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South West Peninsula SHA
Local consultation on
Commissioning a Patient-led NHS
14 Dec 2005–22 Mar 2006
Commissioning a Patient-led NHS aims to …
Strengthen commissioning Support patient choice & public involvement Increase involvement of GPs and other frontline
staff Achieve closer joint working with local authorities Develop Trusts as Foundation Trusts Achieve 15% management savings from Strategic
Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts
Building on the Peninsula’s Firm Foundations
• Local NHS organisations committed to– improving health and tackling inequalities– maximising independent living and supporting
users’ choices– avoiding unnecessary and unplanned use of
specialist hospital services
• PCTs already working with local authorities
• PCTs sharing skills and knowledge
Key messages from initial stakeholder engagement
• Strengthen strategic commissioning– Links with adult social care and children's
services, use of public health information
• Don’t lose ground that has been gained– Effective local partnerships, local service
developments, local relationships
• Develop a local infrastructure– Locality working, public & GP involvement
Primary Care Trusts:Strengthening commissioning for
individual patients
Roll out GP ‘practice-based’ commissioning supported by PCTs
Improve and extend joint commissioning of community-based care with adult social care and children's services
Design services which are tailored to the particular needs of each individual user
Primary Care Trusts: Strengthening Strategic Commissioning
Focus on health, need and equity Understand world class best practice Find opportunities for improvement Set clear priorities Procure appropriate services Achieve closer working with local authorities
Primary Care Trusts: Future roles in provider services
• No national requirement for PCTs to stop being service providers
• Criterion for change would be ‘what is genuinely best for local patient care’
• New approaches and models will be explored• Any future proposal for change would be subject to
consultation• Terms and conditions of transferring staff would be
protectedDept of Health, Dec 2005
Primary Care Trusts:Boundary changes to support new roles
Considerations in setting new boundaries The opportunity to continue on our journey to improve
local services The importance of taking account of local authority
boundaries – County and District The need to combine commissioning ‘muscle’ with
sensitivity to the diverse needs of our communities The target of achieving £8m in savings
Primary Care Trust ChangesOption 1
Primary Care Trust ChangesOption 2
Primary Care Trust Changes Option 3
Strategic Health AuthorityChanges
Principal Functions of SHAs
• Strategic overview, leadership and connections across the public sector
• Robust public health delivery system• Performance management and development• Support for the Department of Health
Strategic Health AuthorityChanges
Options
1. SWPSHA amalgamation with Dorset & Somerset only
2. SWPSHA amalgamation with Dorset, Somerset, Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire (aligned with Government Office of the South West boundaries)
Ambulance Trust Changes
Aims to Achieve• Greater financial flexibility and investment
in front-line services• Enhanced co-ordination in planning &
handling major incidents• Improved patient care through adoption of
best practice• Increased service resilience through the
combination of compatible technology
Ambulance Trust Changes
Proposal
To amalgamate Westcountry Ambulance Services Trust with Dorset Ambulance
Trust
Summary
The Strategic Health Authority wants your views by 22 March on:
Proposals for Primary Care TrustsProposals for the Strategic Health Authority
Proposals for Ambulance Trusts
• Write to: Consultation Team, SWPSHA, Peninsula House, Kingsmill Road, Saltash, PL12 6LE
• E-mail: [email protected]