NH Board Policies and Best Practices

As part of Northern Health's commitment to transparent operations, we have placed information pertaining to the practices and policies of the NH Board on our website. Please feel free to browse the documents below, as well as those in other accountability sections of the NH website.

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General

• Table of Contents
• Vision, Mission and Values - Policy BRD 100
• Board Calendar - Policy BRD 110
• Terms of Reference for the Board Chair - Policy BRD 120
• Terms of Reference for the President and Chief Executive Officer - Policy BRD 130
• Terms of Reference for a Director - Policy BRD 140 
• Terms of Reference for the Vice Chair - Policy BRD 150
• Terms of Reference for the Corporate Secretary - Policy BRD 160
• Terms of Reference for the Chair of the NH Medical Advisory Committee at Board Meetings - Policy BRD 170

Guidelines and Policies

• Board Role and Governance Overview - Policy BRD 200 
• Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Directors - Policy BRD 210
• Communication Policies - Policy BRD 220
  • Board Internal Communications Policy
  • Media Relations Protocol
  • Board Meetings Policy
• Executive Limitations - Policy BRD 230
  • Levels of Spending Authority
• Facility and Fund Naming Policy - Policy BRD 240
• Corporate Conduct - Policy BRD 260

Committees of the Board and Task Forces

• Board Committees - Policy BRD 300
• Terms of Reference for the Audit and Finance Committee - Policy BRD 310 
• External Auditor Independence - Policy BRD 315
• Terms of Reference for the Governance & Management Relations Committee - Policy BRD 320 
• Terms of Reference for the Performance, Planning & Priorities Committee - Policy BRD 330 
• Task Forces - Policy BRD 340 

Important Review Processes

• Performance Evaluation Process for the President & Chief Executive Officer - Policy BRD 400
• Board, Committee and Chair Evaluation Process - Policy BRD 410
• Strategic Planning Process - Policy BRD 420
• Board Succession Planning and Renewal Process - Policy BRD 430
• President & Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning Process - Policy BRD 435

Reference

• Director Liability - Policy BRD 510
• Process for Receiving Public Concerns / Complaints - Policy BRD 530

Government Directions

• Organization and Procedure Bylaws - Policy BRD 600
• Director Compensation and Expense Guidelines - Policy BRD 610