The North Wales Commissioning Board work plan for 2019/20 includes the following activities:
- Standardised (locality baseline) data sets and outcome measures, providing intelligence to support service redesign
- Joint / integrated commissioning framework guidance – best practice / minimum standards; to include decommissioning policy and transition planning
- Review implementation and effectiveness (across adults and children’s services) of North Wales Quality Management (and escalating concerns) procedures
- Support review / revisions of Standard Operating Procedures when these become a barrier to integrated working, for example Continuing Health Care (CHC) and medicines
- Maintain overview of commissioned care market risks
- Market engagement in agreed priority sectors (including social value organisations), in conjunction with Workforce Board
- Review of (citizen, ‘service user’ and carer) engagement and participation structures and policies
In 2018/19 our successes included:
- Producing (with engagement of service providers) a market position and shaping statement for children and young people’s care placements
- Negotiating North Wales’ full membership of 4Cs
- Producing a progress report in regards support for and development of Social Value organisations in north Wales
Recent developments:
We have:
- Re-opened our North Wales Domiciliary Care (Framework) Agreement, attracting a further 18 new providers (making a total of 80)
- Co-produced the national template with Wales Government for progress reporting on Social Value Forums
We contribute to a range of regional and national projects and working groups including:
- National Integrated Commissioning Board
- Care and Support at Home Steering Group
- Care Home Steering Group
- Framework Advisory Board (care homes for peoples aged 18 – 64 with Learning Disability /Mental Health support needs)
