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6. Involvement of Public Stakeholders in Managing Risk
Internal and External Stakeholders are involved in managing risks which
impact on them through their involvement in and contributions to many
aspects of the work of the Trust. The Trust has a range of mechanisms in
place to facilitate effective working with internal and external stakeholders to
ensure effective communication.
Partner Organisations
Partnership Agreements have been formally reviewed and agreed this year
with Halton, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan Local Authorities. NHS
Knowsley has formally signed a full partnership agreement under Section 75
of the NHS Act 2006 that also includes the Primary Care Trust.
The boroughs of Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington have
agreed the designation of Knowsley as the co-ordinating health
commissioner to link across all the boroughs on cross-borough service
commissioning issues
The Trust has a three-year multilateral Mental Health contract with NHS
Merseyside as the Cluster (previously NHS Knowsley co-ordinating
commissioner) and a three-year bilateral contract with NHS Ashton, Leigh
and Wigan - both of which are effective from the 1 April 2010. A contract
variation has been signed for both of these contracts for 2012-13 to
include changes to activity, finances and CQUIN
The Trust has a two-year multilateral Community contract with NHS
Merseyside (formerly NHS Knowsley) including NHS Halton and St Helens
- for Integrated Community Services with effect from 1 April 2011. A
contract variation has been signed for both of these contracts for 2012-13
to include changes to activity, finances and CQUIN
The Trust now has a one-year contract with NHS Western Cheshire on
behalf of the Specialist Commissioning Team for secure services. This
was previously contracted through NHS Knowsley
Partnership Boards/Local Implementation Teams are in place and deal
with the planning, commissioning, and monitoring of Adult Services; Later
Life and Memory Services; Forensic Services; Learning Disability Services
and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. These groups are multiagency
and include service users and carers
Liaison with the Overview and Scrutiny functions of each Local Authority in
respect of the service modernisation for planning updates, our Trust
application and in relation to the Trust Quality Accounts
Liaison and partnership work with staff and members from the five Local
Involvement Networks (LINks).
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