In this latest e-newsletter we give you another update on the Transforming Pathology Services project in the east of England and encourage you to contribute.
Issue 11: October/November 2011
Contents
• Extended ITPD submission date
• Clinical commissioning groups – ‘home visits’
• Union and management dialogue
• Pathology services commissioning guide
Extended ITPD submission date
We are now in the full throes of evaluating the bidders’ ITPD (invitation to participate in dialogue) submissions. The deadline for submissions was moved to 7 November, as some bidders raised key issues that required further time. This is a significant project and, as a result, we extended the timeline for all bidders to ensure that everyone’s challenges were accommodated, as far as appropriate. We recognise that, for some, this may have been disruptive, but we spoke to each of the bidders to ensure that they were confident they had everything necessary to prepare their submissions.
We have tried hard to reduce the impact at the end of the timeline so that the project can ‘catch up’ and have minimal impact during the implementation stage.
To see the updated timeline visit
http://www.strategicprojectseoe.co.uk/index.php?id_sec=165.
We’ve extended the timeline for all bidders so that everyone is confident that they have the necessary time
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Clinical commissioning groups – ‘home visits’
Dr Hemal Desai and Rowan Procter, our TPS clinical and project leads (respectively), have been visiting regional Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the recent weeks. The visits are to ensure that they are fully aware of the project and have the opportunity to input their thoughts and requirements directly. Hemal and Rowan have now visited groups in Suffolk, Norfolk, Great Yarmouth & Waveney, South Essex, North Essex and Hertfordshire. If you would like them to present at your next CCG meeting, then please do get in touch, using the contact details below.
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Union and management dialogue
All local and regional Unison, Unite and BMA representatives were invited to a TPS briefing meeting on 18 October. Provider managers were also invited so that all project updates are shared simultaneously, ensuring a consistent message and encouraging valuable cross table dialogue. These monthly meetings ensure that the needs of pathology staff are being reinforced by both the project team and the providers, but are not intended to discuss the details of individual proposals.
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Pathology services commissioning guide
The SPT has been asked by the Department of Health to work with commissioners to develop a pathology services commissioning guide. The guide is designed to help commissioners to commission high quality, efficient and affordable pathology services fit for the future. The guide will include tools to support the commissioning of pathology services in different scenarios including:
- local negotiations with providers
- local tender of pathology services
- regional transformations of pathology services
We are scheduled to complete our work in February 2012, after which the Department of Health is planning to launch the commissioning guide with the help of primary care commissioning.
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Contact details
Transforming.pathology@eoe.nhs.uk
0800 923 3001
Hemal.desai@eoe.nhs.uk
Clinical lead 01223 596861
Rowan.procter@eoe.nhs.uk
Project manager 01223 597570
Samantha.sherratt@eoe.nhs.uk
Marketing and stakeholder engagement manager 01223 596946
Feedback on this and our other communications on Transforming Pathology in the East of England is always welcome on transforming.pathology@eoe.nhs.uk.
This newsletter is provided to cover how the wide-ranging, innovative and regional Transforming Pathology Services (TPS) project is being co-ordinated by NHS East of England’s Strategic Projects Team (SPT), working closely with local pathologists, laboratory managers, providers, patients, specialist advisors and trade unions, as well as primary care trusts and GPs.
The Strategic Projects Team
October/November 2011
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