The CCG is accountable to its Governing Body, its member practices, local patients and the Barnsley community. We are overseen by NHS England. Our Constitution sets out the rights and responsibilities of patients, the public and staff along with the plans we have committed to achieve.
Within this section you can find out:
How we involve our public in commissioning
Barnsley CCG is committed to ensuring that patients’ needs are at the heart of everything we do. In order to ensure that we reflect our population we aim to have effective patient, carer and public involvement embedded in our work and in our planning processes. Find out our approach to engagement and how we involve our public in commissioning.
Engagement and involvement reports
For each of the committee meetings the head of communications and engagement provides an update about patient and public involvement. They discuss recent engagement activity and how this impacts upon commissioning work and decisions. The most recent reports, which are also taken to our governing body meetings in public, can be found below (word documents)
Reporting of patient and public experience and engagement activities through our committees
Public engagement and patient experience is formally reported through to our governing body meetings in public. These take place every other month and move around the borough to improve access for people wishing to attend and observe or ask questions.
There are two CCG committees who have the role and responsibility for these two areas.
The first is the engagement and equality committee. A Healthwatch representative sits on the group which is chaired by a Lay Chair. Minutes and key actions feed into the Governing Body through a standing item on the agenda presented by the lay member. There is also an involvement report which is presented by the Head of Communications and Engagement.
The second is the quality and patient safety committee. Minutes and key actions feed into the Governing Body through a standing item on the agenda presented by the chief nurse.
At the start of each governing body meeting in public we hear a patient story to ensure that the service user voice is at the heart of every meeting. We also film these patient stories and publish them on our website so anyone can view them. We also use the films in staff training and development.
The CCG’s engagement principles
The CCG has a set of engagement principles which were developed in collaboration with the Barnsley Patient Council and are included at the heart of our involvement strategy.
More information about how we involve patients and public in our work can be found in our strategy and annual report.