Annual Report 2020/21
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ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 9 June 2021 Page 1 Contents PERFORMANCE REPORT .................................................................... 3 1. Introduction .................................................................................... 4 2. Profile of Somerset ......................................................................... 6 3. Performance Overview ................................................................. 11 4. Financial and Performance Analysis ............................................. 79 ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ............................................................... 94 Corporate Governance Report ........................................................... 95 5. Members Report ........................................................................... 95 6. Statement of Accountable Officer’s Responsibilities ................... 101 7. Governance Statement ............................................................... 103 Remuneration and Staff Report .......................................................... 155 8. Remuneration Report ................................................................. 155 9. Staff Report ................................................................................ 163 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS ........................................................................ 170 Appendix One NHS Somerset CCG – Annual Accounts 2020/21 Page 2 PERFORMANCE REPORT James Rimmer Chief Executive NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group 9 June 2021 Page 3 1 INTRODUCTION I am delighted to be writing the introduction to our 2020/21 annual report, which highlights both the successes and the challenges we have faced over the past 12 months. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that past 12 months has been a very challenging and difficult year for everyone. This has presented the NHS both nationally and locally, here in Somerset with some immense Somerset’s vision remains clear and focused. We will continue to work together to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone who lives and works in Somerset. This will only be possible, if we work with our partners in the health and care system, our voluntary sector and with our patients and the public. We know that bringing health and care together in a way that is sustainable, while also making improvements to how we deliver services is not going to be easy, but it is vital that we achieve this so we can build stronger communities with services, which support people to live happy, healthy lives. The work we have put into building stronger relationships with our systems partners in Somerset is already having a positive impact and we are committed to ensuring these relationships continue to grow and develop to enable us to better support the healthcare needs of our communities and colleagues. In December 2020, we were formally designated as an Integrated Care System, (ICS) I was incredibly honoured to be appointed as Senior Responsible Officer and will be working with leaders across the system to ensure that our move towards more integrated working is done collaboratively. In February 2021 the Government published the White Paper ‘Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all’. This sets out the legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill which will build further on the collaborations seen in Somerset but strengthened through the response to the pandemic. I am also pleased to say that we are now out of ‘special measures’ and have been awarded a ‘requires improvement’ rating which further builds on our grounding for the future as part of an ICS. Our Health and Care Strategy for Somerset ‘Fit for My Future’ is still the vehicle to make the transformational changes in Somerset. The ambition is to transform out of hospital care beyond the traditional primary and secondary care boundaries and across mental and physical health. We want to work on the principle of ‘your bed is the best bed’ so care is delivered a close to home as possible. While this work was paused during 2020/21 due to the pandemic, we were able to carry out a detailed review of mental health services. The result of this was a new model for the delivery of mental health services; co-produced with partners, patients, voluntary sector organisations and the people of Somerset. We plan to take the learning from the pandemic and restart Fit for My Future in 2021/22 focussing on our community health and care settings and will be engaging with our public and wider stakeholders to seek their views and help us to shape and improve our emerging model; this will ultimately lead to a public consultation. Page 4 Obviously, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the primary focus for the whole Somerset system during 2020/21. I am immensely proud and incredibly humbled by the way colleagues responded to the challenges we faced during this time. Many of them were redeployed into frontline and new roles, supporting providers across Somerset. Working with Somerset County Council (SCC) as well as our providers we worked hard to make sure our colleagues had the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required and that testing was available. When the COVID-19 vaccine was made available we were part of the wider health and care team, which, supported by volunteers rapidly rolled out 21 vaccination sites across the county, including two hospital hubs, thirteen GP-led community locations, two large vaccination centres and four pharmacy led sites. This will continue through the next year. In 2020/21 the CCG has reported a breakeven position. We have also experienced challenges in meeting a number of our performance and operational access standards due to the onset and ongoing impact of the pandemic. During this time our priority has been to keep patients safe ensuring those with the most urgent conditions continue to be prioritised. At the end of February 2021, we achieved 62% of patients waiting less than 18 weeks for their first definitive treatment. We also have 3,773 patients waiting over 52 weeks at the end of February 2021. The focus is now on recovery, working hard to ensure that our waiting time standards are suitable so that Somerset patients are able to access services when expected. As I write this, we are still working hard to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme and ensure that as a system we can return to some form of normality as part of the Governments roadmap out of lockdown, and hopefully the widespread pandemic. Our focus is always to ensure that we are able to protect and keep the people of Somerset as safe as possible, and to support our health and care colleagues, ensuring their health and wellbeing remains paramount. I hope that when you read this report you are heartened and proud of the achievements we have made as a CCG and as a wider Somerset system. James Rimmer Chief Executive NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group 9 June 2021 Page 5 2 Profile of Somerset Somerset is the 12th largest county in England. The county is markedly rural and dispersed, 48% live in the countryside, with border-to-border travel times east to west of two hours, and north to south of one hour. We have no large urban areas, or universities. Our population is relatively older than the national average, and over the next 25 years, the overall population will rise by 15% and we expect those over the age of 75 to double. This is likely to result in a significant rise in demand for health and care services. While Somerset is relatively less deprived than other parts of England, there is disparity across the county; with high levels of deprivation in certain areas. People living in the more deprived areas in Somerset do not live as long as people from areas with lower levels; they are also more likely to experience both physical and mental health issues. Deprivation has an impact on life expectancy as well as its quality. Lifestyle and environmental factors, including smoking, obesity, housing, income, education, disability and vulnerability are often linked to deprivation. People in Somerset are living longer than they used to, but there is an increasing gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. People are living longer, but more are living with long-term conditions or health limiting conditions. Typically, around fifteen years of life can be spent managing these conditions. An ageing population brings new challenges: the older we get the more likely we are to have more than one long-term condition affecting our health. Support for people with multiple conditions is more complex and needs to be much better integrated and supported dementia is becoming an increasing problem and the number of people with dementia is expected to double of the by 2035. Lifestyle choices have a significant impact on the risk of dementia; meaning this prediction could be partially mitigated Mental health is also a major issue for Somerset; affecting around 70,000 people at any one time. This often influences and is influenced by multiple factors including, low educational attainment, social isolation, unemployment, financial and relationship problems. People with a mental health issues often also have poor physical heath. Lifestyle and environmental factors also have a huge part to play in maintaining health and wellbeing. These factors include smoking, diet, exercise, social isolation, and alcohol abuse. It is estimated that lifestyle, environmental and societal factors account for around 60% of all health issues (compared to genetic inheritance at 30% and