Healthier Horizons NW HR Directors’ Forum 22 nd March 2011

Healthier Horizons

NW HR Directors’ Forum22nd March 2011

Better Care Better Health Better Life

HRD Forum Agenda

• Welcome & IntroductionsChris Jeffries, NHS North West

• Employment Law BriefingDavid Fagan, Mace & Jones

• National Update• HRD Update

Chris Jeffries, NHS North West

• Update from HRD NetworksHRD Network Chairs


National Update


National HR Framework

• Retention and Exit scheme– PCT and SHAs by 30 June and 30 April respectively– 15% cap on numbers– Business critical posts only– Up to 24 months pay but no pension– But still have to look for reasonable alternative

employment

• National Industrial unrest planning as part of resilience


Developing the Healthcare Workforce Consultation

• National debate– Social enterprise for networks or other models– Plan B for 2012/13 for SHA staff– Boundaries of Health Education England


Developing the Healthcare Workforce Consultation NW

• Consensus on 3 networks• Concerns over governance from smaller trusts

and localities• Programme board to oversee transition• Consultation responses by 31 March



• General issues for the response– Organisational Form/Governance of Provider

Networks– All providers within locality– Involving GPs– Short timescale– Rename as not just skills networks– HR framework for transition



• HIECs

• Accountability of HEE to NHS Commissioning board

• HEE relationship with MEE

• Relationship with Public Health England

• Commissioning small professions

• CPD


Leadership

• NHS Institute going April 2012

• Possibly Health Education England

• NHS Staff college under consideration

• NW leadership academy linked in

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PCT Clusters: Appointment Process, Chief Executives • Invitation to apply for Chief Executive roles - 10 March• Closing date -16 March• Shortlisting

– C.V.– Performance of PCT, including WCC– Reference from current Chair– Contribution to wider Regional agenda

• Chief Executives notified and DH notified - 21 March• Interviews 25 March and 30 March• Cluster Chief Executives selected w/c 4 April


Operating Framework Targets

• Health visitors– Increase by 415 WTE by 2015– Project board– National assurance– Workforce planning guidance

• IAPT– Looking for host for regional team


Communications Shared Services

• Outlined in Transition letter (Dec 10):– Focus on a higher quality, better value, sustainable communications and engagement

services– May lead to a single arm’s length NHS communications and engagement organisation

• This approach will ensure:– Professional, stable and flexible communications and engagement– Consolidated expertise – Assure delivery of core communications and engagement (current capacity risks)– Drive up quality and manage cost down

• Exploring operating through ‘hub’ and spoke’ model with:– Hub, a central link between GPCC and NCB– Spoke, reflecting the local community needs and style

• In the North West:– Detailed ideas / solutions now being developed– Linked with clustering of PCTs to ensure appropriate resources in place– Focussed engagement with stakeholders planned– HR & financial issues currently being explored


Regional Update


North West Overview


Strategic HR & Workforce Update

Staff Flu Vaccinations• North West uptake 50.6% - Highest ever uptake!• Top 3 North West organisations:

– St. Helens & Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust 90%– Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust 85%– NHS Manchester 71%

ESR• ESR Swap Shop event to be held on 6th April 2011

• 25 Organisations have secured funding to support ESR & NLMS



Health & Wellbeing• OH reconfiguration conference took place on 14th March• Resulting actions included:

– To ensure the issue is placed on both CE and DoF agendas and that sign up is achieved at QIPP/Cluster level

– To ensure progress at local level is set out and monitored through QIPP Workforce Plans

– To facilitate the development of a workforce strategy for the Occupational Health Services in the NW

– To facilitate a project to examine the current IT constraints and opportunities for reconfiguration



• 6 NW HR Graduates will complete scheme in August and will soon be looking for roles in the NW

• HR Student conference & awards -14th July 2011, nomination forms will be circulated soon!

• HR Consultancy Skills for Business Partners development programme to run in May/June for all NW HRBPs

• Deputy Director & OD Leads programme has been circulated to HRDs for nominations/booking

• HRD Conference to be held 7th-8th December 2011


• NW Workforce Modernisation Hub will be hosted by 5 Boroughs Partnership FT

• NW Employment framework has been agreed and circulated

• Swap shop Live to be held on 5th May - please demonstrate your good work! Contact [email protected]



eWIN

• Membership now stands at over 1,000, and continuing to rise

• 64 of 66 NW Organisations are now members

• Super User registration system is now operational

• Diary Date!! eWIN webinar with Dean Royles - Friday 8 April 10.00-10.30 am

• Current Hot Topics- Workforce Planning and Occupational Health


Next Meeting: 3rd May 2011

PP3, Manchester

Please visit: www.ewin.northwest.nhs.uk

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Healthier Horizons NW HR Directors’ Forum 22 nd March 2011