Decision details

Julie Gonda, Interim Executive Director Communities and Wellbeing presented an update report in respect of the decision by PCFT Board to concentrate its business solely on the delivery of mental health and wellbeing services.  The proposal is that the Northern Care Alliance under the legal entity of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust will be the designated interim provider for a period of two years.

The CCG commissions a range of community services.  The total contract value for these services in 2018/19 was circa £18 million.  Bury Council also commissions a range of public health services with a current contractual value of £5.6 million.

Questions were invited from those present and the following issues were raised:

Members discussed the risks associated with the transfer, the decision not to go out to tender, the wider transformation agenda and the move away from an internal market place within the NHS.

Dan Lythgoe, representing Pennine Care assured the Board that engagement with staff commenced before the decision was taken by the Trust to concentrate on solely mental health services.  The engagement has been undertaken jointly with representatives from the Northern Care Alliance. 

It was agreed:

That the Interim Executive Communities and Wellbeing be thanked for her attendance.