The Steering Committee consists of representatives from Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus University, the Central Denmark Region and the umbrella organisation, Danish Patients. The aim of the Steering Committee is to guide the centre.
- Provide strategic guidance to the centre
- Provide communication guidance to the centre
- Review and analyse opportunities and constraints faced by the centre
- Consider and review national and international partnership proposals for the centre
- Co-opt experts and organisations onto the Steering Committee on a case by case basis and according to need
- Use influence and authority to assist the centre in achieving its outcomes
- Support resource mobilisation and stakeholder engagement
- Consider and review strategy, operational plans and financial reports for the centre, including approval of its annual work plan and budget
- Ensure that activities, outputs, outcomes and expenditures are aligned with the terms of the funding of the centre
- Ensure transparency, accountability and that the processes and risk management system of the centre are robust and defensible
- Assess the overall performance, progress and forward planning for the centre, and report to Aarhus University Department of Public Health and the Central Denmark Region.
The Steering Committee meets for three hours every six months. One of these biannual meetings is always held in January in order to discuss the workplan and budget for the coming year.