COMMISSIONING, CONTRACTING, ACCESS Commissioning Arrangements. Leicestershire County Council will provide a lead commissioning arrangement for the CCGs, ensuring access to the service within the integrated sexual health service and community based contracts. Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council already commission IUD/S provision for contraceptive purposes from:
a) General practices in their respective localities via community based contracts, including opportunity to deliver at Federation and Primary Care Network level and
b) The Integrated Sexual Health Service was re-procured to ensure continuity of sexual health service provision and the service specification includes IUS. The provider from 1st January 2019 is Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Contract management and clinical governance arrangements will be led by the local authority as part of their existing contracts. Performance and financial monitoring of this schedule will be undertaken through the quarterly Integrated Finance and Performance meetings which are part of the Integration Executive’s governance arrangements. CCGs will be provided with quarterly performance reports, results of the annual LARC audits and informed of any clinical governance issues/ risks relating to the service as required. CCGs will be required to pay for the reconciled quarterly activity on a cost per case basis within 30 days of receiving the invoice. Either party can terminate the contract in full by providing 12 months formal written notice to the other party. All activity relating to this notice period would be invoiced by the local authority and need to be paid by the CCGs. Local Authorities would need to implement contract variations with the relevant providers within 10 working days of receiving the notice.
COMMISSIONING, CONTRACTING, ACCESS Commissioning Arrangements. Leicestershire County Council will provide a lead commissioning arrangement for the LLRICB, ensuring access to the service within the integrated sexual health service and community- based contracts for Leicestershire and Rutland residents. Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council already commission IUD/S provision for contraceptive purposes from:
a) General practices in their respective localities via community-based contracts, including opportunity to deliver at Federation and Primary Care Network level
b) The Integrated Sexual Health Service, the service specification includes IUS. Contract management and clinical governance arrangements will be led by the local authority as part of their existing contracts. Performance and financial monitoring of this schedule will be undertaken through the quarterly Integrated Finance and Performance meetings which are part of the Integration Executive’s governance arrangements. The ICB will be provided with quarterly performance reports, results of the annual LARC audits and informed of any clinical governance issues/ risks relating to the service as required. The ICB will be required to pay for the reconciled quarterly activity on a cost per case basis within 30 days of receiving the invoice. Either party can terminate the contract in full by providing 12 months formal written notice to the other party. All activity relating to this notice period would be invoiced by the local authority and need to be paid by the ICB. Local Authorities would need to implement contract variations with the relevant providers within 10 working days of receiving the notice.
COMMISSIONING, CONTRACTING, ACCESS Commissioning Arrangements. Leicestershire County Council will provide a lead commissioning arrangement for the CCGs, ensuring access to the service within the integrated sexual health service and community based contracts. Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council already commission IUD/S provision for contraceptive purposes from:
a) General practices in their respective localities via community based contracts, including opportunity to deliver at Federation level and
