SHIP CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPS – LINK CHAIRS’ MEETING

SHIP CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPS – LINK CHAIRS’ MEETING
The Chairs of Hampshire, Southampton, Isle of Wight LINks and myself met together with the lead officer for the Cluster Groups’ Commissioning Groups at NHS Southampton, Oakley Road, on Tuesday March 6th.

The meeting began with introductions.

Matters discussed included the following:

• Enabling the public to understand how Commissioning works (much more work needs to be done).

• Capturing the views of the public over and above the ‘bold’ statistics found in the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment data e.g. collecting views expressed by individual GP’s Practice Councils.

• Progress being made with the development of Health Watch (what are the concerns?)
• The setting up by Local Authorities of Health and Well Being Boards (some common concerns across LINks).
• The SHIP Cluster Commissioning Work Plan. A copy is to be provided at our request to all LINks in the Cluster.

It was agreed that it is necessary for all Chairs of LINks in the Cluster to meet regularly and when necessary to be joined by the lead officer for Commissioning.
The next meeting was arranged for Tuesday April 3rd at Oakley Road, Southampton.
This meeting will be followed by a second meeting, when we will be joined by Debbie Fleming, Chief Executive, SHIP PCT Cluster.

Terry Carter
Acting Chair
8th March 2012