VPRS 17549 Post-Network Board of Directors Minutes and Agenda

This series comprises the Minutes and Agenda Papers from The Royal Women's Hospital Board of Directors' meetings. After nine years being part of a health care network with the Royal Children's Hospital, The Royal Women's Hospital became an became an independent health service with a new Board on 1 July 2004.The Health Services Governance and Accountability Act which passed Victorian Parliament on the 22 June 2004, facilitated the disaggregation of Women's and Children's Health (formerly The Women's and Children's Health Care Network). The Royal Women's Hospital and the Royal Children's Hospital became separate legal entities whose role was to function as two specialist stand alone hospitals.The Board's initial role was to ensure the continuity of clinical operations and services of The Royal Women's Hospital and work with the administrator appointed for the transition, who performed the functions of the Board of Women's and Children's Health.The functions of the Board are set down in section 65S of the Health Services Act 1988. The Board Directors, including the office bearer position of Chairperson, are appointed by the Governor in Council on recommendation of the Minister of Health and are required to meet at least 6 times a year. The Directors are also required to establish Board and advisory committees. During the Network period the number of these committees had been dramatically reduced to meet the requirements of the Health Services Act. Many administrative functions which formerly had Board level representation prior to the Network e.g. research into human and animal ethics, continued on as executive level committees after the disaggregation of Women's and Children's Health.The foundation members of the new Board were: Dr Rhonda Galbally (Chair); Ms Sharon Butler; Ms Elaine Canty; Prof John Funder; Prof Felicity Hampel; Mr Stewart Leslie; Dr George Morstyn; Ms Janet Whiting.At its inception, the Board had eight committees: Community Advisory; Audit and Risk Management; Finance; Investment; Remuneration; Quality; Women's Health (Primary Care and Population Health) and RWH Redevelopment.The Board Secretary was responsible for taking minutes of each meeting and distributing the Agenda Papers to both Board Members and Attendees (hospital C.E.O., and other senior executives as needed) prior to each meeting. The unsigned minutes of each Board meeting were distributed with the agenda papers for the next meeting. After the minutes were approved they remained with those agenda papers. Minutes and / or reports from sub-committees may be found among the agenda papers for each Board Meeting. However researchers need to refer to the Minutes and Agenda Papers of the respective Board Committees for detailed information on their functions and activities.

本数据集包含皇家妇女医院（The Royal Women's Hospital）董事会会议纪要与议程文件。该医院此前并入皇家儿童医院（Royal Children's Hospital）所属医疗网络长达九年，后于2004年7月1日脱离该网络，成为独立医疗服务机构，并组建全新董事会。2004年6月22日经维多利亚州议会通过的《医疗服务治理与问责法案（Health Services Governance and Accountability Act）》，推动了妇女与儿童健康服务机构（原妇女与儿童医疗保健网络）的拆分工作。自此，皇家妇女医院与皇家儿童医院成为独立法人实体，分别作为两所专科独立医院开展运营。

董事会的初始核心职责为保障皇家妇女医院临床运营与服务的连续性，并配合过渡期间任命的行政管理者履职——该管理者此前承担妇女与儿童健康服务机构董事会的职能。董事会的职权在1988年《医疗服务法案（Health Services Act 1988）》第65S条中有明确规定。

董事会董事（包括主席职务）由总督会同行政会议根据卫生部长的提名任命，且每年至少召开6次会议。董事们还需设立董事会及咨询委员会。在并入医疗网络期间，为符合《医疗服务法案》的要求，此类委员会的数量曾大幅精简。此前在网络运营阶段前，诸多需董事会层面审议的行政职能（如人类与动物伦理研究），在妇女与儿童健康服务机构拆分后，转为执行层面的委员会履职。

全新董事会的创始成员包括：朗达·加尔布利博士（Dr Rhonda Galbally，主席）、莎伦·巴特勒女士、伊莱恩·坎蒂女士、约翰·方德教授、费利西蒂·汉佩尔教授、斯图尔特·莱斯利先生、乔治·莫斯坦博士、珍妮特·怀廷女士。

该董事会成立之初设有8个委员会：社区咨询委员会、审计与风险管理委员会、财务委员会、投资委员会、薪酬委员会、质量委员会、妇女健康（基层医疗与人群健康）委员会以及皇家妇女医院重建委员会。

董事会秘书负责记录每次董事会会议的纪要，并在会前向董事会成员及参会人员（医院首席执行官及其他按需到场的高级管理人员）分发议程文件。每次董事会会议的未签署版纪要会随下次会议的议程文件一同分发。纪要经审议通过后，将与对应议程文件一并存档。各附属委员会的纪要及/或报告可在各董事会会议的议程文件中查阅，但研究人员如需获取附属委员会的职能与活动的详细信息，需查阅对应董事会委员会的会议纪要与议程文件。