Issue - meetings

Terms of Reference for Transition Board for Liberating the NHS

Meeting: 14/12/2010 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11 (Item 137)

137 Establishing a Transition Board for Liberating the NHS PDF 81 KB

This report seeks agreement to the Terms of Reference for a Transition Board, to oversee the changes anticipated as a result of the White Paper “Liberating the NHS”.

Additional documents:

Annex Establishing a Transition Board, item 137 PDF 45 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED: (i) That the Terms of Reference for the Transition Board set out in Annex 1 to the report be approved.

(ii) That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to make any minor modifications to the Terms of Reference that may arise from discussions by the North Yorkshire and York PCT Board.

REASON: To ensure that the Council and its partners are able to address the challenges and changes that Liberating the NHS brings in a planned way, and maximising the opportunities for partnership and integrated working.

Minutes:

Members considered a report which sought agreement to the Terms of Reference for a Transition Board to oversee the changes anticipated as a result of the government White Paper, Liberating the NHS.

On 5 October 2010, the Executive had agreed to the establishment of a Transition Board under the direction of the Chief Executive, and had asked that the Terms of Reference be reported back for approval. The draft Terms of Reference, attached as an annex to the report, had been developed jointly by the Council and the Primary Care Trust (PCT).

Having noted the comments of the Labour Group Spokespersons on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i) That the Terms of Reference for the Transition Board set out in Annex 1 to the report be approved. ¹

(ii) That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to make any minor modifications to the Terms of Reference that may arise from discussions by the North Yorkshire and York PCT Board.