MANAGING COMMISSIONING TOP TIPS
Every voice heard
Research has shown that CCGs benefit greatly when they are made up of a diverse group. Here are our top tips to ensure that your CCG is achieving a diverse balance
CAST YOUR NET WIDE Try looking at people who you may not instantly have thought of, this particularly applies to non-GP clinical commissioners. Think about diversity and career experiences that can bring alternative perspectives and challenge the system. The implicit intention of CCGs is one of variation where appropriate, doing things in a way that is relevant for local need and meaningful for both patients and clinicians. Those who have had a particularly varied clinical career may be able to provide a different insight. The reforms are a real chance to be new and different; embrace it and make your CCG a truly unique mix.
TALK TO THE COMMUNITY It’s worth consulting the community in this matter, to ensure that they feel the people being chosen will be fully representative of their needs and interest. Patient participation groups provide excellent feedback and suggestions for individual practices, and CCGs have a huge patient population to call on. If patients feel that they are in some way involved with commissioning groups they will be more willing supporters when CCGs officially take over in a couple OF months’ time.
GENDER EQUALITY Figures show that 85% of CCG leaders are men but a report funded by the National Leadership Council looking into women’s role in clinical leadership highlighted the fact that women doctors make up approximately 60% of medical school entrants, 43% of GP partners and 70% of sessional GPs – a sizeable chunk of the workforce and talent pool.
UTILISE NURSES Guidance from the NHS Commissioning Board on the CCG authorisation process makes it clear that each governing body should have at least one registered nurse. Nurses are ideally placed to provide a strategic focus on high-quality care and patient safety by promoting excellence in professional practice and leading on quality improvements across care pathways. A nurse’s coal face experience of medical provision can be influential in making patient-centred commissioning a reality.
HOW WILL THAT PERSON BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY Take time to think about the role that each member of the group will play in ensuring the best possible outcomes for the patient community. Take time to ponder if the spread of people is sufficient to represent not only the entire community, but all aspects of medical provision. As well as a good range of social experience, does your board have a wide enough clinical skill set?
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