NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invite you to its first Primary Care Co-commissioning Committee meeting.

The meeting, which is open to members of the public to observe, will be held on Thursday 17 September at 10am at West Offices, Station Rise in York.

Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, announced on 1 May 2014 that NHS England was inviting Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to expand their role in the commissioning of primary care services (the day-to-day health care given by a health care provider, e.g. your GP).

Dr Mark Hayes, the CCG’s Chief Clinical Officer, said: “Co-commissioning is one of a series of changes set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View. It should give us more influence over the wider NHS budget and enable local health commissioning arrangements that can deliver improved, integrated care for local people, in and out of hospital.”

The potential benefits of co-commissioning for the public and patients include:

• Improved access to primary care and wider out-of-hospitals services, with more services available closer to home

• High quality out-of-hospitals care

• Improved health outcomes, equity of access, reduced inequalities

• A better patient experience through more joined up services.

Dr Hayes added: “The CCG’s submission to apply for full delegation of primary care co commissioning has been agreed by NHS England and the CCG is now working with NHS England to take forward its plans.

“Members of the public are warmly invited to attend and take an active role in the meeting by putting forward a question to the committee in respect of the business of the meeting. All items and questions must be submitted in advance of the start of the meeting.”

All items and questions must be submitted in advance of the start of the meeting. If you would like to submit an item or question to the committee in advance, please phone email michelesaidman@nhs.net by 5pm on Monday 14 September.

PRIMARY CARE CO-COMMISSIONING COMMITTEE

17 September 2015 at 10.45am to 12.15pm

Auden Room (GO47), West Offices, Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

AGENDA

Prior to the commencement of the meeting a period of up to 10 minutes will be set aside for questions or comments from members of the public who have registered in advance their wish to participate in respect of the business of the meeting; this will start at 10.45am.

For members accessing papers electronically the number of enclosures is indicated if there is more than one.

1.	Welcome and Introductions		Verbal	David Booker
2.	Apologies		Verbal	David Booker
3.	Declaration of members’ interests in the business of the meeting		Verbal	All
4.	Terms of Reference	To Note	Enclosuresx2	Rachel Potts	View View
5.	Boundary Changes - Dalton Terrace and Escrick Surgeries	To Approve	Enclosuresx7	Shaun Macey	View (View) View View View View View
6.	Primary Medical Services (PMS) Uplift	To Note	Enclosuresx2	Shaun Macey	View View
7.	Primary Care Infrastructure Fund	To Note	Enclosuresx3	Shaun Macey	View View View
8.	Primary Care Update	To Note	Enclosuresx2	Constance Pillar	View View
9.	Next meeting: 17 December 2015, 10.45am	To Note	Verbal	All

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