209 NHS Commissioning Arrangements in Lewisham PDF 67 KB
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Decision:
Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,
Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:
(1) a new regional clinical commissioning group, the South East London
Clinical Commissioning Group (SELCCG) be established with an
implementation date of 1 April 2020;
(2) in principle participation in the Lewisham Borough Based Board be
approved;
(3) officers be asked to bring back to the Mayor and Cabinet a further report at
the earliest opportunity for approval of the governance structure and decision
making processes for the Council’s participation in a Lewisham Borough
Based Board to include the measures which would be necessary to
implement if approved;
(4) the Council has seconded the Managing Director of Lewisham Clinical
Commissioning Group to the Council, part-time, to assist it in preparatory
work required to inform the further report to be brought back to Mayor and
Cabinet for formal approval to participate in the Lewisham Place Based
Board; and
(5) subject to the agreement in principle to participate in the Lewisham
Borough Based Board, officers continue work on staffing arrangements to
support the Council’s participation in the Board, such arrangements to
proceed in accordance with the Council’s usual legal and employment
requirements.
Minutes:
The report was not available for 5 clear working days before the meeting and
the Chair accepted it as an urgent item. The report was not available for
dispatch on Tuesday 3 December 2019 owing to a delay in clarifying the final
legal details pertaining to the development of the Borough Based Board. The
report could not wait until the next meeting owing to the need to progress
staffing arrangements.
Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,
Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons set out in the
report and by a vote of 6-0:
RESOLVED that:
(1) a new regional clinical commissioning group, the South East London
Clinical Commissioning Group (SELCCG) be established with an
implementation date of 1 April 2020;
(2) in principle participation in the Lewisham Borough Based Board be
approved;
(3) officers be asked to bring back to the Mayor and Cabinet a further report at
the earliest opportunity for approval of the governance structure and decision
making processes for the Council’s participation in a Lewisham Borough
Based Board to include the measures which would be necessary to
implement if approved;
(4) the Council has seconded the Managing Director of Lewisham Clinical
Commissioning Group to the Council, part-time, to assist it in preparatory
work required to inform the further report to be brought back to Mayor and
Cabinet for formal approval to participate in the Lewisham Place Based
Board; and
(5) subject to the agreement in principle to participate in the Lewisham
Borough Based Board, officers continue work on staffing arrangements to
support the Council’s participation in the Board, such arrangements to
proceed in accordance with the Council’s usual legal and employment
requirements.