Common use of Responsibilities and Functions Clause in Contracts

Responsibilities and Functions. 2.1 The Board’s key responsibilities are to: • Provide joint strategic direction across health and social care commissioning and delivery and ensure coordination across partner agencies • Govern joint areas of activity and joint funding arrangements as identified in the Section 75 agreement between the County Council and the CCG, including the delivery of Hertfordshire’s Better Care Fund plan • Agree priorities for joint activity and joint commissioning in regard to Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Community Services, Carers and wider community capacity to support improved health and social care outcomes. • Review and manage strategic performance, finance and risk relating to integrated and joint activity including managing actual or projected under or overspends • Receive feedback and reports from relevant Programme Boards and Transformation Boards • Endorse decisions regarding commissioning and local health and care service provision already agreed by the County Council and the CCG • Review and resolve any conflicting decisions between the two organisations • Report on the delivery of the Section 75 agreement to the Health and Wellbeing Board and the appropriate governing body within the County Council and the CCG • Approve the introduction of any new schemes to the Section 75 • Undertake an annual review of the operation of the Section 75 agreement, any pooled and non-pooled fund and the provision of services within three months of the end of the financial year and within 20 working days produce an annual report

Responsibilities and Functions. 2.1 The Board’s key responsibilities are to: • Provide joint strategic direction across health and social care commissioning and delivery and ensure coordination across partner agencies • Govern joint areas of activity and joint funding arrangements as identified in the Section 75 agreement between the County Council and the CCG, including the delivery of Hertfordshire’s Better Care Fund plan • Agree priorities for joint activity and joint commissioning in regard to Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Community Services, Carers and wider community capacity to support improved health and social care outcomes. • Review and manage strategic performance, finance and risk relating to integrated and joint activity including managing actual or projected under or overspends • Receive feedback and reports from relevant Programme Boards and Transformation Boards • Endorse decisions regarding commissioning and local health and care service provision already agreed by the County Council and the CCG • Review and resolve any conflicting decisions between the two organisations • Report on the delivery of the Section 75 agreement to the Health and Wellbeing Board and the appropriate governing body within the County Council and the CCG • Approve the introduction of any new schemes to the Section 75 • Undertake an annual review of the operation of the Section 75 agreement, any pooled and non-pooled fund and the provision of services within three months of the end of the financial year and within 20 working days produce an annual reportreport • Act as an escalation forum between the County Council and the CCG for both Public Health and Children’s Services items.