The Group shall be known as the Northern Regional Group of Speech and Language Therapy Managers (NRGSLTM).
2.1 Membership shall be restricted to Speech and Language Therapists who manage Speech and Language Therapy Services in Trusts/Units within the Northern Region (or their named deputy in the event of a prolonged absence by the Service Manager). Such members will have full voting rights.
2.2 The Group as defined at 2.1 above shall have discretion regarding attendance at meetings for specific agenda items by non-members. This may include professional advisors, non-Speech and Language Therapy Managers and others, and would be with the quorate agreement of the group.
2.3 The Committee shall have the power to co-opt additional Members at its discretion.
2.4 Associate Members can have representation by invitation to attend, (e.g. non NHS Speech and Language Therapy Services, Higher Education, Voluntary and Independent sectors) although they may be asked to leave the meeting on certain occasions for closed items. Associate members will not be eligible to vote.
2.5 Attendance is expected and should be included in job descriptions or lists of duties.
3.1 There will be a minimum of five meetings per year held at times convenient to the Group. The venue will change within the boundaries of the catchment area of the Group.
3.2 The host Manager is responsible for providing a room, refreshments and travel details.
An extraordinary meeting may be requested by full Members of the Group to discuss a particular topic. Where such a meeting is requested or if an issue is deemed important or urgent by the Chair, the Officers of the Group must arrange for an extraordinary meeting to be held within 30 days of the meeting being requested.
The meeting will be deemed to be quorate when at least 50% of the full membership is present.
The Officers of the Group shall consist of:
7.1 Officers will be elected from the full membership by a majority vote.
7.2 Officers shall normally be elected at the final meeting of the calendar year, unless an officer leaves before the end of their time in office. A term of office shall be for two years, the first year as a deputy and the second as full officer.
7.3 An Officer may not be elected to the same office until a period of two years has elapsed.
8.1 Sub-Groups and working parties shall be formed and disbanded as appropriate and report back on a regular basis to the Group. Sub-groups have the authority to co-opt Members within and outside of the Group.
8.2 Relevant members of the Group will elect members annually to represent them on relevant AHP Fora. The Chair will determine whether information and reports from AHP Fora representatives are relevant to the whole Group or to SHA subgroups.
9.1 Each full Member shall be afforded the right to vote (excluding Associate Members).
9.2 A simple majority of those voting will carry a resolution.
9.3 The Chair retains the casting vote in the event of an inconclusive ballot.
9.4 For motions requiring a formal vote, notification will be submitted with the minutes. Members have the right to use a postal or telephone vote if necessary.
The aims and objectives of the group will be documented and made available as appropriate (see Appendix 1).
The Northern Regional Group of Speech and Language Therapy Service Managers exists to provide a forum for the maintenance and development of quality services within available resources which are responsive to the needs of people with communication difficulties and other related disorders and their carers, promoting the Government's aims for effective clinical governance, ie:
The Group is available to act on a consultative basis on managerial and professional issues and service provision.
18th November 2005
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