Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15 NHS Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group Annual Report 2014/15 This is the annual report for NHS Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 2014/15. It includes information about the organisation and its activities during 2014/15. This document can be made available in large print and other formats, including translations, upon request. For more details about any of the information included within this document please contact us: Post: Easthorpe House, 165 Loughborough Road, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6LQ Telephone: 0115 883 7880 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rushcliffeccg.nhs.uk 2 Contents Member Practices’ Introduction .................................................................. 6 Strategic Report ............................................................................................ 8 Introduction .................................................................................................. 8 Nature, Objectives and Strategies of the Clinical Commissioning Group .... 8 About Us ....................................................................................................................... 8 Our Team ...................................................................................................................... 9 Organisational Development 2014/15 ........................................................................... 9 Our Population ............................................................................................................ 10 Our Priorities ............................................................................................................... 11 Our Business ............................................................................................................... 11 Our Commitment to Quality ......................................................................................... 12 Our Achievements During 2014/15 ............................................................................. 15 Patient and Public Engagement .................................................................................. 25 Development and Performance of the CCG for 2014/15 and in the Future 30 Our Performance ......................................................................................................... 30 Planning for the Future ................................................................................................ 33 Health and Wellbeing Strategy .................................................................................... 33 System Transformation ............................................................................................... 35 Innovation, Education and Research ......................................................... 41 Resources, Principal Risks and Relationships ........................................... 42 Resources ................................................................................................................... 42 Principal Risks ............................................................................................................. 43 Relationships ............................................................................................................... 44 Sustainability Report .................................................................................. 45 Background ................................................................................................................. 45 Sustainability Development Management Plan (SDMP) ............................................. 46 Summary of Progress .................................................................................................. 49 Governance Arrangements ......................................................................................... 55 Social, Community and Human Rights Report ........................................... 55 Equality Duty ............................................................................................................... 55 Signature of the Accountable Officer ......................................................... 60 Members’ Report ......................................................................................... 61 Our GP Practices ....................................................................................... 61 The Governing Body .................................................................................. 61 Biographies ................................................................................................................. 62 3 Audit Committee Members ......................................................................... 67 Our Committees ......................................................................................... 67 Register of Interests ................................................................................... 67 Political and Charitable Donations ............................................................. 69 Future Developments ................................................................................. 69 Research and Development ....................................................................... 69 Branches Outside the UK ........................................................................... 69 Pension Liabilities ...................................................................................... 69 External Auditor’s Remuneration ............................................................... 69 Cost Allocation and Setting Charges for Information ................................. 69 Disclosure of Personal Data Related Incidents .......................................... 69 Working With Us ........................................................................................ 70 Employee Consultation ............................................................................................... 70 Written Bulletins .......................................................................................................... 70 Face to Face Communications .................................................................................... 71 Staff Survey ................................................................................................................. 71 Sickness Absence ....................................................................................................... 71 Workplace Award Scheme .......................................................................................... 72 On-Site Health and Wellbeing Visits by Occupational Health ...................................... 73 Disabled Employees.................................................................................................... 73 Health and Safety ....................................................................................... 73 Fraud ........................................................................................................................... 74 Better Payment Practice Code .................................................................................... 74 Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response ............................... 75 Business Continuity ..................................................................................................... 75 Principles for Remedy ................................................................................ 75 Exit Packages ............................................................................................ 76 Off Payroll Engagements ........................................................................... 76 Signature of the Accountable Officer ......................................................... 76 Remuneration Report ................................................................................. 77 Remuneration Committee (not subject to audit) ......................................... 77 Salaries and Allowances (subject to audit) ................................................ 78 Pension Benefits (subject to audit) ............................................................. 79 Cash Equivalent Transfer Value .................................................................................. 79 Real Increase in CETV ................................................................................................ 80 4 Payments to Past Senior Managers (not subject to audit) ......................... 80 Pay Multiples (subject to audit) .................................................................. 80 Signature of the Accountable Officer ......................................................... 80 Statement of the Accountable Officer’s Responsibilities ....................... 81 Governance Statement ............................................................................... 82 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 82 Scope of Responsibility ............................................................................................... 82 Compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code ............................................... 82 The Clinical Commissioning Group Governance Framework ...................................... 82 The Clinical Commissioning Group Risk Management Framework ............................ 99 The Clinical Commissioning Group Internal Control Framework ............................... 103 Risk Assessment in Relation to Governance, Risk