WMAS Board Meeting Agenda

This meeting will be held electronically via Microsoft Teams. To request an invitation, email [email protected].

Membership

Name	Initials	Role
Prof. I Cumming*	Chair	Non Executive Director (Chairman)
Mr A C Marsh*	CEO	Chief Executive Officer
Prof. A. Hopkins*	AH	Non Executive Director (Deputy Chair)
Ms S Banks*	SB	Non Executive Director
Ms C Beechey*	CB	Director of People
Mr A Brown	AB	Service Transformation & Patient Safety Director
Mrs C Eyre*	CE	Director of Nursing
Mr M Fessal*	MF	Non Executive Director
Mr N Hudson*	NHud	Chief Operating Officer
Mrs J Jasper*	JJ	Non Executive Director
Mr M Khan*	MK	Non Executive Director
Mr V Khashu	VK	Strategy & Engagement Director
Mr M MacGregor	MM	Communications Director
Mr S Nat*	SN	Non Executive Director
Ms K Rutter*	KR	Director of Finance
Dr R. Steyn*	AW	Medical Director

* Denotes a voting member appointed pursuant to the Constitution of the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

Directors are reminded to submit their apologies in advance of the meeting.

Name	Initials	Role
Ms D Scott	DJS	Organisational Assurance Director
Ms K Freeman	KF	Private Secretary – Office of the Chief Executive
Mr P Higgins	PH	Governance Director & Trust Secretary
Ms R Farrington	RF	Staff Side Representative

All attendees should be aware that access may be given to all minutes and associated documents under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Item No.	Description	Lead	Paper No.
01	Chairman’s matters & Apologies received	Chair	Verbal
02	Declarations of Interest	Chair	Verbal
03	Minutes – To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2025	Chair	Paper 01
04	Action Log and any matters arising not on the agenda	Organisational Assurance Director	Paper 02
05	Board Assurance Framework – To receive and approve	Director of Nursing / Head of Risk	Paper 03
06a	CEO Report: Cheshire PTS Contract Timeline	CEO	Paper 04a
06b	CEO Report: Progress on winter plan (incl. flu vaccination programme)	CEO	Paper 04b
07a	Learning Disability & Autism Mandatory Training	Director of People	Paper 05a
07b	Training Days & Training Needs Analyses 2026/27	Director of People	Paper 05b
07c	Workforce Plan 2026/27 & ICB Planning Submission	Director of People	Paper 05c
08a	Finance & Capital Funding Update	Director of Finance	Paper 06a
08b	Medium Term Plan – Board Assurance Statement	Director of Finance	Paper 06b
09	Corporate Strategy Update	Strategy & Engagement Director	Paper 07
10	Patient Experience Strategy	Director of Nursing	Paper 08
11	Service Delivery Report	Chief Operating Officer	Paper 09
12	Any Other Business (notified to Trust Secretary)	Chair

Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Board (led by the Chairman) will review the meeting and identify any new or increased risks arising.

Preferred contact: [email protected] (Phil Higgins, Trust Secretary)

Timings are approximate.