Payment by Results - Terms of Reference
1. CONSTITUTION
The Board hereby resolves to establish a Special Interest Group to be known as the Payment by Results Special Interest Group (The Group). The Group is a sub-committee of the HFMA Board of Trustees and is bound by the rules and regulations of the Association as they relate to the sub-committee.
2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
Membership of the Committee
The Committee is comprised of the following members:
• Each HFMA branch is invited to nominate a representative
• Individuals working within the NHS can be co-opted onto the Committee by resolution of the Committee to ensure a balanced (geographic and organisational) membership. Individuals may also be co-opted to work on specific projects or because they have expressed a particular interest in Payment by Results issues.
• At the discretion of the Committee, representatives from other outside bodies can be co-opted on to the committee. The membership of these representatives will be periodically reviewed.
• A list of Associate Members will also be maintained for individuals/organisations that have an interest in the work of the committee but are unable to regularly attend meetings.
Quorum
The quorum is 5 for voting purposes, with the Chair having the casting vote.
Chair
The Chair is nominated by the branches and determined by the Nominations and Selections Panel. Final approval of the selection is given by the Board of Trustees and announced at the HFMA Annual General Meeting in December. The appointment shall be initially be for three years.
Frequency
The committee will meet at least three times a year.
3. DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE
Statement of Purpose
The Group is a Special Interest Group of HFMA which works to identify key issues relating to Payment by Results and help spread good practice. It seeks to monitor the national direction of travel for Payment by Results and similar initiatives and maintain good links with policy experts in the UK health departments.
Aims of the Committee
• To provide a practical network at both main group and technical sub-group level
• To identify areas where the group can influence the UK Health Departments and provide a conduit for feeding back key issues or concerns
• To identify and implement a work programme that will help inform the development of policy
• To facilitate the spreading of best practice
• To provide a focus for HFMA responses to UK Health Department consultations on Payment by Results or tariff related issues
4. REPORTING
• The Committee reports to the Board of Trustees.
• The minutes of the Committee meetings shall be formally recorded by the Committees Manager and approved at the subsequent Committee meeting.
• The Board of Trustees will receive an Executive Summary of the most recent Committee Meeting prior to each Board of Trustees meeting.
• Full minutes of the Committee meeting will be available to Trustees online via the HFMA website or from the Committees Manager on request.
• The Committee will also provide a report on all activity via the HFMA Annual Report.
• The Chair of the Committee is a member of the Policy Forum, and shall draw to the attention of the Board any issues that require disclosure to the full Board, or require executive action.
• The Group will maintain links with the Association’s Mental Health Special Interest Group and Foundation Trust Technical Issues Group, which also have a specific interest in the development of Payment by Results.
Approved by the Committee 17.09.09
Review date 16.09.10