NHS England Hertfordshire andSouth Midlands Area Team

Chris Ford

Director of Finance

Herts and South Midlands Area Team

• Area Director – Jane Halpin

• Director of Nursing + Quality – Heather Moulder

• Director of Commissioning – Beverley Flowers

• Operations + Performance Director – Dominic Cox

• Finance Director – Chris Ford

• Medical Director – Sarah Whiteman

• Serving a population of 2.7m people

• Direct Commissioning budget of £630m

• Health budget in excess of £4b over the patch

• 7 CCG’s

• 6 Health and Wellbeing Boards

Herts and South Midlands Area Team

NHS England commissions;

• Screening services

• Health Visiting

• Primary medical care

• Primary dental care

• Community pharmacy

• Primary ophthalmic services

• Specialised services

• Health services for those in prison or custody

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The purpose of the Board:

‘To work with clinical commissioning groups andthe wider system to use the commissioningbudget to secure the best possible healthoutcomes for patients and communities’

‘To promote equality and diversity and thereduction of inequalities ‘

Synergies NHS England - HWB

‘To engage with the public, patients and carerschampion patient interests’

‘Develop a medium term strategy for the NHSwhich alongside the local priorities developedthrough health and well being boards, helpsform the basis for local commissioning plans’

Other responsibilities

• Developing and overseeing Clinical CommissioningGroups

• Safeguarding

• Supporting quality improvement

• Hosting Clinical Networks + Senates