Category: Framework/Charter

NHS Orkney – Our Behaviour Framework

Our Behaviour Framework sets out clear expectations for how colleagues should act and interact, helping to foster a respectful, inclusive, and values-led culture. The culture the Board wants to create here is one where there is excellence in care, kindness in action, and bravery in change. This framework supports that vision by guiding everyday behaviours...

Code of Corporate Governance V20 – April 2026

The UK Corporate Governance Code (2018) defines Corporate governance as “The system by which organisation are directed and controlled”. It expands on that statement by adding that “Governance is about what the board does and how it sets the values of the organisation and is to be distinguished from executive director led day-to-day operational management”...

NHS Orkney Communications Framework

This Communications Framework sets out the approach to be taken by NHS Orkney to develop communications and involvement with all our stakeholders.

Orkney Health Board Endowment Funds Charter

This Charter provides the overall terms of reference for the charity, and the Trustees will uphold its requirements in the governance and management of the charity’s business. The purposes of the charity are: The advancement of health, through Improvement in the physical and mental health of the Board’s population Effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment of...