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• Building confidence in the CCG and CSS as partners through earlyachievement of some early outcomes.Interim CCG Executive21 June 2012Commissioning Support Services (CSS) are intended to provide CCG’swith a wide range of products and services that are designed to meetspecific business needs of each client CCG, covering at scale transactionalservices, as well as areas of highly specialised support. CSS’s will behosted by the National Commissioning Board until April 2016, when theyare expected to become independent bodies. Cumbria CCG and CCG’sfrom across Lancashire are working together to develop a joint CSS(CLaSS).A co-design for delivery is essential to ensure:• Organisational design and structures of both CSS and CCG knittogether ensuring commissioning work in undertaken in the mostefficient and effective manner• The balance between locality presence and centralisedtransactional support is optimised• DH authorisation criteria for both CCG and CSS is met andevidence• Short-term support requirements of the CCG’s in the period leadingupto April 2012 are metThe specification document details the requirements of Cumbria CCG asthe client and CLaSS as a provider, and will be used to inform thedevelopment of a Service Level Agreement in the future. The specificationhas been set out in three areas:• A Strategic Partnership• Dedicated staff working in and with the CCG• Commissioning support servicesCLaSS has been developed and has already gained Department of HealthBusiness Development Gateway 2 status and will be assessed again inSeptember. The project team is developing business systems andprocesses that are needed to enable it’s status as an authorisedorganisation from April 2013. It’s aim is be the provider of choice for locallydelivered, high quality innovative, customer focussed support services andhas been working closely with the 9 CCG’s in the Cumbria and Lancashirearea, whom will form it’s client base in the future. CLaSS are also workingcollaboratively with neighbouring CCG’s to agree systems for the futurethat can be built upon.NCB local offices will also be using CSS services for support. Cumbria willbe sited with the North East, which will have implications as geographicallythe NCB and CSS’s team will be operating in different geographicallocations which has been identified as a risk.Relationships and contracts will be continually reviewed and initially 12- 10 -
Interim CCG Executive21 June 2012month SLA’s will be drawn up. This will allow all parties to gain confidencewith each other and assess effectiveness. To assist development,performance management and monitoring will be done, on an ongoingbasis. 6 specific outcomes will be identified by the CCG as high priority.Costing options have been provided by CLaSS, in line with servicespecification outlined by the CCG. Aggregate costs across the CCG’s willalso be identified. Terms and conditions have been developed, anddiscussions regarding agreement of an initial 12 month contract are takingplace.A steering group, including staff from Cumbria CCG and NHS Cumbria hasbeen formed and will oversee the work programme. Staff engagementhas commenced and roadshows, informing wider staff teams of progress todate, have taken place.95/12 AGENDA ITEM 14 – MINUTES OF LOCALITY MEETINGSWere received from:Allerdale 26/4Copeland 26/4Eden 8/5‘Locality Executives’ will be formalised as per the constitution.96/12 AGENDA ITEM 15 – ANY OTHER BUSINESSNo further items were noted.97/12 DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING19 July 2012 – 8.30am Shap Wells Hotel, Shap16 Aug 2012 – 8.30am Conference Room, Hackthorpe Hall- 11 -
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