Presentation by Katie McLeod, Head of Strategy and Commissioning, NHS Darlington CCG
Minutes:
Katie McLeod, the Head of Strategy and Commissioning, NHS Darlington CCG gave a presentation on the Clinical Assessment and Peer Review System (CASPeR).
The presentation highlighted the challenges facing NHS services; NHS England’s Demand Management ‘good practice guide’; what was the aim of CASPeR; outlined the speciality services; CASPeR usage and the initial effectiveness; and the next steps.
The presentation outlined the three programmes from the ‘good practice guide’ that CASPeR were focusing on which were the Peer Review of Referrals, alternatives to Outpatient appointments and the management and monitoring of outpatient follow up appointments.
It was also noted that best practice pathways had been developed with other local authorities to reduce inappropriate first outpatient referrals to secondary care; and all practices, bar one had agreed to implement the Peer Review as part of their triage process.
The Director of Commissioning, NHS Darlington CCG confirmed that there has been a reduction in first outpatient referrals and an overall evaluation of the Referral Management System will be made in 2020.
Members of this Scrutiny Committee confirmed that they would like to receive an update on the final evaluation.
RESOLVED – That the Head of Strategy and Commissioning be thanked for interesting and informative presentation.