January 2012 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (1/12) 286 (a)
The evaluation criteria are:
1. Access (2)
2. Improved Clinical Quality of Services (3)
3. Improved Environmental Quality of Services (2)
4. Meeting National, Regional and Local Policy Imperatives (3)
5. Improved Strategic Fit (2)
6. Developing New and Existing Services (3)
7. Finance and Value for Money (2)
8. Sustainability (3)
The numbers in brackets indicate the weighting applied to each criteria with 3 being the
highest weighting.
6.2.3 Short-listing Stakeholders
Using the agreed evaluation criteria and weighting (above) the long list of 6 options were
scored by 3 stakeholder groups –
4. Local patients and carers who are stroke and TIA experts by experience (28/11/11)
5. Stroke Reconfiguration Project Steering Group ( 8/12/11)
6. Clinical staff from all relevant professions working in stroke and TIA services at SWBH
at a ‘Listening into Action’ event (9/12/11).
GPs have subsequently been engaged by the project team on a one to one basis with
representation across the relevant Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning
Group (SWBCCG) between 14 th December 2011 and 6 th January 2012 to discuss the
proposed short list and the process. The individual GPs consulted were -
Dr Mitchell and Dr Solomon ( SWBCCG – Black Country Locality)
Dr Baig and Dr Harding (SWBHCCG – HealthWorks Locality)
Dr Hassouna and Dr Chawla (SWBCCG – SHAC Locality)
All the individual GPs consulted were satisfied with the process that had been undertaken
and stated preferences for the short listed options. This input has been taken into account by
the Project Board in arriving at the proposed short list. The Sandwell and West Birmingham
CCG Board were presented with these short listed options for approval on 18 th January 2012.
The Joint Health Scrutiny Committee have also been engaged in this process with progress
reports being tabled at their July and September 2011 Committee meetings. A report
requesting support and comment for the short-listed options was presented to the Committee
on 17 th January 2011.
7. NON FINANCIAL OPTION APPRAISAL
7.1 Non Financial Evaluation Criteria and Scores
Following the scoring sessions of each stakeholder group (as described above), the scores
were calculated according to the weighting criteria. The scores from the 3 stakeholder groups
were combined to provide an overall score for each option. The weighting attached to each
stakeholder group is as follows:
Patients/carers group – 22% of overall score
Project Steering Group – 43% of overall score
SWBH Clinical Staff – 35% of overall score.
The Project Board agreed to short list the 2 highest scoring options.
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