Our organisational policies

The CCGs have a range of plans, publications and policies that provide information about our organisations and help to provide assurance that we are meeting our statutory duties as a public service.

Links to the documents are arranged in relation to specific questions to try and make it easy as possible for you to find what you are looking for.

You can also visit our Document Store, where you will find our documents categorised in folders.

Who are we and what do we do?

• Central Lancashire Local Delivery Plan - Outlines the work of the Local Delivery Plan, a Lancashire-wide document developed in conjunction with partners across Central Lancashire, seting out our framework for delivering improvements across health and social care for our local population.
• Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria - sustainability and transformation plan - The regional plan to help people in the area to be healthier, enhance care quality across the region and put health and care services on a sustainable footing.
• Out Of Hospital Strategy* - This strategy sets out our vision for out of hospital care in Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston.
• Capital Development and Estates Strategy (Primary Care) - This strategy is an essential element of our ability to develop sustainable primary care services that are fit for the future. *Please note, this strategy is currently being refreshed.
• Summary of principles for the commissioning of health and healthcare - Sets out the principles that have been adopted Lancashire-wide for the commissioning of health and healthcare.
• Policy for Exceptionality - Policy for considering applications for exceptionality to commissioning polices
• IFR decision making policy - General Policy for Individual Funding Request Decision Making
• Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - how we work in a structured way across the health and social care economy, and work with partners to prevent ill health
• Meet the Governing Bodies - Gives details of the members of our Governing Body and our senior management team.
• Contact us - Gives information on all the ways you can get in touch with us.

What do we spend and how do we spend it?

•  NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG 2020-21 Annual Report and NHS Greater Preston CCG 2020-21 Annual Report 
• 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts - Details how we have spent your money on local health services during the most recent complete financial year, and demonstrates how we govern the organisation.
• 2018-19 Annual Report Summary - Details of how we have spent your money on local health services in an easy to digest summary.
• NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG's Statement of Compliance with the Mental Health Investment Standard and NHS Greater Preston CCG's Statement of Compliance with Mental Health Investment Standard- Details, with external audit opinion, how during the year we have increased the investment in mental health services at a higher percentage than the overall rise in allocation we recieve from NHS England each year.
• Payments and Funding - Breaks down month-by-month the details of the money we pay out that is over £25,000.
• Our Governing Bodies - Gives details of the regular meetings we hold in public and links to meeting papers.
• Clinical policies - Provides details of what treatments and procedures we may fund, and who is elegible.
• Trade Union (facility time publication requirements) - Provides details of trade union time spent by our trade union representative employee.

What are our priorities and how are we doing?

• Our Governing Bodies - Gives details of the regular meetings we hold in public and links to meeting papers.
• The Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Transformation Plan for Lancashire 2015 - 2020/21- Outlines how we will work together with partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria to improve the resilience, emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, especially those who are at increased risk due to their vulnerability, making it easier for them and their families to access help and support when they need it and improving the standard of mental health services.

How do we make decisions?

• NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG and Greater Preston CCG Constitution - Includes a scheme of delegation that outlines the delegated authority from the Governing Body for decision making.
• NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG Governance Handbook,  NHS Greater Preston CCG Governance Handbook - Sets out how our organisation is governed and supports the Constitution above, to be read in conjunction.
• Information Governance Handbook - Sets out how member practices intend that the organisation is governed, and how commissioning decisions are made on their behalf.
• Clinical policies- Provides details of what treatments and procedures we may fund, and who is elegible.

How do we prove that we are managing the organisation in an ethical and responsible way?

• Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy - Shows how our organisation deals with any potential conflicts of interest.
• Governing Body Declarations of Interest Register - CSR Governing Body
• Governing Body Declarations of Interest Register - GP Governing Body
• Membership Council Declarations of Interests Register CSR
• Membership Council Declarations of Interests Register GP
• Hospitality, Sponsorship and Gifts Policy - Declares the CCG's policy in relation to receiving monetary support or gifts from outside organisations.
• document Hospitality Sponsorship and Gifts Register (46 KB)
• 2020-04-03 CSR-GP CCG IG & Data Security and Protection Policies - Outlines how we ensure that we use, store and transfer information appropriately and legally.
• Risk Strategy - Outlines how our organisation manages and mitigates risks.
• Business Continuity Management Policy and Emergency Preparedness Incidents Policy and Response Plan - Outline how as an organisation we are prepared for unexpected or emergency situations.
• Anti-Fraud Bribery and Corruption Policy and Response Plan - Outlines how our organisation monitors and reports any corrupt behaviour.
• HR 29 - Freedom To Speak Up Policy - the CCG's Freedom To Speak Up Policy.
• For information about the contracts we award, visit the procurement, tendering and contracts page on this website.
• The workforce for the future: Read the CCG's Workforce strategy.
• Modern Slavery Act statement
• Incident Accident and Near Miss Policy

How do we make sure we are meeting our equality and diversity obligations, and looking after people?

• pdf Equality and Diversity Strategy (1.28 MB) - Outlines how we make sure that we are buying services in a way that is fair, equal and representative of our local population, and that we are taking potential impacts on groups of people into account.
• pdf Equality Annual Report (3.44 MB) - Reports on the latest assessment that has been made of our equality and diversity practices.
• Internal and external relations strategy 2017-19 - Outlines a framework for how we plan and deliver effective customer service, communications and engagement. 
• Safeguarding - Outlines what we do to keep children, young people and adults safe.
• Patient and Public Expenses Policy

What services do we offer?

• Local health services - Gives information on what health services are available to the residents of Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston.
• You can access the Central Lancashire net formulary online. The shared care guideance can be found on the Lancashire Medicines Management Group (LMMG) website.

What are my rights as a patient?

• NHS Constitution - Outlines your rights and also your responsibility as a patient using NHS services.