Ehealth STEERING GROUP

Argyll & Bute CHP Committee 15th February 2007-02-09 Item 10.0

Argyll & Bute CHP

eHEALTH STEERING GROUP

REMIT, RESPONSIBILITIES, MEMBERSHIP & MEETINGS

1 GROUP REMIT

The Group remit is to oversee the planning, development, delivery and management of eHealth services for Argyll and Bute CHP, NHS Highland.

1.1 Overall Remit

 To ensure that Argyll and Bute CHP continues to operate within an approved NHS Highland eHealth Strategy within current national guidelines and directives.  To establish and monitor targets and milestones for the implementation of the eHealth strategy, and ensure that these are met.  To provide the information and reporting forum for the implementation of the eHealth strategy throughout Argyll and Bute CHP, NHS Highland.  To develop appropriate eHealth links with NHS partners, and relevant non NHS bodies.

1.2 Specific Responsibilities

 To develop, consider and approve the Argyll and Bute CHP eHealth Strategy ensuring it supports the NHS Highland eHealth Strategy.  To update the Strategy as necessary to reflect current guidance, directives and changing needs of NHS Highland.  To monitor the implementation of the area eHealth Strategy.  To report to the Community Management Team and NHS Highland eHealth Steering Group where appropriate, on eHealth strategy implementation, together with other major related issues.

1.3 PAF Responsibilities

 To monitor the delivery of eHealth related PAF Indicators. 2 AGENDA

2.1 eHealth Strategy  Initially a review of the Strategy for appropriateness etc.  Strategy Update Progress Report.  Monitoring of Targets and Delivery.  Strategy Implementation Progress Reports (including report on shared services initiatives).

2.2 National eHealth Developments/Programmes  New national initiatives (include development of bids/proposals).  Progress with current national initiatives (links with specific projects highlighted in Section 3).

2.3 Local Developments/Programmes  New Development Requests (using a standardised prioritisation and evaluation process).  Progress Reports (on pan Highland projects).

2.4 For Information  Highlight current publications, etc.  Identify future key eHealth issues.

3 PROJECTS OVERSEEN BY STEERING GROUP

Projects overseen by the Group will fall into one of two categories:

3.1 Those that have been funded by capital monies, allocated by the Group against bids that have been evaluated and approved by the Group (as above).

3.2 Those that have been funded otherwise, but which have a significant impact across NHS Highland.

There are a number of projects/initiatives/developments that the Steering Group would receive reports on, these will change over time.

To focus on the key issues, there will not be a report on each item at every meeting, but the major changes will be highlighted. 4 GROUP MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS

The membership of the eHealth Group will be:

 Chairman of Argyll and Bute CHP, Chair  Clinical Director, NHS Highland  Head of eHealth, NHS Highland  CHP General Manager  Head of eHealth, Argyll & Bute CHP  Head of Finance  CHP Clinical Director  CHP Lead Nurse  One representative from Planning & Performance  One Acute Consultant  One GGC IM&T representative  One Admin and Clerical representative  One representative of each locality  One representative of GP Practices  One representative of Community Dental Services  One representative of national eHealth  One representative of patients  One Area Partnership Forum representative  One Argyll & Bute Council representative  One Scottish Centre of Telehealth representative  One representative from Paediatrics

Members will be expected to ensure that they have adequate reporting arrangements such that they can reflect the views of their constituents at the Steering Group, but equally are able to communicate the work and decisions of the Steering Group back to their constituents.

The Group is able to co-opt other members as necessary from within Argyll and Bute CHP or other areas within NHS Highland, or partner organisations to participate in the full range of Group activities, or for specific projects.

The NHS Highland Chief Executive, his deputies and Chairmen from NHS Highland have the right to attend any meeting of the Group, but will have no voting rights.

5 MEETINGS

There will usually be 6 meetings a year, held in January, March, May, July, September and November. The meetings will be serviced by the eHealth function. 6 REPORTING

The eHealth Group will report to the CHP Committee and NHS Highland eHealth Steering Group on regular issues, with an update to the NHS Board on key issues, supplemented by an Annual Report.

Proposed Membership

Chair Bill Brackenridge Deputy Chair Viv Shelley Clinical Director NHS Highland Jim Docherty Head of eHealth, NHS Highland Mike Lister General Manager Fiona Ritchie Head of eHealth, Argyll & Bute Sylvia Moran CHP Clinical Director Erik Jespersen Head of Finance George Morrison Lead Nurse Pat Tyrrell Consultant in Mental Health Grace Fergusson Community Dental Services John Herrick Head of Planning & Performance Stephen Whiston GGC IM&T representative Adrian Bark Acute Consultant Jason Davies Admin and Clerical representative Kathleen Young North Argyll Locality John Lyon MAKI Locality representative Adrian Ward Cowal & Bute Locality representative Graham Bolton Helensburgh Locality representative Anne Helstrip GP Practice representative Helen Matheson National eHealth representative Jackie Caldwell Patients representative Ken Barr Area Partnership Forum representative Kate MacAulay Argyll & Bute Council representative Judy Orr Scottish Centre for Telehealth Representative Gordon Peterkin Paediatric Consultant Dr Caroline Clark