Agenda item

TRANSFER OF PENNINE CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES

Representatives from Bury CCG, Margaret O’Dwyer, Director of Commissioning & Business Delivery/Deputy Chief Officer and Dr Schryer will report at the meeting.  The presentation is attached.

Minutes:

Margaret O’Dwyer - Director of Commissioning & Business Delivery/Deputy Chief Officer attended the meeting to provide members with an update in respect of the transfer of Bury’s community services currently provided by Pennine Care Foundation Trust to the Northern Care Alliance. 

 

A copy of the presentation had been circulated to members prior to the meeting.  In December 2018, the Pennine Care Board approved the “Trust Strategy 2019-22: Maximising Potential”.  The strategy provided details of the Trust plans to focus on mental health and well-being and community services to be fully divested by April 2020.

 

Bury CCG has invited the Locality Care Alliance to identify a preferred Partner, Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is the preferred partner.  It is envisaged that the transfer date will be Quarter 2 of 2019/20.

 

The Director of Commissioning & Business Delivery/Deputy Chief Officer reported that issues under consideration will include:

-       Resources for NCA to undertake the transfer.

-       Current process underway for community staff to work as part of neighbourhood teams under single line management.

-       Communications to all Bury Community Staff continue to be issued to provide assurance and be supportive.

 

Those present were invited to ask questions and the following issues were raised.

 

Members of the Committee discussed communication with staff.  The Director of Commissioning reported that information was shared with staff in December (2018).  The transformation agenda will direct and potentially create more work in the community as monies transfer from the Acute sector into the neighbourhoods.  By having the Northern Care Alliance as the provider and the employer (formally Salford Royal) it is hoped that this will provide staff with greater certainty and assurance.

 

Responding to a Member’s question with regards to the decision to waiver the procurement process, the Director of Commissioning reported that the CCG and the Council have received legal advice in respect of the procurement process.  An agreement has been reached amongst the CCGs in the north east sector to waiver the procurement rules for 2 years.  This will provide an opportunity to assess what is required going forward and test the market in a more transformational way and avoid services continuing to be commissioned in the same way.  The Director of Commissioning reported that it is highly unlikely that the services will be re-tendered earlier as the LCA will need time, to develop and embed.

 

The Director of Commissioning reported that Salford Royal has just been award, for the second time, a CQC rating of outstanding.  The Trust has been commissioned to deliver community services for other providers for eight years. 

 

Due diligence will be undertaken, there are a number of back office functions currently undertaken by Pennine Care that will need to be un-picked and divested from the Trust.

 

The Director of Commissioning reported that each of the three CCG’s will invest money in the project in addition to some transformation monies made available from the Greater Manchester health and social care partnership.

 

Bury’s CCG Board have agreed the transfer the community services to the Northern Care Alliance, the Director of Commissioning reported that the community services will continue to be provided and the public will not see any difference in service delivery.

 

 

It was agreed:

 

Margaret O’Dwyer - Director of Commissioning & Business Delivery/Deputy Chief Officer be thanked for her attendance.

 

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