Update on New Organisations
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
Clinical Commissioning Groups will be responsible for the majority of the NHS budget from
April 2013. CCGs in south west London are well on their way to being authorised to take on
their responsibilities from this date and are already operating with delegation of budgets and
responsibilities. They have their clinical leadership, chief officer and chief finance officer
posts filled and are currently recruiting to the rest of their structures. To use their budget for
management resources in the most effective way, CCGs are complementing their in-house
teams by buying support from new Commissioning Support Units (CSUs).
We have reviewed our governance arrangements so that from 1 October, CCGs and their
boards can lead decision making for those areas that they are responsible for. CCG Boards
will remain accountable to the relevant PCT Board. For more information about CCG
development visit the NHS South West London website: http://www.southwestlondon.nhs.uk
South West London CCGs – Chairs and Chief Officers
Croydon CCG
Chief Officer – Paula Swann
Clinical Chair – Dr Anthony Brzezicki
Paula.swann@croydonpct.nhs.uk
anthony.brzezicki@nhs.net
Kingston CCG
Chief Officer – David Smith
Clinical Chair – Dr Naz Jivani
David.smith@kpct.nhs.uk
Naz.jivani@kpct.nhs.uk
Merton CCG
Chief Officer – Eleanor Brown
Clinical Chair – Dr Howard Freeman
Eleanor.Brown2@nhs.net
Howard.Freeman@swlondon.nhs.uk
Richmond CCG
Chief Officer – Dominic Wright
Clinical Chair – Dr Andrew Smith
Dominic.wright@richmond.gov.uk
andrewsmith9@nhs.net
Sutton CCG
Chief Officer – Dr Chris Elliot
Clinical Chair – Dr Brendan Hudson
celliott@nhs.net
Brendan.hudson@swlondon.nhs.uk
Wandsworth CCG
Chief Officer – Graham Mackenzie
Clinical Chair – Dr Nicola Jones
Graham.mackenzie@wpct.nhs.uk
nicola.jones2@nhs.net
Commissioning Support Units (CSUs)
There are three of Commissioning Support Units in London and these are the organisations
where most PCT staff will go. South West London CCGs will be served by the South London
Commissioning Support Unit (SLCSU). SLCSU will provide services such as contracting
support, information and IT, financial management and communication services. From April
2013, CCGs can choose to buy their commissioning support from a range of providers, but
for now most in London are using one of the three London CSUs. The full business case for
SLCSU has recently been published.
You can find a copy at: http://us5.campaignarchive1.com/?u=b94d96b7856ba7c7374fb2323&id=a5c2c0a459&e=1cd0a68b81
SLSCU Management Team
Managing Director
Interim Director of Contracting & Performance
Interim Chief Operating Officer
Commercial Director
Interim Director of Business Intelligence & ICT
Nick Relph
Jeremy Burden
Debbie Turner
Richard Chapman
Henry Wilson
n.relph@nhs.net
jeremy.burden@nhs.net
debbie.turner9@nhs.net
richard.chapman@nhs.net
henry.wilson@nhs.net
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Public Health
Most public health functions will go to local authorities, and transition plans for functions and
staff are underway with each council in south west London. In south west London each local
authority has chosen to have their own Director of Public Health and public health team. This
has meant some changes in Sutton and Merton, which is currently a shared team and new
Directors of Public Health are being recruited. A new Director of Public Health, Dr Mike
Robinson, has also been appointed for Croydon. The majority of staff are expected to
transfer to local authorities. For more information about public health in your borough please
contact NHS South West London Director of Public Health or your local DPH.
Directors of Public Health
NHS South West London
Dr Jonathan Hildebrand
Jonathan.hildebrand@kpct.nhs.uk
NHS Kingston
Dr Jonathan Hildebrand
Jonathan.hildebrand@kpct.nhs.uk
NHS Wandsworth
Dr Houda Al-Sharifi
Houda.al-sharifi@wpct.nhs.uk
NHS Croydon
Dr Mike Robinson
Mike.robinson@croydonpct.nhs.uk
NHS Richmond
Dr Dagmar Zeuner
Dagmar.zeuner@richmond.gov.uk
NHS Sutton and Merton
Dr Val Day
Val.day@swlondon.nhs.uk
Some public health functions, such as immunisation, will move to the NHS Commissioning
Board and some will move to Public Health England. It is currently expected that the
handovers of management responsibility for PHE will from January 2014 and local
authorities in March 2013.
Primary Care Commissioning, performance management and CCG development
The NHS Commissioning Board will have four regional offices, one of which will be in London. In
London, Anne Rainsberry is the regional director.
Commissioning of GPs, dentists, pharmacies and optometrists will be moving to the NHS
Commissioning Board. It will also commission specialist services and prison and military health
services.
The NHSCB will also be responsible for oversight of the authorisation process for CCGs, the
2013/14 commissioning planning round and future performance management of CCGs.
Nationally, there are 27 local area teams with staff working from a number of office bases
across their geographical area. All local area teams will have the same core functions
around clinical commissioning group (CCG) development and assurance, emergency
planning, resilience and response, quality and safety, configuration, system oversight and
partnerships and stakeholder engagement, with the senior leadership of the local area team
participating as a full partner on health and wellbeing boards.
In London there is a more integrated structure with one director for three local area teams
working as an essential part of the overall pan-London arrangements for direct
commissioning and functions supporting the delivery of service innovation. These
arrangements reflect both the distinct nature of the London region and the need to ensure
effective working with partners at both a borough and London-wide level.
Simon Weldon is the Director of NHS Operations and Delivery and Penny Emerit is the
Delivery Director for South London.
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You can read more about the NHS Commissioning Board here:
http://www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/
NHS Trusts and Foundation status
All NHS provider trusts are expected to become Foundation Trusts (FTs) by 2014. The NHS
Trust Development Authority is a new body established to oversee this process.
Alwen Williams, currently NHS North East London and the City PCT cluster Chief Executive,
has been appointed as Director of Development and Delivery for the NHS TDA and is
leading this for London. Alwen will be responsible for performance management of non-FT
NHS providers in London from October and for Trust planning for 2013/14. Alwen will
account to the NHS London board in this capacity for the remaining six months of the SHA.
To find out more about the NHS TDA you can view their website here:
http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/
If you would like further information about the NTDA, please contact Phil Rudd on 0207 932
1950 or by email at phil.rudd@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
The NHS estate
Where providers occupy more than 50% of PCT owned or leased premises that are deemed
service critical clinical infrastructure, the property can transfer to them on the basis that they
take all or none of the qualifying property. All other PCT owned properties will transfer to a
new organisation – NHS Property Services Ltd. Staff associated with providing the
estates/facilities service for those properties will transfer to the respective organisations.
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