Our Terms of Reference

JOINT ACTION - TERMS OF REFERENCE   

1.  BOARD OF MANAGEMENT  

a) On behalf of the Association’s Trustees to develop and oversee a fundraising strategy for research in trauma and orthopaedics in the United Kingdom for the benefit of those suffering from musculoskeletal disorders and injuries.  

b) To advise the Grants Committee on the amount of funding available for each call for grant applications.  

c) To receive recommendations from the Grants Committee on funding for research projects.  

d) To award grants for approved projects subject to ratification by the Trustees.  

e) To be responsible for the financial accounting of the Joint Action Funds and report regularly to the Trustees.  

f) To receive the minutes of the Research Committee of the BOA and the Grants Committee of Joint Action.  

g) To determine the timing of funding for projects, and ensure that there is regular monitoring of the progress of projects.  

h) To produce an annual report to the Trustees  

i) To ensure the web site is current.    

Membership
Chair:        Mr I J Leslie FRCS
Secretary:  Joint Action Support Assistant, Mrs L G Bickles
Members:  Mr M J Bell FRCS                        
                Prof T W R Briggs FRCS
                Mr P R Kay FRCS
                Mr M Kimmons
                Prof A W McCaskie FRCS
                Prof D R Marsh FRCS
                Sir Christopher O'Donnell
                Mr I A Trail FRCS 

2. GRANTS COMMITTEE  

a) To call for research project applications.  

b) To send these out for external assessment through our well established peer-review process.   

c) To maintain and enhance our peer-review process that will command the respect of the scientific community and grant giving bodies.  

d) To recommend to the Board of Management the best applications for appropriate funding.  

e) To monitor the progress of projects with interim reports and to obtain post-project reports and accounting  

f) To report to the Board of management and provide minutes of its meetings.  

Membership
Prof A W McCaskie FRCS, Chairman
Mr M Costa FRCS, BOA member 
Prof S T Donell FRCS(Orth), BOA Member
Mr F S Haddad FRCS, Research Committee Liaison
Mr D L Limb FRCS Ed(Orth), Council Member
Prof A W Miles, BORS
Mr Wasim Khan MRCS, BOTA

3. FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE  

Membership
Chair:        Chairman of Joint Action Board of Management, Mr I J Leslie FRCS
Secretary:  Development Manager, Mr P C Foy
Members:  BOA Honorary Treasurer, Mr I A Trail FRCS               
                BOA Finance Manager, Ms E H Fry                         
                BOA Chief Executive, Mr M Kimmons
                Lay Advisor, Sir Christopher O’Donnell              

Frequency of Meetings
Quarterly prior to a Board Meeting, Eventually it could be held immediately prior to the full Board meeting.    

Report to
Joint Action, Board of Management    

Remit  
i) To agree the annual budget for Joint Action, and recommend same to the Joint Action Board of Management to include informing the Grants Committee and the Board of Management on available funds for future grant disbursements.  

ii) To monitor the financial performance of Joint Action on a quarterly basis and to monitor the updated forecast for the year and report significant variances to Joint Action Board of Management.  

iii) To ensure the Financial Statements are drawn up in accordance with the appropriate accounting conventions and that they meet external reporting requirements through the accounts of the BOA to the charity commission.  

iv) To agree, monitor and review the principal risks in respect of income generation and financial management  

v) To agree the investment policy, recommend the same to Joint Action Board of management and monitor the performance of the financial investments.  

vi) To hold powers of delegation to decide and set levels of authorisation on expenditure by Joint Action connected personnel.  

vii) To have a separate and distinct investment focus from the Main BOA remit in line with the activities of Joint Action.  

As agreed by the Joint Action Board of management on 27th May 2009  

4. RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE BOA  

a) To define a strategy for research both basic science and clinical in orthopaedic surgery.  

b) To promote research in trauma and orthopaedic surgery amongst all members.  

c) To develop and execute a policy for interaction between the BOA and other external bodies such as the ARC, MRC and National Institute for Health Research.  

d) To produce and maintain a Musculoskeletal Research Agenda.  

e) To advise the Board of Management of Joint Action on the Research Agenda and its relationships with other Grant giving bodies.  

f) To liaise with the Grants Committee on the call for projects.  

g) To report to the Trustees of the BOA and the Board of Management of Joint Action and provide to each the minutes of its meetings  

h) The Chairman of the Grants Committee will be a member of the Board of Management.