Issue - meetings

Joint report of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group.

The Committee considered the joint update report of the NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and the NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) providing an update about the work of the CCGs. The report outlined details of the following:-

·         Sefton and Liverpool CCGs agree to pause merger;

·         Election results for Southport and Formby CCG;

·         New providers in place for community services;

·         Reported financial position 2016/17;

·         All practices now part of medicines management scheme;

·         Community cardiology pilot;

·         Commissioning policy review;

·         Residents invited to “Big Chat 8”; and

·         Details of next governing body meetings.

Fiona Taylor, Chief Officer for NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group, was present from the CCGs to present the update report to the Committee and respond to questions put by Members of the Committee.

Mrs. Taylor reported that following the cessation of paediatric audiology services by the Bridgewater Community Health NHS Trust, work was currently underway to transfer services for children with hearing difficulties to Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust for children within South Sefton and for Southport Hospital to offer interim support in the north of the Borough.

Members of the Committee raised the following issues and a summary of the responses provided are outlined below:-

·         Did Health Visitors still carry out routine hearing tests on young babies?

The 8 month hearing assessment was no longer the norm.

·         Following the pause undertaken on the proposal to merge Liverpool and the two Sefton CCGs, would a more robust business plan be forthcoming by the end of the summer?

It was not yet known whether the proposed merger would continue. If it did, the resolution of this Committee on the matter would be adhered to.

·         Regarding the NHS Sustainable Transformation Plan (STP), there was currently no new information forthcoming on the Alliance Local Delivery System (LDS).

Now that the latest Interim Chief Executive was in place at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, the Trust was moving closer towards a vision which her senior management team would take forward.

·         Could the Committee receive an update on the Alliance LDS?

It was suggested that the Interim Chief Executive at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust could be invited to the next meeting of the Committee, in order to provide an update on the matter, and any developments in the interim period could be provided from the Chief Officer of the Sefton CCGs.

·         The venue for the latest “Big Chat 8” had been good and had resulted in different people attending.

CCGs would continue to consider innovative approaches to such events.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the joint update report by the Sefton Clinical Commissioning Groups be received;

(2)       Karen Jackson, Interim Chief Executive at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, be invited to attend the next meeting of the Committee, primarily to report on developments regarding the STP Alliance Local Delivery System; and

(3)       the Chief Officer of the Sefton CCGs be requested to report any developments on the STP between now  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15