Summary of the minutes from the Professional Executive Committee - March 7

• Update given on Foundation & GP Speciality Training and agreed programme should continue to be funded.

• Safeguarding responsibilities of GPs and GP Consortia presented.
• Fast Food Policy Proposal presentation given and supported.
• Primary Care Scorecard – proposed revisions agreed.
• Quality Report presented – support to be given to GPs for registration with CQC by 31 March 2012.
• Clinical Audit provision discussed – to approach ELHT in the short-term.

• Infection Prevention and Control discussed – agreed to work on a Pennine-Lancashire footprint until Cluster arrangements in place.

• GP Bulletin – Back on Track Framework developed

• Pan-Lancashire Commissioning Policies – public engagement process commenced, could be media interest.

• Screening Review Update on 12 programmes given.

• Role of Responsible Officer – Dr Ridgway appointed as Responsible Officer.

• TCB Summary; NICE guidance for January & February; Minutes of NICE Operational Group from January & February, Medicines Management Board from 15 December; Pennine Lancashire Clinical Transformation Board 19 January presented for information and noting.

• Summary of national paper – Enabling Excellence – autonomy and accountability for health care workers, social workers and social care workers presented for information