NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body’s Primary Care Commissioning Committee Terms of Reference Introduction 1. The Primary Care Commissioning Committee (the ‘Committee’) is established in accordance with paragraph 6.9.3(h) of NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) constitution. These terms of reference set out the membership, remit, responsibilities and reporting arrangements of the Committee and will have effect as if incorporated into the constitution. The Committee terms of reference will be reviewed annually. Any changes to the terms of reference will be approved by the Governing Body. 2. The Chief Executive of NHS England, announced on 1 May 2014 that NHS England was inviting CCGs to expand their role in primary care commissioning and to submit expressions of interest setting out the to exercise expanded primary CCG’s preference for how it would like medical care commissioning functions. One option available was that NHS England would delegate the exercise of certain specified primary care commissioning functions to a CCG. 3. In accordance with its statutory powers under section 13Z of the National Health Service Act 2006 (as amended). NHS England has delegated the exercise of the functions specified in Schedule 2 to these terms of reference to NHS Dudley CCG. The delegation is set out in Schedule 1. 4. The CCG has established the NHS Dudley CCG Primary Care Commissioning Committee The Committee will function as a corporate decision- (“Committee”). making body for the management of the delegated functions and the exercise of the delegated powers. 5. It is a committee comprising representatives of the following organisations: NHS Dudley CCG; and  The Office of Public Health, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council  A representative from NHS England will also be in attendance Statutory Framework 6. NHS England has delegated to the CCG authority to exercise the primary care commissioning functions set out in Schedule 2 in accordance with section 13Z of the NHS Act. 7. Arrangements made under section 13Z may be on such terms and conditions (including terms as to payment) as may be agreed between NHS England and the CCG.
NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body’s Primary Care Commissioning Committee Terms of Reference Introduction 1. The Primary Care Commissioning Committee (the ‘Committee’) is established in accordance with paragraph 6.9.3(h) of NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) constitution. These terms of reference set out the membership, remit, responsibilities and reporting arrangements of the Committee and will have effect as if incorporated into the constitution. The Committee terms of reference will be reviewed annually. Any changes to the terms of reference will be approved by the Governing Body. 2. The Chief Executive of NHS England, announced on 1 May 2014 that NHS England was inviting CCGs to expand their role in primary care commissioning and to submit expressions of interest setting out the CCG’s preference for how it would like to exercise expanded primary medical care commissioning functions. One option available was that NHS England would delegate the exercise of certain specified primary care commissioning functions to a CCG. 3. In accordance with its statutory powers under section 13Z of the National Health Service Act 2006 (as amended). NHS England has delegated the exercise of the functions specified in Schedule 2 to these terms of reference to NHS Dudley CCG. The delegation is set out in Schedule 1. 4. The CCG has established the NHS Dudley CCG Primary Care Commissioning Committee (“Committee”). The Committee will function as a corporate decision- making body for the management of the delegated functions and the exercise of the delegated powers. 5. It is a committee comprising representatives of the following organisations:  NHS Dudley CCG; and  The Office of Public Health, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A representative from NHS England will also be in attendance Statutory Framework 6. NHS England has delegated to the CCG authority to exercise the primary care commissioning functions set out in Schedule 2 in accordance with section 13Z of the NHS Act. 7. Arrangements made under section 13Z may be on such terms and conditions (including terms as to payment) as may be agreed between NHS England and the CCG.
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