Common use of ROLE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

ROLE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE. 4.1 The role of the Joint Committee as determined by the Welsh Ministers are (refer to Standing Order 1.1.4): • Determine a long-term strategic plan for the development of specialised and tertiary services in Wales, in conjunction with the Welsh Ministers; • Identify and evaluate existing, new and emerging treatments and services and advise on the designation of such services; • Develop national policies for the equitable access to safe and sustainable, high quality specialised and tertiary healthcare services across Wales, whether planned, funded and secured at national, regional or local level; • Agree annually those services that should be planned on a national basis and those that should be planned locally; • Produce an Integrated Commissioning Plan, for agreement by the Committee following the publication of the individual LHB’s Integrated Medium Term Plans; • Agree the appropriate level of funding for the provision of specialised and tertiary services at a national level, and determining the contribution from each LHB for those services (which will include the running costs of the Joint Committee and the WHSST) in accordance with any specific directions set by the Welsh Ministers; • Establish mechanisms for managing the in year risks associated with the agreed service portfolio and new pressures that may arise; • Secure the provision of specialised and tertiary services planned at a national level, including those to be delivered by providers outside Wales; and • Establish mechanisms to monitor, evaluate and publish the outcomes of specialised and tertiary healthcare services and take appropriate action.

ROLE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE. 4.1 The role of the Joint Committee as determined by the Welsh Ministers are (refer to Standing Order 1.1.4): •  Determine a long-term strategic plan for the development of specialised and tertiary services in Wales, in conjunction with the Welsh Ministers; •  Identify and evaluate existing, new and emerging treatments and services and advise on the designation of such services; •  Develop national policies for the equitable access to safe and sustainable, high quality specialised and tertiary healthcare services across Wales, whether planned, funded and secured at national, regional or local level; •  Agree annually those services that should be planned on a national basis and those that should be planned locally; •  Produce an Integrated Commissioning Plan, for agreement by the Committee following the publication of the individual LHB’s Integrated Medium Term Plans; •  Agree the appropriate level of funding for the provision of specialised and tertiary services at a national level, and determining the contribution from each LHB for those services (which will include the running costs of the Joint Committee and the WHSST) in accordance with any specific directions set by the Welsh Ministers; •  Establish mechanisms for managing the in year risks associated with the agreed service portfolio and new pressures that may arise; •  Secure the provision of specialised and tertiary services planned at a national level, including those to be delivered by providers outside Wales; and •  Establish mechanisms to monitor, evaluate and publish the outcomes of specialised and tertiary healthcare services and take appropriate action.