We plan and buy the majority of NHS hospital based and community health care services for people in Northumberland. This includes services provided by health visitors and district nurses. We are mostly made up of doctors, nurses and other health professionals – with support from experienced health service managers. We work closely with all 41 family GP practices in Northumberland which are all members of NHS Northumberland CCG. This enables us to have close links to our patients, allowing us to develop more personalised local health services that respond to individual needs. Although we are not responsible for the contract with GP practices, dentists, pharmacies and opticians, we work closely with NHS England who have this role.
Our Annual Report (PDF) shows how we work to improve healthcare and health outcomes in Northumberland.
The Governing Body ensures that the CCG functions effectively and economically, and that commissioning decisions are debated in an open and fair way. The governing body has four committees: Clinical Management Board Audit Committee Corporate Finance Committee Appointments and Remuneration Committee Governing Body meetings are held bi-monthly and a minimum of two of these meetings are held in public …
Our vision of medicines optimisation for Northumberland is to ensure that you get the right choice of medicine at the right time. By focusing on you and your experiences, we can help to: Improve outcomes Take medicines correctly Avoid taking unnecessary medicines Reduce waste of medicines Improve medicines safety We work across primary, secondary and community …
Where appropriate, meetings will be held in public and members of the public will be welcome to attend to observe the Joint Committee at work. Future meetings in 2020 will be held as follows: Thursday 14 May 2020, 2.00pm at The Durham Centre Thursday 9 July 2020, 2.00pm at The Durham Centre Thursday 10 September …
We work closely with partners including the ambulance service, local hospitals and mental health services, Northumberland County Council, the Health and Wellbeing board, independent consumer champion Healthwatch Northumberland and other key stakeholders in the community and voluntary sector to develop the best approach to planning and buying healthcare. Health and wellbeing board The Health and …
The population has grown significantly since the birth of the NHS and people are living much longer. Many people in the UK today are living with long-term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease or suffer with mental health issues and may need to access their local health services more often. To meet these changing …
Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC)
Members of this committee are made up of Lay members of the Governing Body, the CCG Chief Operating Officer or nominated Director, the CCG Chief Finance Officer and the Chair of the Local Medical Committee. The Committee has been established in accordance with statutory provisions to enable the members to make collective decisions on the …
In 2016-17 losses to fraud in the NHS were estimated at £1.25 billion per annum – enough money to pay for over 40,000 staff nurses, or to purchase over 5,000 frontline ambulances. This is taxpayers’ money that is taken away from patient care and falls into the hands of criminals. When we say ‘fraud’, we …
Our vision focuses on the delivery of integrated services designed to meet the needs of our local people. We are committed to engaging with communities, using real experiences to shape our services. We aim to connect as many services as possible to improve continuity and make it easier for you to receive the best quality …
Northumberland is home to approximately 316,000 residents and we are responsible for ensuring the planning and buying of local NHS health services meet their needs. We work with healthcare colleagues based in hospitals, the local authority, the community and voluntary sector and with local people to improve services and patient care. Our four key areas: …
Clinical Commissioning Groups have a duty to safeguard adults and children. As commissioners of local health service provision, we need to make sure local service providers have effective safeguarding arrangements in place and support GP practices in their safeguarding duties. The safeguarding team is part of the wider Quality and Safety Team, led by the …
Our Integrated Care System and Partnerships
We are part of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System, or ICS – a regional partnership of the NHS, councils and others. Together we share responsibility for resources, setting objectives and care standards, and improving the health of the 3.1 million people in our region. Our ICS is not a new organisation …