Issue - meetings

This report details, for information, the arrangements for the local staff transfer. The full report on the overall Public Health Transition was approved by Cabinet on 18^th December 2012.

From 1^st April 2013, the Council would be taking on public health functions, and 19 staff currently employed by NHS North Central London would be transferring across to the Council on this date (12 FTE). This team would take a strategic role in shaping health and wellbeing and health protection functions, and commissioning support. Efforts were being made to transfer two provider staff currently within the PCT over to Fusion Lifestyle, but if this were not possible within the time constraints, these staff would initially be transferred to the Council.

It was noted that the timeframe for getting clarification regarding the mechanism for transferred staff retaining access to the NHS Pension Scheme was not currently known, but that the Committee would be updated when further details became available.

RESOLVED

i)             That it be noted that the legal framework for public health staff transfer is drafted by the Department of Health.

ii)            That it be noted that local agreement between the receiver and sender organisation is a ‘lift and shift’ of all the functions and staff from the NHS North Central London to the Council.