Issue - meetings
Annual Health Check: 5 Borough's NHS Trust
Meeting: 03/04/2007 - Health Policy and Performance Board (Item 51)
Attached is the report submitted to the Healthy Halton Policy and Performance Board (PPB) meeting of 13th March 2007. Further information is being prepared by the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and this will be circulated to the PPB as soon as it is available.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Board received a presentation
from Mr C Powner of Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust (PCT) on the Annual
Health Check results for 2006/07. The presentation set out:
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the background
of the PCT and its mission statement;
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the PCT’s main
providers;
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the private
practices involved with the PCT i.e. GP practices, Dentists, Phamacies etc;
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the standards
which the PCT were tested against and the conclusions of this testing, namely
that due to the reasons set out below the PCT was expected to declare compliance
with each standard:
o
C14 –
Complaints: robust complaints procedure in line with regulations and
comprehensive staff training programme
o
C16 – Patient
Information: patient information leaflets produced in line with guidance, PCT Annual Report highlights the range of services and information
leaflets are available in a range of formats
o
C17 – Patient
and Public Involvement: robust Patients and Public Involvement (PPI) strategy,
processes for consulting with patients and public and patients are well
represented on PPI Forum/LITs
o C18 – Access to Services: published race
equality scheme, PCT premises are DDA compliant and Choose & Book awareness
raising publicity campaign
o
C22 a & c
– Partnership Working: robust plans to promote, protect and demonstrably improve health, Local
Area Agreements on health and well being include shared outcomes and
implementation of Choosing Health has been jointly planned and wide range of programmes to cover health protection
o C22b - Director of Public Health Annual
Report: recommendations in the DPH’s annual report, services for
alcohol, obesity, sexual health and smoking and implementation of
numerous interventions.
The Board raised a number of issues in
relation to the presentation, as detailed below:
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how the budgets for each consortium would be set, prioritised, monitored
and reviewed;
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whether the priorities would be national or local in relation to each
consortium;
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whether the change to practice based commissioning would create
additional jobs and if so how these would be funded;
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heating problems with the new Health Care Resource Centre in Widnes;
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how Halton and St Helens PCT was linking with the North Cheshire
Hospitals NHS Trust, as this was particularly relevant to Halton; and
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whether there were any plans to set up walk-in centres in Halton.
In response the representatives
present from Halton and St Helens PCT, Mr C. Powner and Mrs K. Harrison, gave
the following answers:
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budgets were set based on historical spend and a
mix of weighted capitation; each practice had own governance arrangements and
business plan which linked back to the PCT;
§
priorities would be set based on both national and
local priorities and would be agreed with the PCT;
§
each consortium was being provided with a business
manager by the PCT, however these posts had been transferred directly from the
PCT so incurred no additional funding and would not effect front line funding;
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the issues reported in relation to the Health Care
Resource Centre would be reported back;
§ new ... view the full minutes text for item 51
Meeting: 13/03/2007 - Health Policy and Performance Board (Item 48)
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of
the Strategic Director – Health and Community regarding progress made in the
Halton and St. Helens Primary Care Trust’s self assessment against the
‘Standards for Better Health’ during the period April 2006 – March 2007.
It was noted that the PCT was
aspiring to make a declaration of compliance against all of the core standards
but had a responsibility to invite third parties to comment on performance. A
timetable for receipt of comments had to be agreed and it was requested that
this be 13th April in order that a full declaration could be made to
the PCT’s Board on 17th April 2007.
It was noted that there had been
some confusion with regards to the information presented and the Board
considered holding a special meeting in order that more information could be
provided.
RESOLVED: That a special meeting be held in order that the Board may comment on the submission of the Annual Health Check Declaration to the Halton and St. Helens Primary Care Trust Board if considered appropriate.
Meeting: 13/03/2007 - Health Policy and Performance Board (Item 45)
45 The Healthcare Commission Annual Health Check 2007: 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust 
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Minutes:
The Board considered a report of
the Strategic Director – Health and Community providing an update of progress
made in the 5 Boroughs’ Self Assessment against The Standards for Better Health
during the period April 2006 to March 2007.
Information was provided about the self-assessment against the standards, which had been nominated by the Board in February 2007. In addition, Ms. Hooton - Assistant Director for Clinical Governance attended the meeting to give a presentation and to respond to the Board’s questions on this issue.
Ms. Hooton confirmed that the 5
Boroughs Partnership could evidence that it was compliant with each of the
Standards highlighted by the Board. However, it was anticipated that it would
be weak in one area with regards to record keeping. This was largely due to
there being several electronic systems, some of which were not compatible.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.