Clinical Cabinet

The Clinical Cabinets Role and responsibilities are:

•To provide a forum where a collective knowledge on clinical service delivery and issues can be shared and provided to Principia Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group Board (CCG).
•To provide a mechanism for increased participation and advice from clinicians, and other professionals, in policy setting across the Principia health community.
•To enable clinicians to develop a joint understanding of the financial management of the whole of the health budget.
•To provide a vehicle for clinicians to champion reform in health care delivery.
•To provide clinical leadership for strategic decisions about the configuration of local health services.
•To work in collaboration with other Clinical Commissioning Groups both across Nottinghamshire, and nationally, to ensure optimum use of resources and sharing of best practice.

Clinical Cabinet Membership (October 2011)

•CCG clinical lead - Chair, Dr Stephen Shortt
•A Vice-Chair elected from membership, TBA
•Head of Health and Wellbeing, Dr Jeremy Griffiths
•Head of Primary Care Quality, Dr Ian McCulloch, Dr Ram Patel
•Head of Long Term Conditions, Dr Neil Fraser
•Head of Prescribing, Dr Alex MacDonald
•Head of Community Services, Dr Lynn Ovenden
•Head of Acute Specialist (elective) care, Dr Matt Jelpke
•Head of Acute Specialist (non-elective) care, Dr Tim Daniel, Dr Nick Foster
•Head of Mental Health, Dr Nick Page
•Lead for Development of the CCG Board, Dr Gavin Derbyshire
•Lead for Commissioning for Community Services, Kare Robertson
•Lead for Education, Dr Mike Spencer
•Lead for Clinical Development, Dr Sean Ottey
•Patient representative, TBC