The Primary Care Committee is a corporate decision making body, meeting monthly in public, for the management of the delegated functions given by NHS England from 1st April 2015. It makes decisions on the review, planning and procurement of primary care services in Rotherham. The committee has delegated authority from the CCG Governing Body to make decisions about primary care on its behalf.
Papers for the Primary Care Committee meetings are available here.
Members declaration of Interest
Members of the Primary Care Commissioning Committee
Vacant - Lay Member for Primary Care (Chair)
Deborah Twell - Lay Member for Public and Patient Engagement
In the absence of either Lay Member, John Barber, Lay Member ensures attend at the primary care committee.
Chris Edwards - Chief Officer
Sue Cassin - Chief Nurse
Wendy Allott – Chief Finance Officer
Jacqui Tuffnell - Head of Co-Commissioning
Non-voting members
Dr Avanti Gunasekera - Strategic Clinical Executive (SCE) GP for Primary Care
Dr David Clitherow - SCE GP for Urgent Care
Dr Geoff Avery - GP Members Committee Chair
Rachel Garrison – Senior Contracting and Service Improvement Manager (Primary Care)
NHS England representative
In Attendance
Healthwatch Representative
Health and Wellbeing Board Representative
Federation Representative
Local Medical Committee Representative
The GP Members Committee is an advisory committee made up of elected GP representatives from the eight commissioning localities and Local Medical Committee (LMC) representatives.
It ensures that decisions are made on a Rotherham-wide basis. As well as giving views on commissioning proposals it also holds the Strategic Clinical Executive GPs to account.
Members declaration of interests
Members of the GP Members Committee
Dr Geoff Avery – Chair-Maltby/Wickersley (Blyth Road Practice)
Dr Simon Mackeown - Vice-Chair/ Health Village (St Ann’s Practice)
Dr Subbannan Sukumar - Central 2 Representative (High Street Practice)
Dr Simon Bradshaw – Wath/Swinton (Market Surgery, Wath)
Dr Bipin Chandran - Rother Valley North (Treeton Medical Centre)
Dr Simon Langmead - Central North (Broom Lane Practice)
Dr Tim Douglas - Rother Valley South (Dinnington)
Dr S Chandran - Wentworth South (Rawmarsh Medical Centre)
The Strategic Clinical Executive (SCE) comprises eight Rotherham GPs and some senior NHS managers. It meets weekly to direct work on commissioning activities.
Members of the Strategic Clinical Executive
Dr Richard Cullen – Chair, IT, Equality and Diversity and Engagement
Dr Jason Page – Vice Chair, Children’s, CAMHS, Continuing Healthcare, Cancer, Finance and Governance
Dr Anand Barmade – Secondary Care Contract, , Diabetes, Mental Health Pathway
Dr Phil Birks – Clinical Referrals Management Committee
Dr David Clitherow – Urgent Care, Care Co-ordination Centre, Respiratory
Dr Avanthi Gunasekera- Primary care, End of life Care
Dr Sophie Holden- Medicines Management, Learning Disabilities and Diabetes
Mr Chris Edwards - Chief Officer
Mr Ian Atkinson - Deputy Chief Officer
Mrs Wendy Allott - Chief Finance Officer
Mrs Sue Cassin - Chief Nurse
There are five other sub committees of the Governing Body. These are:
The sub-committee provides strategic and operational leadership for the development of effective public and patient engagement and communication.
Terms of Reference for the sub-committee
Deborah Twell - Lay Member Chair
Tony Clabby - HealthWatch Rep
Sue Cassin - Chief Nurse
Lydia George - Planning and Assurance Manager
Gordon Laidlaw - Head of Communications
Ruth Nutbrown - Assistant Chief Officer
Terri Roche - Director of Public Health
Eve Rose Keenan - RMBC Health Select Committee Chair
Janet Wheatley MBE - Chief Executive, Voluntary Action Rotherham
Helen Wyatt - Patient and Public Engagement Manager