Issue - meetings

The Cabinet gave consideration to a report of the Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate and Commercial Services which sought approval of the establishment of a joint committee of Oldham Council and Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) under Regulation 10 (2) of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000.

Further to the report considered by Cabinet on 28^th February 2018, further work has been undertaken by the Council and CCG colleagues to develop a terns of reference for a Commissioning Partnership Board and those terms were attached as appendix 1 to the report.

Members were advised that the establishment of the joint committee would oversee the bringing together of ‘in scope’ budgets of the CCG and Oldham Council.

The operation of the aligned budget structure would be underpinned by a S.75 NHS Act 2006 agreement building on the agreement that was already in place, primarily for Better Care Fund Resources.

Membership of the Board would consist of 4 core voting Members from the Council side and 4 core voting members from the CCG. Advisory Members would also be in attendance as detailed in the attached terms of reference.

Options/alternatives

Option 1 – To establish a Joint Committee (Commissioning Partnership Board) under Regulation 10 (2) NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000 and to delegate those executive functions which are joint commissioning functions within the Section 75 agreement to the Commissioning Partnership Board.

Option 2 – The Commissioning arrangement remain separate, split between the two organisations with separate decision making.

RESOLVED – That:

1.    The establishment of a Joint Committee of Oldham Council and Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group (Commissioning Partnership Board) under Regulation 10 (2) of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000, to undertake Executive functions within the Boards proposed Terms ofReference be approved.

2.    Authority to undertake joint commissioning functions that are

Executive functions to the Commissioning Partnership Board within the procedures set out in the terms of reference and supporting section 75 agreement(s) that would enable a scaling up of the integration of health and care commissioning in Oldham.

3.    The terms of reference of the Commissioning Partnership Board as set out at appendix 1 be agreed.

4.    The Membership of the Board from the Council side would consist of:

·       Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Economy and Enterprise

·       Statutory Deputy Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods

·       Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

·       Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care.