Lead Commissioning. Integrated Commissioning;
Lead Commissioning. Where there is a Lead Commissioning Arrangement in respect of an Individual Scheme. The Lead Commissioner shall develop a Scheme Specification and consult and agree procurement arrangements with the other Partner. In addition the Lead Commissioner will
6.5.1 exercise the NHS Functions in conjunction with the Health Related Functions as identified in the relevant Scheme Specification;
6.5.2 endeavour to ensure that the NHS Functions and the Health Related Functions are funded within the parameters of the Financial Contributions in each Financial Year.
6.5.3 commission Services for individuals who meet the eligibility criteria set out in the relevant Scheme Specification;
6.5.4 contract with Provider(s) for the provision of the Services on terms agreed with the other Partners;
6.5.5 comply with all relevant legal duties and guidance of both Partners in relation to the Services being commissioned;
6.5.6 where Services are commissioned using the NHS Standard Form Contract, perform the obligations of the “Commissioner”” with all due skill, care and attention and where Services are commissioned using any other form of contract to perform its obligations with all due skill and attention;
6.5.7 undertake performance management and contract monitoring of all Service Contracts;
6.5.8 make payment of all sums due to a Provider pursuant to the terms of any Services Contract.
6.5.9 keep the other Partner regularly informed of the effectiveness of the arrangements and inform the other Partner of any potential Overspend or Underspend
Lead Commissioning. 2.1 The Council shall delegate their commissioning function to the Head of Mental Health Commissioning in the Xxxxxx South PCT in accordance with its financial regulations and standing orders.
2.2 The agreed aims and outcomes of the lead commissioning arrangements shall be the aims and outcomes as set out in Appendix A.
2.3 The services in respect of which the lead commissioning functions may be exercised are the services specified in Appendix B.
2.4 The Head of Mental Health Commissioning will be responsible for commissioning and monitoring the services provided by the integrated Mental Health and Social Care service.
2.5 The PCTs, in recognition that the Council will not be able to contract for healthcare services for people with mental health needs where they are provided as part of wider generic Agreements and Contracts with Health Care providers, hereby undertakes to the Council to ensure the levels and standards of service provided as part of those contracts are maintained by Service Level Agreements with the NHS or contracts with external providers.
2.6 The Council retains the power and responsibility to charge for certain of its functions in accordance with the National Assistance Xxx 0000 and the Health, Social Services and Social Security Adjudication Xxx 0000. The administration of these charges will continue to be the responsibility of the Social Services finance department.
2.7 The Partners shall establish and maintain a charging policy and protocol to ensure that the delivery of health care through the performance of any NHS Functions pursuant to this Agreement shall remain free at the point of delivery whilst ensuring that effective procedures exist to facilitate the exercise by the Council of its charging function. The Protocol agreed between the Council and the local NHS in 2000 relating to S117 After-Care will apply.
Lead Commissioning. 20.1 The Partners intend, through this agreement, that Darlington Borough Council will be the lead commissioner for all health and social care services for people with a learning disability, as set out in schedule 1 of this agreement.
20.2 The Borough Council will fulfil these responsibilities in consultation with the PCT using a framework for commissioning and planning agreed by the Partners.
20.3 The Assistant Director Adult Social Care and Health will be designated by the partner agencies as the lead commissioner for the purposes of this agreement.
20.4 The Partner Agencies have established commissioning arrangements in order to ensure that the LDP delivers these functions. The Partners undertake through this agreement to maintain these arrangements at the required level of functioning by ensuring appropriate representation is provided to working groups and advice and expertise is made available to any element of the commissioning process requiring such support. Strategic Commissioning Group
20.5 The Commissioning Partners have established a Strategic Commissioning Group, separate from any standing service provider representation, which will lead on the development and implementation of a three year commissioning strategy for service user and their carers with learning disabilities. The scope, terms of reference, membership and meeting cycle of this group are set out in schedule 6 of this agreement
20.6 Commissioning arrangements will be influenced by, Valuing People Subgroups working to the Darlington Learning Disabilities Partnership Board and the outcomes of consultation arrangements with service users and their families. Commissioning Strategy
20.7 The Assistant Director Adult Social Care and Health will have lead responsibility for ensuring that an up-to-date commissioning strategy has been prepared in line with the requirements of the Commissioning Partner Agencies, and is available for implementation at the commencement of this Partnership Agreement.
20.8 The Commissioning Strategy will be subject to review within the timescales required for the annual review of this agreement.
20.9 The Commissioning Strategy will be discussed and agreed by the LDP Governance Group and the Darlington Learning Disabilities Partnership Board, before submission to the Cabinet and Board of the respective Partner agencies and the Darlington Partnership Strategy.
20.10 The LDP will be the process through which the intentions of the commissioning strategy will be delive...
Lead Commissioning. 4.1 The definition of Commissioning
4.2 The functions being delegated
4.3 Specific functions being delegated/exclusions
4.4 Letting of contracts
4.5 The agreed aims and outcomes
4.6 Reporting arrangements
4.7 Performance Measures to be used
Lead Commissioning the Parties agree to delegate the commissioning of a service to one of the Party (applies to elements of Schedules 6, 8, 9).
Lead Commissioning. Integrated Provision
