Members' Meeting November 2005 - Summary
The Members of SHERT met on Friday, 11th November, 2005. The main points of discussion were as follows:
- Annual Report & Accounts for the year to 31st July 2005 - the Members received and approved the 51st Annual Report & Accounts and authorised them to be signed. These will be forwarded to the Auditor General for Scotland for laying before the Scottish Parliament, prior to publication.
- Investments - the Trust's investment managers attended to report to the Members on investment performance for the quarter ended 30th September, 2005.
- Independence - the Secretaries confirmed that SHERT had become an independent charity with effect from 1st November 2005. The Members then considered and approved a number of documents relating to the proposed modus operandi of the newly-independent SHERT, including Procedures, Standing Orders and the procedures for the appointment of new Members.
- Membership - the Members noted that Professor Jane Bower had resigned with effect from 1st November. She had been reappointed, beyond her original term of office, until SHERT's independence. The Members had previously agreed that it would be necessary, following the granting of independent status and the ending of the close relationship with the Chief Scientist Biomedical & Therapeutic Research Committee, for there to be an increase in the number of scientific Members. Accordingly, a selection process would be put in train immediately.
- Research Fellowship for members of the Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professions - The Members confirmed that the availability of this new award (see also below) should be publicised widely within the relevant academic and professional sectors in the near future.
- Secretarial/Administrative matters - the Members considered several items, including the operation and development of its web-based grant application systems.
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