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New Commissioning Arrangements Jenny Irvine June 2007. Creating a New Health and Social Care System. Objectives and Outcomes: Improved performance and quality levels Enhanced user experience Improved health and well-being New integrated models of care Motivated, dynamic workforce
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New Commissioning Arrangements Jenny Irvine June 2007
Creating a New Health and Social Care System Objectives and Outcomes: • Improved performance and quality levels • Enhanced user experience • Improved health and well-being • New integrated models of care • Motivated, dynamic workforce • Value for money
Commissioning General Principles: • Primacy of commissioning: separate from provision • Devolved system: Regional standards in a local context • Community focus • Strong leadership and engagement • Effective governance and accountability arrangements • Performance and outcome focussed • Capability enabled
Commissioning Organisational Arrangement: • Health & Social Services Authority (HSSA) • Local Commissioning Groups (7) • Community Commissioning Associations • Functional support to LCGs and CCAs
NHSSB = Red and green WHSSB= Purple and Pink SHSSB = Turquoise EHSSB = Blue and Yellow
A Local Commissioning Group is • Committee of the HSSA with delegated power to commission services • Primary care led with 15 members, two of which are lay people from the local community • Leader and decision maker for commissioning health and social care services • Accountable to the HSSA Board
Functions • Engage and involve local people in the promotion and planning of services • Redesign and improve services • Secure safe and responsive services • Commission public health programmes • Deliver health and social care targets • Develop Community Commissioning Associations
Next steps • Local Commissioning Groups become functional and engage with stakeholders to plan for 2008/9 • HSSA puts into place functional support for LCGs and CCAs • Other elements of reform programme align with commissioning – performance, service framework and financial regime as examples
Who’s who in the West • Sean McKeever Area Director of Commissioning (Designate) • Dr Vincent Davidson (Chairperson) • Other Members: • Walter Boyd (GP)Eugene Deeny (GP)Elaine Connor (GP)Brian Mulholland (Dentist)Barry Curran (Optometrist)Mary Duffin (Lay Member)Jennifer Irvine (Lay Member)There is a vacancy for a Pharmacist.