LEICESTER CITY PRIMARY CARE TRUST - NHS

Paper ZNHS Leicester City Board Meeting24 September 2009Item Discussion Action By WhomReference Groups to sit as an appendix to theclinical engagement strategy.3.4 NICE GUIDANCE The report provided the Board with an updateon developments in NICE Guidance relevant tospecialised services.The Board welcomed the report and liked therating system used for highlighting theimportance and impact on EMSCG.The Board agreed to receive a report at eachmeeting. The Board requested that a paper sitas a supplement showing the relevant spend.A report to besubmitted to eachBoard along witha supportingpaper showingthe relevantspend.MalcolmQualie3.5 RESPONSE TONICE GUIDANCEThe paper presented to the Board provided anoptions table with arguments for and againstsuggested alternatives for fundingimplementation of NICE recommendations.The Board accepted the suggested process fortaking forward an East Midlands approach toimplementing NICE Guidance across theregion, with the understanding that a legal viewwould be sought.The Board requested a paper for theSeptember Board that identified the process foreach “TAG” and defines what the processwould be if a “ninety day rule” was applied.4. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE4.1 PERFORMANCE The report provided a summary on theREPORT – PROVIDER performance of EMSCG providers for theREPORTperiod May 2009.Within the report a “heat map” was presentedwhich identified the overall performance ofEMSCG providers. Any issues within the heatmap have been raised directly withcommissioners as well as through theestablished mechanisms. The Board requestedthat a brief definition on the “heat map” beincluded within the report.The Board received the paper acknowledgingthat the process is still developing andA legal view is tobe soughtPaper for theSeptember Boarddefining theprocess for each“TAG” and toinclude how theinformation is tobe disseminatedacross the EastMidlandsA definition to beincluded into thepaper defining the“Heat Map”MalcolmQualieMalcolmQualiePaulThefaut5