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GM PCT Cluster & Related Issues

GM PCT Cluster & Related Issues. Mel Sirotkin Director of Public Health. Purpose of PCT Clusters. To sustain management capacity and accountability for PCT functions: statutory duties, finance, quality, performance, QIPP and NHS Constitution requirements to March 2013

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GM PCT Cluster & Related Issues

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  1. GM PCT Cluster & Related Issues Mel Sirotkin Director of Public Health

  2. Purpose of PCT Clusters • To sustain management capacity and accountability for PCT functions: statutory duties, finance, quality, performance, QIPP and NHS Constitution requirements to March 2013 • Provide space for developing GP Consortia • Develop commissioning support arrangements • Provide space for new arrangements with Local authorities and particularly Health and Well Being Boards to develop • Support provider reform

  3. Cluster Functions • Oversight of PCT level plans, contracts and Operating Frameworks • Leadership of QIPP plans • Support GP Pathfinder development • Ensure availability of commissioning capacity • Ensure statutory duties are covered • Support PCT staff through the transition • Oversight of local joint working including move of public health and development of HWB Boards

  4. GM Cluster • The GM Cluster Board will be the Board for all GM PCTs • GM Cluster Board will come into place in June 2011: • Chair: Professor Eileen Fairhurst • Chief Executive: Dr Mike Burrows • To be appointed: Director of Finance, Director of Commissioning, Medical Director, Nursing Director • Local Directors of Public Health (DsPH) will not be consolidated at cluster level: GM DsPH have nominated a lead DPH to be on the board. All DsPH will be able/required to attend Board meetings if required

  5. Salford PCT • Salford PCT has strong internal and partnership governance and will ensure this is embedded for the future • Salford PCT will have a Locality Board which will be accountable to the GM Cluster Board • The Board will include lay member (locality Non Executives), clinicians, the DPH and other accountable officers

  6. Therefore • Salford PCT will be considering how to streamline current board governance • Salford PCT will develop a local leadership team to support the organisation and the Locality Board to deliver it’s purpose and function • Any new local arrangements will require approval by the GM Cluster Board

  7. May – June 2011 • Transitional governance arrangements are under development for NHS Salford • GM Cluster Establishment agreement – approval by 10 PCT Boards

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