NECS update on the commissioning of CCG Community Based Services

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Overview of presentation

• Commissioning history of Enhanced Services / Community Based Services

• NHS England Guidance for CCGs commissioning Primary Care Services – NHS Standard Contract

• Communication with Optometrists

• CCG commissioned services from 1st April 2014

• Reporting requirements

• NHS Standard Contract

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Commissioning of Enhanced Services - History

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Apr-11 Apr-11 Mar-13Core Contract PCT LES

PCTLES NEPCSA Core Contract

Apr-14 Apr-13 Mar-14NECS CCG NHS Standard Contract CCG LES

Area Team Core Contract Area Team Core Contract

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NHS England Guidance for CCGs commissioning Primary Care Services

• Primary ophthalmic services • NHS England will hold contracts with providers of

primary ophthalmic services. • Local enhanced services agreed by PCTs that extend

beyond 1 April 2013 have been transferred to NHS England, which has directed CCGs to manage these services on its behalf.

• Where CCGs wish to commission other local services from primary ophthalmic providers, for instance to support care pathways for managing eye conditions, they should do so through the NHS Standard Contract.

24th December 2013 - Notice provided on CCG commissioned Local Enhanced Services :• This ensured that the appropriate contractual notice was provided

15th January 2014 - Communication issued regarding what services to be commissioned from 1st April 2014:• Middlesbrough EECS was de-commissioned• Cataracts extended to Stockton

The following services to continue to be commissioned under a NHS Standard Contract:• Cataract (Extended to Stockton practices)• RIOP• Low Vision• EECS (Stockton)

25th March 2014 – revised specifications issued to Optom Practices. LOC engagement was integral to the development of the new specifications. Practices were asked to identify which services they would like to offer from 1st April 2014 and these services will be incorporated into a single Standard NHS Contract which will commence from backdated to 1st April 2014.

A Link to the Standard NHS Contract is provided below:http://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-standard-contract/ NHS Confidential / Protect /

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Communication with practices regarding CCG commissioned services

CCG commissioned services from 1st April 2014

Cataracts• Reporting requirements have been updated• Tariffs increased to £30 (£25 in 13-14)

RIOP• Reporting requirements have been updated• Tariffs increased to £16 & £24 (£12.50 & £22.50 in 13-14)

Low Vision (limited providers)• Reporting requirements have been updated• Tariffs increased to £73 includes webstar (£70 in 13-14)

EECS (Stockton only)• Reporting requirements have been updated• Tariffs increased to £50 includes webstar (£30 for initial and £15 follow up in 13/14)

The above services have been offered to Practices and NECS require practices to provide an expression of interest of which available services they would like to offer from 1st April 2014.

Following this session a Standard NHS Contract will be created through the e-contract system which will incorporate each of the services indicated and an e-contract will be issued to practices who will need to agree and sign the contract.

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Reporting Requirements

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Microsoft Excel Worksheet

Reporting requirements are to be submitted to NECSU.gp-enhancedservices@nhs.net no later than 15 working days following the end of the month to which the data relates.

Payments

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Once the contract is signed a Purchase Order Number will be created and provided to each practice to quote on the template invoice provided. This will mean 1 invoice per month in relation to all of the services provided.

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NHS Standard Contract

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Made up of 3 parts:• Particulars

This section will include the key areas of the contract such as specification, reporting requirements, payment details, etc.• General Conditions

This section is standard• Service Conditions

The full list of service conditions will be tailored to meet the requirements of a Primary Care Service.

Key areas of interest to practices:• Revised Specifications

Specifications have been shared with practices• Contract Length

3 Year contract• Reporting Requirements

Requirements have been shared with practices• Payment / Invoices

Tariffs have already been shared with practices. Practices will be required to issue invoices to draw down payment following the issue of a PO number.

The NHS Standard Contract is a standard national contract that CCGs are required to use when commissioning these types of services. There are some areas that cannot be removed from the contract that are not appropriate to this type of contract. This has been raised at a national level but at the moment will need to remain although will be not applicable. These areas will be highlighted in a covering letter issued with the e-contract.

Questions

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Any Questions?