Sussex Neuro Network
Project: Development of a Strategic Commissioning Strategy by Sep 06
Sponsor: Bob Deans
Next meetings:
04/04/06 0930 Haywards Heath
03/05/06 1000 Shoreham
The terms of reference for the Sussex Wide Neuro-Rehabilitation Meeting are as follows:
The objective of the group is to develop a commissioning specification to help inform a Sussex Wide Network approach to securing a range of neuro-rehabilitation services for a Sussex Wide Population
The Commissioning specification would provide a approach to delivering accessible, value for money, research based services which reflect Royal College Guidance and National Service Framework recommendations.
The group will meet monthly for the duration of May to September and will develop the service specification as discussed.
The key objectives are:
1) To map and quantify current services
2) To benchmark current services against Royal College and NSF Guidance
3) To describe a desirable service model which is tested with users and specialist groups
4) To describe the commissioning intentions for the 2007/08 commissioning round.
5) To develop ring-fenced monies to ensure appropriate access to local services with a range of specialities
6) To ensure that capacity and resources are utilised effectively as benchmarked against best practice guidance
The membership of the group will be:
Amanda Fadero to act as Chair of the task and finish group
Bob Deans, Deputy Chief Executive as sponsor of the group and link to the Sussex Commissioning Board
Yasmin Khan, Link with Childrens Services and the Children & Young Peoples Strategic Clinical Group
Sarah Jones, Specialist Commissioning – Assistant Director
Mike Lander, Mid Sussex PCT, Acting Assistant Director of Commissioning
Linda Harrington, Brighton & Hove City PCT
Janet Cheesman, Associate Director for Emergency Care, BSUHT
The group is accountable to the project structure of Best Care, Best Place and sponsored through the Sussex Wide Commissioning Group. It will ensure links to the emerging neurology and neurosciences network and to the Children & Young Peoples Strategic Clinical Group and the Chailey Heritage Programme Board.
Sussex Wide Neuro Rehabilitation Meeting
Monday 22nd May 2006, 10:00
Chairmans Office, Mid Sussex PCT HQ
· Apologies
· Minutes of the previous meeting
· Matters Arising
· To review the capacity details of the previously circulated proforma
· To identify the key milestones in developing the objectives as described in the Terms of Reference
· To develop a project plan for the delivery of the key milestones
· To ensure and agree the membership of both groups
· Any Other Business
· Date of Next Meeting
-----Original Message-----
From: Fadero Amanda
Sent: 15 May 2006 10:26
To: Boyfield Jayne; Brown Jackie (5LT) Clinic Manager, Newhaven; Cheesman Janet (RXH); Deans Bob; Demetriades Andrew; Fadero Amanda; Harrington Linda; Jones Sarah; Lander Mike; Parkin Kate (RXH); Parsons John; Strong Lesley; Thomas Simon; Winterburn Gill
Subject:
Dear Colleagues
I met with Bob Deans and John Parsons on Wednesday to review the work programme for a Sussex Wide Neuro rehabilitation commissioning specification and the work programme required to deliver this in line with the timetable that was originally set.
I propose that we use the meeting on the 22nd May as an operational group and that we re-establish a date and a revised membership of a Strategic steering group which I will co ordinate within the next week, chaired by Bob Deans.
John has kindly provided a statement for the group and a web site which I have enclosed to help us focus and share an understanding of the scope of the work that we need to undertake. The key outputs of the meeting on the 22nd may will be;
to review the capacity details of the previously circulated proforma
to identify the key milestones in developing the objectives as described in the Terms of Reference
to develop a project plan for the delivery of the key milestones
to ensure and agree the membership of both groups
In the meantime Bob Deans has written to the Transitional Leads to ensure that the aim of a Sussex wide approach to neuro - rehabilitation services is fully understood and endorsed. Key relationships need to be further developed with the county council and unitary authority and will be a key part of the strategic and operational groups delivery plan and membership on both groups will be representative. John Parsons has kindly agreed to contact Michael Searle the ABI co-ordinator to invite him to attend the next meeting.
In the meantime I would be grateful if you could complete the work of the proforma and comment on the TOR for review on the 22nd May.
Kind regards
Amanda Fadero << Message: Neuro-rehabilitation - draft statement and website >>
03 May 06
Notes of the Sussex Wide Neuro - Rehabilitation Steering Group meeting, including draft Terms of Reference
In attendance:
Sarah Jones, Local Specialist Commissioner
Bob Deans, Deputy Chief Executive, AAW
Janet Cheesman, Associate Director for Emergency Care, BSUHT
Mike Lander, Acting Assistant Director of Commissioning, MSPCT
Linda Harrington, BHSPCT
Yasmin Khan, Chailey Heritage Clinical Services
Apologies received from Jayne Boyfield, Andrew Demetriades and John Parsons.
