Seeking VCS representatives to input into the redesign the local health
& social care services across children and adults services. (Devolution)
Health & Social Care Forum are managing the process for recruiting
voluntary & community sector representatives in the Governance of
the devolution pilot.
The Devolution pilot has an ambitious programme of developing an
integrated effective and financially sustainable system that covers the
whole range of wellbeing, from public health initiatives for school
children, timely and appropriate access to GPs and community
pharmacists, and top quality hospital treatment, to excellent mental
health services and supporting people to remain independent in their
community for as long as possible.
This is a partnership of ten of the borough’s key health and social care
providers and commissioners.
Hackney Council,
City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group,
Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust,
East London Foundation Trust,
City and Hackney GP Confederation,
City and Hackney Urgent Healthcare Social Enterprise,
City and Hackney Pharmaceutical Committee,
Healthwatch
Voluntary & Community Sector via the Health and Social Care Forum
We are seeking representatives, who will be accountable to the
Voluntary & Community Sector via the networks managed by Hackney
CVS, and who can consult with, and take forward the views of the
wider sector for the below workstreams:
If you are interested in being the representative on any of these
workstreams please email Jackie@hcvs.org.uk by the 8th January
and I will send you the
 role description,
 application form
 a fuller draft terms of reference for each workstream.
Representatives will be selected following panel interviews with
members of the HSCF Steering Group.
Workstreams are:
Best Practice and Outcomes – Co-chairs Deborah Colvin (GP
Confederation) and Martin Kuper (HUHFT)
Draft Purpose: To ensure sound clinical evidence underpins any service
re-design or new model of care, maximising the opportunities for
improving care and building on the work of our existing clinical boards,
CCG work groups and other local fora. The workstream will also help
clarify professional decision-making and accountabilities in the new
model, and evaluate options for improving communications across the
system.
System and organisational design – proposed chair Tracey Fletcher
(HUHFT)
Draft Purpose: To outline the proposal with greater definition about
opportunities for innovation and delivering local benefits. To produce
the outline business case. This workstream will involve Hackney
patients/services users, as well as clinicians and practitioners.
Communications and public engagement:
Co-chairs: Catherine Macadam (PPI CCG Board Chair) and Jon
Williams (Healthwatch)
Draft Purpose: To ensure early service user and public engagement
and involvement as proposals develop, and to receive timely
feedback. The workstream will develop and implement a detailed plan
for stakeholder communications, and maintain an active log of
meetings and input received at each stage.
Finance, financial modelling and commissioning - Chair Paul Haigh
(CCG)
Draft Purpose: Finance, financial modelling and commissioning Chair
Paul Haigh (Chief Officer, CCG)
Purpose: To understand the resources available to Hackney from
devolution and to provide financial analysis and modelling for the
outline business case. This workstream will also design the most cost
effective way to deliver residual commissioning responsibilities and
working with other systems. Maintain an oversight of robustness of all
business cases, financial models etc.
Estates (buildings)
Co-chairs Philippa Lowe (CCG) and Ian Williams (LBH)
Draft Purpose: To assess current estates and consider areas to pilot
during 2016-17, making a recommendation to the Executive Group
In addition we are seeking VCS representation on the
IT Enablers Group
Purpose The key purpose of the Board is to oversee delivery of IT
enablers to ensure the implementation of an integrated system of
prevention, wellbeing, care and support that result in better health and
social care outcomes.
As part of these responsibilities, the ITHSCR Board will have strategic
responsibility for the identification, development and implementation
of IT solutions and will be responsible for programme management of
their delivery. This board will feed into the Devolution process later in
the year.
City & Hackney Advisory Board, this is a subsidiary of Hackney Council
for Voluntary Services, it has been set up to enable Hackney’s voluntary
and community sector to respond to the emerging preference on the
part of local commissioners to have fewer or single contracts with
larger providers.
The Advisory Group is made up of local voluntary and community
organisations, including local infrastructure bodies, and
makesdecisions about eligibility for membership of City and Hackney
Together as well as the composition of bidding consortia.
If you are interested in being the representative on any of these groups
please email Jackie@hcvs.org.uk and I will send you the role
description