Decision details

Update on NHS Transition

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Committee welcomed the NHS Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Chief Officer, John Morton, who was in attendance to provide an update on the transition to new NHS structures.  He reported that the CCG had been authorised on 1 April 2013 with nine conditions which were monitored every three months.  He added that it was expected that five of the conditions would shortly be removed.  The Committee noted that the budgets of the former primary care trusts had been distributed between CCGs, public health and NHS England.  The Barnet CCG had a budget of approximately £430 million which was primarily for commissioning hospital, mental health and community services.  Mr Morton identified that there had been underinvestment in mental health and community services in the past which the CCG were seeking to address.  It was noted that there were financial challenges which were being addressed by the CCG.

 

Responding to a question, Mr Morton reported that the three legal directions were in place due to the scale of the budget challenge.  He added that the CCG were taking a five year approach to addressing financial issues. 

 

As referred to in minute item 7, the Committee expressed concern at the approximate £4 million annual cost to the CCG relating to under utilised estates.  Mr Morton echoed these concerns and advised the Committee that the CCG were working to address these issues.  Ongoing monitoring of estates issues would be taking place at the Health and Well Being Board.

 

RESOLVED that the Committee note the update from Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group on the transition to new NHS structures as set out in the report and above.

 

Report author: Andrew Charlwood

Publication date: 06/08/2013

Date of decision: 04/07/2013

Decided at meeting: 04/07/2013 - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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