About the Departmental Board
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The Departmental Board supports the Minister and Accounting Officer in directing the business of the Department as effectively as possible to achieve objectives and priorities.
Within the overall policies and priorities established by the Minister, and subject to his approval, the remit of the Board is to:
- set the Department’s standards and values
- agree the Department’s strategic aims and objectives as set out in the Departmental Business Plan
- oversee sound financial management and corporate governance of the Department in the context of the Departmental Business Plan
- oversee the allocation and monitoring of the Department’s financial and human resources to achieve aims and objectives set out in the Departmental Business Plan
- monitor and steer the Department towards the achievement of agreed performance objectives as set out in the Departmental Business Plan;
- scrutinise the governance and performance of ALB’s
- set the Department’s ‘risk appetite’ and ensure appropriate risk management procedures are in place
Departmental Board Members
- Mike Farrar - Interim Permanent Secretary
- David Keenan – Acting Director of Finance
- Dr Michael McBride - Chief Medical Officer
- Tracey McCaig, Deputy Secretary, Strategic Planning and Performance
- Jim McCooe – Independent Board Member
- Maria McIlgorm, Chief Nursing Officer
- Andrew Magowan – Independent Board Member
- Chris Matthews - Deputy Secretary, Resources and Corporate Management
- Aine Morrison, Chief Social Work Officer
- Dr Paul Rice - Chief Digital Information Officer
- Peter Toogood - Deputy Secretary, Social Care and Public Health Policy
- Jim Wilkinson - Deputy Secretary, Healthcare Policy