interest test. We consider that the public interest is served by the publication of the Financial Plan on the NHS England website Barnsley CCG is actively working with partner organisations FOI 354 received 28 July 2015 – through the Health and Wellbeing Board to deliver a reduction Under the Freedom of Information Act, please send me details of: in Emergency Activity through a number of schemes as detailed in the Better Care Fund Plan for Barnsley. A link is All initiatives in NHS Barnsley 2015-16 QIPP plan which are CCG’s available to the Better Care Fund plan as follows: intended to produce a reduction in acute emergency activity. For the scheme identified as reducing Emergency Activity, the Please include the projected net savings attached to these initiatives. figures quoted are gross savings. It is expected that savings generated are reinvested in services in line with the strategic goals of partner organisations. Each of the schemes list contribute to QIPP. FOI 355 received 29 July 2015 The NHS Constitution sets out a number of waiting time – standards for referral to treatment. Clinical Commissioning The NHS Constitution says you have the right to access certain Groups commission services and activity from NHS hospital services commissioned by NHS bodies within maximum waiting and community services providers to ensure these standards times. Where this is not possible and you ask for this, the NHS will are met. Performance is then managed through contract take all reasonable steps to offer you a range of suitable alternative management and monitoring. If there were to be any issues providers. with providers meeting these waiting times standards then Who makes the decision on which alternative providers you use? And commissioners would look to commission additional activity what is the criteria? from alternative providers. Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group contracts with a number of hospital and community services providers for Barnsley patients and currently the
interest test. We consider that the public interest is served by the publication of the Financial Plan on the NHS England website FOI 354 – received 28 July 2015 Under the Freedom of Information Act, please send me details of: All initiatives in NHS Barnsley CCG’s 2015-16 QIPP plan which are intended to produce a reduction in acute emergency activity. Please include the projected net savings attached to these initiatives. Barnsley CCG is actively working with partner organisations through the Health and Wellbeing Board to deliver a reduction in Emergency Activity through a number of schemes as detailed in the Better Care Fund Plan for Barnsley. A link is available to the Better Care Fund plan as follows: For the scheme identified as reducing Emergency Activity, the figures quoted are gross savings. It is expected that savings generated are reinvested in services in line with the strategic goals of partner organisations. Each of the schemes list contribute to QIPP. FOI 355 – received 29 July 2015 The NHS Constitution says you have the right to access certain services commissioned by NHS bodies within maximum waiting times. Where this is not possible and you ask for this, the NHS will take all reasonable steps to offer you a range of suitable alternative providers. Who makes the decision on which alternative providers you use? And what is the criteria? The NHS Constitution sets out a number of waiting time standards for referral to treatment. Clinical Commissioning Groups commission services and activity from NHS hospital and community services providers to ensure these standards are met. Performance is then managed through contract management and monitoring. If there were to be any issues with providers meeting these waiting times standards then commissioners would look to commission additional activity from alternative providers. Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group contracts with a number of hospital and community services providers for Barnsley patients and currently the
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