Consultation on becoming a
community NHS Foundation Trust
5 January – 30 March 2011
“Our passion is to create innovative services that meet your
individual needs, maintain your independence and improve your
quality of life. The freedoms and flexibilities available to NHS
Foundation Trusts are vital if we are to achieve this vision.”
About us
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The first community NHS Trust in the country from April 2010
A budget of £101 million for NHS services
A further £51 million for social care for older people
2542 staff: doctors, nurses, therapists, social care practitioners,
dentists, podiatrists, dieticians
• We provide a wide range of health and social care services for
children and adults, ranging from a special care baby unit through to
the most specialist end of life care
Why do we want to become an NHS
Foundation Trust?
As public benefit corporations, NHS Foundation Trusts:
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Are free from central government control
Are accountable to local people and staff through a Membership scheme
and elected Governors
Have the flexibility to decide on priorities and introduce innovative services
speedily through reduced bureaucracy
Can seek wider funding and investment and partnership options
Can invest surplus monies in service developments
Are able to develop flexible working practices for staff, including incentive
and reward schemes to aid recruitment and retention
Why now?
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By 2013 NHS Trusts (such as ourselves) will no longer exist
We will either become a Foundation Trust in our own right or be merged
with an existing Foundation Trust (for example, those that run hospital or
mental health services)
We believe that to provide the very best care to local people, the specialist
services we provide need to be led by a Foundation Trust that focuses
solely on these services
Becoming an NHS Foundation Trust would put us on a level playing field
with the other FTs already established across the county
The FT model provides the best vehicle to meet the financial challenges
faced by the public sector in the coming years, as well as the projected
population growth in Cambridgeshire (particularly in the over 65 year old
age group)
Our vision
To work with local people, GPs, local authorities, hospital staff, voluntary and
charitable services and the independent sector to create services for
children and adults that are:
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Locally accessible, provided close to or in people’s own homes
Provided to the highest standard by skilled and compassionate staff
Integrated across health and social care boundaries, reducing duplication
and providing seamless care
Focussed on maintaining people’s independence
Provided at an early stage to prevent deterioration
Our four priorities
• Providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time: shifting
appropriate clinical services out of the hospital into the community
• Improving how we deliver service: reducing bureaucracy enabling
clinicians to spend more time with those they care for
• Ensuring a vibrant future for community services: seeking
opportunities to provide services further afield, sharing innovative
services and practices for the benefit of all
• Improving the quality of care providing: ensuring they are informed
by the latest research, education and training
How would a Foundation Trust be run?
• Members: thousands of local people and staff able to help shape
our future plans. It’s free and completely up to you how much time
you give
• Governors: elected Members with statutory powers (public, staff
and partners)
• Your involvement is vital if we are to develop services that really
meet the needs of local people
• Complete and return the Membership form (Freepost) in the
consultation document
We genuinely want to hear what you
think about our proposals
A series of questions are asked in the consultation document.
Tell us what you think:
• Online:
• Freepost:
www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk
return the feedback form in the consultation document
Timescale
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Consultation: 5 January – 30 March 2011
Application to Secretary of State: August/September 2011
Secretary of State approval: October 2011
Monitor assessment: January – March 2012
NHS Foundation Trust goes live: May 2012
(subject to change)
Questions?
Thank you and please do:
• Become a Member and join us in our exciting future
• Tell us what you think about our proposals