Birmingham CrossCity Patient Council Terms of Reference of Reference Introduction These are the terms of reference of the Birmingham CrossCity Patient Council. They explain: how the Patient Council (‘the Council’) relates to the NHS Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning (‘the CCG’) page 1 – the purpose of the Council and its page 2 – membership of the Council 3 –page the frequency of meetings, quorum and procedure at meetings page 5 and 6 – other rules and policies affecting how the Council works including the payment of expenses and fees page 6 and 7 – how the work of the Council and these Terms of Reference will be reviewed and amended over time page 7 – 1.2 Purpose and Audience The terms of reference are designed to help anyone who is interested in the Council to understand how it works. In particular, the terms of reference may be of use to: Members, and potential members, of the Council in working out how they can – engage effectively with the Council and in settling disputes about the Council People who are served by GP practices and who are members of the CCG in – helping them understand how the CCG aims to take the views of patients and communities into account Members and of the CCG in seeing how the Council can help them achieve – continuing improvement in health and health care. Relationship of the Council to the CCG NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG is the body which is responsible for commissioning, or buying, health services from Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and community organisations on behalf of circa 730,000 people across most of the City of Birmingham. The CCG is made up of 117 local GP practices, other health professionals and local people who are best placed to know the right services for the communities it serves. The CCG’s Mission and Purposes The CCG’s Mission is to excellence in commissioning through excellent primary ‘achieve care’.
Birmingham CrossCity Patient Council Terms of Reference of Reference Introduction These are the terms of reference of the Birmingham CrossCity Patient Council. They explain: how the Patient Council (‘the Council’) relates to the NHS Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning (‘the CCG’) – page 1 the purpose of the Council and its – page 2 membership of the Council –page 3 the frequency of meetings, quorum and procedure at meetings – page 5 and 6 other rules and policies affecting how the Council works including the payment of expenses and fees – page 6 and 7 how the work of the Council and these Terms of Reference will be reviewed and amended over time – page 7 1.2 Purpose and Audience The terms of reference are designed to help anyone who is interested in the Council to understand how it works. In particular, the terms of reference may be of use to: Members, and potential members, of the Council – in working out how they can engage effectively with the Council and in settling disputes about the Council People who are served by GP practices and who are members of the CCG – in helping them understand how the CCG aims to take the views of patients and communities into account Members and of the CCG – in seeing how the Council can help them achieve continuing improvement in health and health care. Relationship of the Council to the CCG NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG is the body which is responsible for commissioning, or buying, health services from Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and community organisations on behalf of circa 730,000 people across most of the City of Birmingham. The CCG is made up of 117 local GP practices, other health professionals and local people who are best placed to know the right services for the communities it serves. The CCG’s Mission and Purposes The CCG’s Mission is to ‘achieve excellence in commissioning through excellent primary care’.