Issue - meetings

The Panel considered and noted the report of the Clinical Chair, NHS Southampton City CCG, on CCG reforms in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Dr Mark Kelsey – Chair, NHS Southampton City CCG and James Rimmer - Managing Director, NHS Southampton City CCG were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed and noted that:

·  The boards of six Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the region but, not including the Portsmouth CCG, had agreed to develop a business case to merge and create a new CCG for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight;

·  That the potential merger was under consideration by NHS England for approval;

·  Should NHS England support the merger then additional work would be undertaken to establish the structure and governance of the new CCG, with the aim of establishing an Integrated Care System (ICS);

·  There were benefits of increased cooperation and that best practice employed within the City of Southampton, particularly relating to the integration of health and care services, would continue and could potentially be used as the template for working across the new organisation; and

·  There would be a Southampton based team within a newly formed CCG that would be responsive to the needs of the City.