – Risk Management
This section explains how NHS Ayrshire & Arran staff will manage risks that affect the organisation.
Section H – Integrated Health and Care Governance Framework
This section explains how NHS Ayrshire & Arran and the three Ayrshire Integration Joint Boards discharge their Health and Care Governance accountability.
Register of interests, gifts and hospitality
- Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board Register of Members Interests, Gifts and Hospitality 2020/2021
- Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board Register of Members Interests, Gifts and Hospitality 2021/2022
- Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board Register of Members Interests, Gifts and Hospitality 2022/2023
- Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board Register of Members Interests, Gifts and Hospitality 2023/2024
Board members’ expenses
- Executive director expenses 2022/2023
- Non-Executive director expenses 2022/2023
- Executive director expenses 2021/2022
- Non-Executive director expenses 2021/2022
- Executive director expenses 2020/2021
- Non-Executive director expenses 2020/2021
- Executive director expenses 2019/20
- Non-Executive director expenses 2019/20
- Executive director expenses 2018/2019
- Non-Executive director expenses 2018/2019
- Executive director expenses 2017/2018
- Non-Executive director expenses 2017/2018
Duty of Candour
All health and social care services in Scotland have a Duty of Candour.
This is a legal requirement which means that when unintended or unexpected events happen that result in death or harm as defined in the Act:
- the people affected understand what has happened and receive an apology
- organisations learn how to improve for the future
An important part of this duty is that we provide an annual report about:
- how the Duty of Candour is implemented
- the number of times Duty of Candour has been triggered within our organisation.
See our full Duty of Candour annual report, which describes how NHS Ayrshire & Arran has operated.