Issue - meetings

The Joint Executive Director of Strategic Commissioning, Bury Council & NHS Bury CCG presented a report which provided a summary of an improvement programme NHS Bury CCG has commenced with the Bury Care Organisation (BCO) in Orthopaedics. The improvement programme of work aligned to the wider Elective Care Transformation Programme, co-developed and delivered with Northern Care Alliance (NCA), for which the Board received a comprehensive briefing at their last formal meeting in June 2021.

Members discussed the report, welcoming the emphasis on waiting well and noting that although the situation was worrying it was a national problem and the prioritisation of cases and improvement programme was the best way to address it. It was also noted that knowledge from lessons learned was being shared through workshops, but problems remained in sharing these systemwide.

The Strategic Commissioning Board noted the content of the briefing and work to date.