Principal's Advisory Group
Main terms of reference:
- to define and monitor the aims and strategic objectives of the Faculty
- to develop and monitor the academic plan of the Faculty
- to ensure that resources are deployed effectively in order to deliver the objectives of the Faculty
- to oversee the development and delivery of Divisional plans, including the staffing of divisions
- to ensure that effective management structures are in place within the Faculty
- to receive reports and recommendations from each of its sub-committees
- to make recommendations for possible transmission by the Principal to the College Executive Committee.
Meeting frequency:
At least 9 formal meetings a year; the committee may also meet informally
Administrator:
Operational Projects Manager
Membership:
- Principal (Chair)
- Heads of Divisions
- Faculty Secretary
- Chairs of the Strategic Committees
- Campus Deans
Observers:
- Chairs of Facilitating Committees
- Head of Research Strategy
- College Deans (Medicine)
- College Secretary
In attendance:
- Finance Officer
- Deputy Secretary
- Senior HR Manager (Medicine)
- Senior Research Services Manager
- Private Secretary to the Principal
Invited to termly PAG/NHS Strategy meetings:
NHS Trust Chief Executives and Strategic Health Authority Chief Executive (or Deputy).
Sub-committees
- Strategic Research Committee
- Medical Studies Committee
- GSLSM Management Committee
- Finance Committee
- IT Committee
- HR Committee
- Operational Research Committee
- Postgraduate Clinical Academic Training Committee
These sub committees have membership and terms of reference which are reviewed annually by PAG and report their minutes to their immediate parent committee. They all require confidentiality and for members to send designated deputies to meetings which they are unable to attend.
