Issue - items at meetings - Musculoskeletal Contract update

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49.1    Alison Dean, Commissioning Manager for Planned Care from the CCG, introduced the report and noted to the Committee that there was a misleading sentence in the report; in section 2, it should mention secondary services as well as community services.

49.2    The Commissioning Manager told the Committee that a new musculoskeletal service started in October 2014, which was procured by Brighton and Hove, Horsham and Mid Sussex and Crawley CCGs. It was explained to the Committee that there were delays due to problems that were out of their control.

49.3    Ms Dean explained to the Committee that it was a fairly expensive project plan; however, having the facilities on one site meant that patients wouldn’t have to travel to Haywards Heath hospital and that it would speed up the treatment for patients.

49.4    In response to the Committee, Ms Dean stated that it was a five year contract; however, they were hoping to extend this.

49.5    In response to Councillor Wares, Ms Dean reassured the Committee that despite the work on new models of care being delayed, there had been a continuation in services and patients had not been affected by the delays.

49.6    RESOLVED – That the Committee agreed to note the report.