A proactive Bassetlaw focus for health and social care

Bassetlaw Partnership for Health - Terms of Reference

Bassetlaw Partnership for Health is:

  • a proactive Bassetlaw focus for health and social care partnership initiatives
  • a driver for shared projects
  • a point of contact for networking
  • a provider of effective accountable project leadership

The Partnership promotes subsidiarity and alliance.

Aims to:

  • build on the existing quality of partnership working
  • introduce a Project Management Framework across Bassetlaw reporting to the Bassetlaw Partnership for Health
  • have clearly defined role and purpose for the new partnership arrangement. Clear communication between partnerships, evaluation and monitoring of progress of the Bassetlaw Partnership for Health and other partnerships
  • Partnerships becoming project based, time limited with timescales for the completion of work
  • development of time limited task groups

The Partnership will:

  • act as the Health and Quality of life thematic group within the Bassetlaw Local Strategic Partnership
  • prioritise proposals and commission projects against an agreed set of criteria
  • monitor and evaluate the progress and successful completion of each project 
  • create, develop and access funding opportunities
  • network and influence other strategic bodies
  • disseminate up-to-date knowledge, information and best practice based on current project working, possibly through a database-driven website
  • signpost/support and develop new opportunities
  • work to sustain proven projects

Background

In April 2000, there were significant organisational changes within the NHS which resulted in the establishment of Bassetlaw Partnership for Health which was officially launched in July of that year.

  • the District and County Councils are undergoing Best Value Reviews, questioning the way the work and how they spend their time. This is underpinned by performance indicators from the Centre and standards and targets as set out in the Social Charter
  • the disappearance of North Nottinghamshire Health Authority and an emerging Trent Strategic Health Authority, with additional responsibilities passing to the Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust
  • the emergence of Sub Regional and Local Strategic Partnerships

The Bassetlaw Partnership for Health was launched at the Lifting the Fog event in July 2000.

Areas to develop joint working:

  • Drugs
  • Housing
  • Access to services
  • Re-generation
  • Duty of partnership
  • Community support
  • Social exclusion
  • Funding and investment sourcing Older People

Areas imperative for joint working

  • Joint Investment Planning (JIP)
  • Community Care Planning
  • Agenda 21
  • Sure Start
  • Healthy Living Centre
  • Community Strategy Planning
  • NHS Modernisation Agenda, Patient Involvement Systems
  • Local and Sub Regional Strategic Partnerships
  • Supporting people
  • Neighbourhood Management
  • Invest to Save Bid
  • National Service Frameworks

Project Development

Proposals for projects will be received from the District and presented to the Bassetlaw Partnership for Health for consideration and resourcing.

The initiator of the project is required to outline:

  • The nature of the problem
  • Proof of the extent of the problem
  • A SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timetabled) work programme to be undertaken
  • A set of performance indicators to be monitored by 
  • A clear indication of timescales, responsibilities and resource requirement
  • A quantifiable outcome

The Bassetlaw Partnership for Health has a guidance and advisory role to those wishing to put forward proposals and "signposting" alternative support within the District, if appropriate, and making links to any similar projects, which may already exist.

Each project, which has been accepted by the Bassetlaw Partnership for Health would have a sponsor from that Partnership. This would ensure continuity of accountability.

Membership of the Bassetlaw Partnership for Health

  • Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust
  • Nottinghamshire County Council - Social Care and Health
  • Bassetlaw Community & Voluntary Service
  • Bassetlaw District Council (Health & Environment, Housing)
  • Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust

The Partnership website address is: www.bpfh.info 

Rotation of the Chair takes place upon a yearly basis. The current Chair is:

Louise Newcombe, Chief Executive
Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust
Tel: 01777 274448
Email:  louise.newcombe@bassetlaw-pct.nhs.uk 

Officer and Administrative Support is provided by Bassetlaw Community & Voluntary Service via the District Partnership Office, contact:

District Partnership Officer
Tel: 01909 476118 ext 25
Email: partnershipofficer@bcvs.org.uk

 Lesley Thorlby, District Partnership Admin
Tel: 01909 476118 ext 23
Email: partnershipadmin@bcvs.org.uk 

Accountability

The Bassetlaw Partnership for Health is accountable to:

  • local people through the Community Plan
  • partner organisations and their Chief Executive endorsement
  • elected members
  • local groups and organisations via the Annual Event

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