Three Minute Update from Partners
To receive a brief update from Partners of the most prevalent issues effecting their organisation.
Minutes:
The Board received brief verbal from NHS Haringey, Barnet Enfield and Haringey (BEH) Mental Health Trust, Whittington Hospital and HAVCO.
NHS Haringey
The Chair advised that the PCT remained unable to set its budget following receipt of a substantially lower settlement. This had been compounded by changes to the way that payments were made for acute services.
Along with other North London Boroughs Haringey had received one of the lowest settlements in the country and this meant that a lot of work was required to ensure that the money available was used as effectively was possible. The Council was represented by the Director of ACCS on a multi agency group that been established to monitor how this would impact on Partners. Information would continue to be shared with partners via this group.
The Board was reminded that this was a reduction in growth rather than a cut to funding for existing services.
BEH Mental Health Trust
The Trust had recently been served with an Improvement Notice for the St Ann’s site and this was being addressed at present.
In terms of the Trusts application for Foundation status it was anticipated that this would be achieved by February 2010.
Whittington Hospital
The Board was advised that the hospital was debating its strategic future at present and whether an application for Foundation Trust status would be made.
HAVCO
It was noted the jointly funded Third Sector Mapping Exercise was due to begin shortly and that this would provide a base line for the whole of the Sector in Haringey.