We told you last month that, due to a variety of circumstances,
including the timing of the election process, candidates for the position of
Chair of NHS Halton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have decided not to
pursue with their application for this role at this time. The
Constitution of NHS Halton CCG requires the organisation to have a clinical
Chair. There is no provision in the Constitution to cover the eventuality
of a Chair not being in place. NHS Halton CCG therefore now has to
consider what interim arrangements are required for the position of Chair.
We have proposed that the Constitution of NHS Halton CCG is
amended to allow for Dr Richards to remain as Chair until March 2017. Elections for the position of Chair will be held in September 2016, which will
allow for greater preparation by potential candidates. The views of the
Member Practices are being sought through Service Development Committee before
changes to the Constitution are made, probably at the Governing Body in
November or December 2015.
This does not impact upon the appointments process for other
Governing Body positions. These are continuing according to an agreed
timetable and will involve appointing four GPs or other healthcare
professionals from Member Practices, three Lay Members, a Secondary Care Doctor
and a Registered Nurse to the Governing Body.