The minutes of the previous meeting were distributed and discussed.
Amanda Fadero explained that although an operational group meeting had been established for the 4th April, it had to be cancelled due to the lack of numbers attending and therefore this was the first meeting since the previous meeting, held in March.
The meeting reviewed the work schedule and a proposed work programme in order to achieve a Sussex Wide Neuro-rehabilitation Commissioning specification. It referred to guidance from East Anglia, Central London and North London, and other local commissioning frameworks such as Brendan Wards. The discussion referred to the following key points and requested that connection was ensured with
· Children’s Services, particularly around Chailey Heritage Clinical Services
· The emerging neurology network and the developments of neurosciences in Sussex
· A reflection of changes to patients flows as part of the Strategic Health Authority work programme, but would not determine the timetable of the neuro-rehabilitation work
· SABIF in helping to establish an understanding of current service provision and the cost of that service provision.
To this end, it was agreed that a proforma would be circulated by Friday of this week to the key commissioners, to include Jackie Brown from East Sussex. Linda Harrington agreed that she would make contact with Jackie to ensure that she was aware of this piece of work and the importance of completing the proforma in a timely fashion.
The proforma would detail the profile of neuro-rehabilitation services for 3 keys areas; stroke, ABI and neurologically compromised patients. It will ask for a description of what is currently available, what is the preferred development model, what are the referral pathways, the cost of the current service in relation to workforce and infrastructure and bottle neck/ constraints and other issues. This would be set against the profile of a range of services from minor head injury education to the specialist rehabilitation services provided through LSCG. The proforma is attached for information and for dissemination where necessary.
· It was agreed that terms of reference for the group needed to be drawn up, which included representation from voluntary sector organisations, particularly SABIF, the Stroke Association and Headway.
· The work programme would be detailed in a step-like process:
1) the mapping of the current services with a review on the 22nd May 2006
2) a literature research and review of neuro-rehabilitation specifications
3) to review the guidance from the Royal College of Neuro-rehabilitation consultants
4) to link with the strategic development of the neurosciences service model
5) to develop a commissioning specification which would help to inform and design plans and contract monitor performance against those plans.
The actions from the group:
· Amanda Fadero would write to named members of SABIF, the Stroke Association and Headway to ask for a volunteer to join the next review meeting, scheduled for 22nd May
· A series of meetings would be scheduled over the next few months to be held preferably on a Monday to suit the key participants of the group
· That John Parsons would be formally invited to work with Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Trust and also a commissioner from East Sussex and Brighton and Hove to lead this work.
· Amanda Fadero would also set up a small operational group, which needs to consist of John Parsons, Jackie Brown, Mike Lander, Simon Thomas, Linda Harrington to meet within the next week or so
· The proforma would be circulated by Friday 5th May for completion by Friday 19th May, for discussion at the meeting scheduled for 22nd May.
· Further work would be required on understanding the investment and activity flows of patients for neuro-rehabilitation services but this would be work for further discussion on the 22nd
The draft terms of reference for the Sussex Wide Neuro-Rehabilitation Meeting are as follows:
The objective
The objective of the group is to develop a commissioning specification to help inform a Sussex Wide Network approach to securing a range of neuro-rehabilitation services for a Sussex Wide Population
The Commissioning specification would provide an approach to delivering accessible, value for money, research based services, which reflect Royal College Guidance and National Service Framework recommendations.
The group will meet monthly for the duration of May to September and will develop the service specification as discussed.
The key tasks are:
1) To map and quantify current services
2) To benchmark current services against Royal College and NSF Guidance
3) To describe a desirable service model which is tested with users and specialist groups
4) To describe the commissioning intentions for the 2007/08 commissioning round.
5) To develop ring-fenced monies to ensure appropriate access to local services with a range of specialities
6) To ensure that capacity and resources are utilised effectively as benchmarked against best practice guidance
The membership of the group will be:
Amanda Fadero to act as Chair of the task and finish group
Bob Deans, Deputy Chief Executive as sponsor of the group and link to the Sussex Commissioning Board
Yasmin Khan, Link with Childrens Services and the Children & Young Peoples Strategic Clinical Group
Sarah Jones, Specialist Commissioning – Assistant Director
Mike Lander, Mid Sussex PCT, Acting Assistant Director of Commissioning
Linda Harrington, Brighton & Hove City PCT
Janet Cheesman, Associate Director for Emergency Care, BSUHT
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Dear Colleague
We are in the process of establishing a small working group to look at the requirements for neuro-rehabilitation services across Sussex.
I understand from colleagues who work in the field that your organisation has played a key part in the work locally and I would therefore like to invite you to be part of our small group, which meets on a monthly basis. The date of the next meeting is
I have attached a copy of the draft Terms of Reference for your consideration, which we will discuss at the meeting.
If you would like some further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Amanda Fadero
Best Care, Best Place