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NMH | 2024 25 Governance T he People and Organisation Committee was formed in May 2022 with a mandate to "advise The National Maternity Hospital Executive on all matters relating to People and Organisation and to maintain and grow the reputation of The National Maternity Hospital as one of Europe's leading providers of maternity and women's healthcare services with a focus on the proposed move to Elm Park campus." This is done through the provision of strategic oversight to the Human Resources (HR) Department and Executive Management Team on matters to support the people ambitions of the NMH Strategy, to provide assurance to The People and Organisation Committee BSc. Midwifery Graduates! the NMH Executive Committee that the HR and People and Organisation related activities are in place and to deliver the required outcomes and benefits. The focus of the Committee for 2024 was to look at recruitment challenges, particularly against the wider Pay and Numbers Strategy limits implemented nationally, people risks and HR Process assurance and governance pathways in conjunction with the implementation of the revised hospital strategic plan for the period 2024-2028. Additionally, the People and Organisation Committee supported an audit and creation of an action plan to improve HR processes, the outcome of which was satisfactory from an assurance perspective. The findings also supported the streamlining and automation of certain processes, for which an action plan has been created and progress in respect to implementation will be kept under review by the Committee over 2025. In addition, the Committee supported the HR Department in identifying and developing staff retention initiatives, as well as providing guidance on industrial relation matters. Ms Denise Cole, Chair.

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