Decision details
Central London Community Healthcare: Progress to Becoming an NHS Foundation Trust
Decision Maker: Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Committee to receive a report on Trust’s strategy for the next five years and to the progress being made towards becoming an NHS Foundation Trust.
Decisions:
The Chairman noted a correction on page 49 of the Agenda pack and requested to delete the wording ‘Foundation’ - for the first paragraph under the heading Summary on page 49 to read:
Community London Central Healthcare
NHSFoundation Trust
(CLCH) provides local community health services in the boroughs of
Barnet, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and
Westminster.
The Chairman invited Pam Chesters, Chairman of Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH), and James Benson, Divisional Director of Operations for Barnet Community and Specialist Nursing Services, to present the item.
Pam Chesters introduced the development plans of the Integrated Business Plan for the CLCH and the progression of plans towards receiving NHS Foundation Trust status which is set out in statute. Responding to a question from the Committee, Pam Chesters informed that the Foundation Trust is accountable to the Local Community (Council of Governors) and that the process for appointing Governors will be made in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements.
The Committee noted that CLCH was driven by the following five strategic priorities:
· Quality
· Transformation
· Value for Money
· Governance
· Growth
The Committee noted that these strategic priorities were developed in line with the Francis Report, the NHS Five Year Forward View and the King’s Fund guidance.
RESOLVED that the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee note the update from the Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
Publication date: 06/05/2015
Date of decision: 09/02/2015
Decided at meeting: 09/02/2015 - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
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