Minutes of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT ... - NHS

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Paper A LLR PCT Cluster Board meeting 14 June 2012 The LLR CSS Operational Management Group (OMG) will be a subcommittee of the Cluster Board and regular OMG and LLR CSS Performance Assurance Reports will be presented to the Cluster Board at agreed intervals. LLR Cluster Board will retain ultimate responsibility for all the services operating under LLR CSS. The Cluster Chief Executive remains the Accountable Officer for the Cluster, including the LLR CSS Operational Management Group. LLR Cluster Chief Executive and Director of Finance (or nominated deputies) will remain accountable officers and sign off the financial accounts, which will incorporate the financial transactions of LLR CSS, in accordance with current guidance or any amendments received in due course. Ms Taylor said that key performance indicators need to be developed as the basis of the performance management relationship with the Cluster. Ms Brigden asked why the Lay Member does not have a vote. Ms Taylor agreed that it would be more appropriate if they had and that this amendment would be made. Ms Brigden also said that the paper needs to reflect the relationship between this service and local partners. Ms Taylor said that workshops with Leicestershire County Council had commenced and that she was working with Ms Watson to look at where there could be joint working with the City Council. Mr Mell said that the development of KPIs was important and that a similar Board to Board process as there currently is with the CCG Boards should be implemented in order to monitor the process. Mrs Ellis agreed that a Board to Board process should be considered. Mr Wilson asked if this was to be an arm’s length committee would the chair be a Director of the Cluster, Ms Taylor replied that she would be covering that role. Mr Wilson noted that when the community health services provider became an arm’s length organisation there was a separate more formal board. Mrs Bains said that this is an interim position. Ms Griffiths noted that the transfer of the primary care function to Dr Rashid had allowed for Ms Taylor to pick this up amongst other things. This was an interim arrangement and was not the same level of separation as it had been for community health services. Ms Bishop said that the costs of the CSO would be collected and reported on separately. Mr Finan said he would like to understand the organisational structure. Ms Griffiths said that there would be professional links to Cluster directors. 8
Paper A LLR PCT Cluster Board meeting 14 June 2012 It was RESOLVED - to approve LLR CSS operating in shadow/arm’s length arrangements with immediate effect. - to approve the establishment of the LLR CSS OMG as a committee of the Cluster Board. - to approve the terms of reference for the LLR CSS OMG as at Appendix 1 subject to the changes above. CB/12/141 Equality Delivery System Mrs Cathy Ellis, Chair of LLR PCT Cluster introduced Ms Christina Marriott, Contract lead for the LLR PCT and LPT Integrated Equality Service, who presented a report on the Equality Delivery System (as attached in Minute Book – Appendix Number CB/05/10/F). The Equality Act 2010 places a ‘Specific Duty’ to publish Equality Objectives by the 6 April 2012. The Integrated Equality Service (IES) developed equality objectives last year, based on available evidence and identified those that were highest priority in a consultation with both members of staff, members of the public and stakeholders. These were approved by the Cluster Board and published last year on our website, giving the Trust compliance with the second Specific Duty. The Trust is an early adopter of the Equality Delivery System, although we are not using it to set our equality objectives. Since the Board was last updated in January 2012, the IES has commenced engagement both internally and with external stakeholders and an action plan has been developed. Ms Marriott noted that the two PCTs as the statutory bodies retain responsibility for implementation and delivery although this will increasingly transfer to the CCGs. Mrs Ellis asked about communication with the stakeholders that had been present at the meeting in February. Ms Marriott said that she had been in contact with them and would be again after this meeting. She also noted that this paper has gone to the 3 CCGs. Mr Finan asked about the fifth Equality Objective about preventing age discrimination and asked why it was restricted to secondary care and did not for example mention primary care. Ms Marriott said that age discrimination in any area is illegal but the wording in this objective denotes the most urgent need as voiced by organisations like Age Concern and the general public. Mr Finan said that he was uncomfortable with the wording. Mr Skea said that the PCT Cluster was not saying that it would only tackle some areas of age discrimination. Ms Griffiths reaffirmed that age discrimination in secondary care was the current priority and that it had been highlighted 9
Page 1 and 2: Paper A LLR PCT Cluster Board meeti
Page 7: Paper A LLR PCT Cluster Board meeti

Minutes of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT ... - NHS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?