Decision details

The Select Committee received a presentation and report regarding this item.

As part of Phase 2 of the joint Council/CCG review of community care and support services, this report presents a draft Commissioning Intentions Consultation Document for approval.  It also seeks approval of the market engagement approach.

RESOLVED (unanimously) to:

1)  Approve, for consultation, the document ‘Proposals to Review Community Services Consultation Document NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG and Bath & North East Somerset Council’.

2)  Approve the Market Engagement Approach set out in the report.

The recommended approach to public consultation on our core vision and priorities will ensure we are able to collect sufficient quantitative data to evidence the level of stakeholder support for the proposals and understand their priorities for funding. It will also ensure that all identified stakeholder groups (particularly seldom heard groups) are given the opportunity to share their views and that they are fairly and proportionally represented in the final analysis of the data. We also expect this consultation to raise awareness amongst stakeholders of the challenges facing the care and health system in Bath and North East Somerset and how the CCG and the Council are taking action to address these.

The market engagement strategy has been developed in consideration of delivering transformational change with our Community. In this situation there are currently many unknowns and consequently market testing models that rely on certainty and a minimum of discussion with providers may not be fit for purpose. We therefore propose the recommended approach to market engagement prior to more formal market testing in order to fully assess the market position and to mitigate risk as far as is possible in relation to our legal and statutory obligations.

None.