Agenda item

The report was introduced by the Director of Corporate Affairs. At the time of publication of the agenda the outcome of the consultation had not been published.  A link to the End of Consultation Report which had recently been published on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Groups website since the publication of the agenda had been sent to the Members of the Commission prior to the meeting.  The Director of Corporate Affairs went through the highlights of the report which covered a thematic analysis of the views of the public and organisations responding to the consultation and the CCG’s recommended responses to these themes.

Key Themes highlighted were:

• More joined up care: organising care around the patient.
• Better planning and Communication: delivering ‘seamless’ care.
• Bidders should be required to demonstrate how mental health would be integrated through the service.
• Security of data should be protected through a ‘single electronic record system’ adhering to statutory data protection standards.
• Proposals for joint working with voluntary sector organisations would need to be taken into consideration regarding bidders.
• There would need to be a focus on prevention in order to support older people to stay independent.
• Services should need to support people by working together to give effective co-ordination and continuity of care.
• Improved community services:  reducing emergency hospital admissions, re-admissions and long stays in hospital.
• End of Life Care
• Local issues should be taken into account, including equality of access to services and resourcing.
• Bidders should demonstrate how they intend to work with and support primary care.
• There should be clarity in contracts with regards to scope of lead provider services.
• Outcomes Framework: The CCG should review its capacity and capability to ensure the new contract is managed effectively.
• The CCG would need to work with all partners in the local health and social care system.
• Evaluation criteria should be applied in order to analyse the credibility of financial aspects of proposals.
• Performance should be evaluated and made available to increase staff satisfaction.
• Standard NHS contract clauses relating to poor performance should be used effectively, and compensation clauses should be included in the event of termination.
• All steps should be taken to ensure a safe and efficient transition, including certainty for the transfer of staff.

Observations and questions were raised and discussed including:

·         Members stated that the biggest issue for Peterborough was the Better Care Fund and asked if funding would still be available for this.  The Director of Corporate Affairs stated that the expectation was that this would continue but discussions were still ongoing.

ACTION AGREED

1.    The Commission noted the report and the End of Consultation report on the Proposals to improve older people’s healthcare and adult community services and requested that the Director of Corporate Affairs and the preferred bidder when chosen report to the Commission at the November meeting.

2.    The Commission agreed to the continuation of the Joint Working Group to comment on how bidders take on proposals and look at future scrutiny during mobilisation and transition.