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This agenda item will be provided in the form of a presentation. Cassie Williams, Assistant Director of Primary Care Quality and Development, Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), will update the Panel on issues relating to Tottenham Hale and other new estates. |
Minutes:
Cassie Williams, Assistant Director for Primary Care Quality and Development, provided an update in relation to Haringey CCG’s work on estates.
Ms Williams commenced her presentation by focusing on the Haringey and Islington joint Local Estates Strategy. The Panel was informed that the strategy:
- Highlighted areas of greatest need for estates development as part of regeneration schemes, including Tottenham Hale, Wood Green, Northumberland Park, and Green Lanes.
- Would ensure a strategic approach to estates development. This would help meet local need and ensure the CCG could accommodate the General Practice model of the future.
The Panel went on to consider a range of issues in relation to the General Practice model of the future. The following points were discussed:
- The importance of disability access, including car parking.
- Access to specialist advice when needed without having to go to hospital.
- A practice staff team who specialise in a range of areas to provide a range of services.
- Stop smoking services, befriending, patient self-management.
- Access to social care support, social workers, employment or housing advice.
- Rapid help to prevent hospital admissions and to help people get home.
- High quality service in every practice.
- The importance of prevention.
- The ability to do things online and, importantly, speak to a clinician when required..
- Ensuring a quality support team including district nurses, health visitors, physiotherapists, and community psychiatric nurses.
In terms of meeting the estates challenge, the Panel was informed of three successful bids for the Estates and Technology Transformation Fund: (i) Tottenham Hale; (ii) Green Lanes; and (iii) Wood Green. It was noted that the potential investment was £11 million although it was highlighted there was still work to be done to secure the funding, including:
- Project Initiation Document - successfully completed
- Outline Business Case (OBC) – in progress
- Confirmation of GP practices to be relocated (expected April 2017)
- Ongoing discussions with developers concerning building design
- Full Business Case – initiated subject to OBC approval
The Panel was informed that the work above was progressing well and Ms Williams concluded her presentation by providing an overview of other estates work. The following points were noted:
- Eight practices had submitted expressions of interest for Improvement Grants in 2016 for delivery in 2017/18 and 2018/19.
- These improvements grants would allow buildings to be improved to improve access and support improved disability access, infection control management etc.
The Panel was informed each expression of interest required NCL approval, in order to progress, and that six of the eight practices had been approved. It was noted that four were due to be progressed in 2017/18 while two would progress in 2018/19.
AGREED:
(a) That the update on Primary Care, focusing on estates, be noted.
(b) That an item on Primary Care, with information on how far patients travel to see their GP and an update on GP recruitment, be included in the Panel’s future work programme for Autumn 2017 (date TBC).