Health and Social Services Organisational and Management Improvement Plan

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A decision made 23 December 2010 regarding: Health and Social Services Organisational and Management Improvement Plan.

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2010-0070
Decision Summary Title :	Health and Social Services Organisational and Management Improvement Plan		Date of Decision Summary:	23 December 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Strategy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Organisational and Management Improvement Plan		Date of Written Report:	23 December 2010
Written Report Author:	Chief Executive and Corporate Executive Directors of Health and Social Services		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Health and Social Services Organisational and Management Improvement Plan
Decision(s): The Minister approved the Health and Social Services Organisational and Management Improvement Plan (20 December 2010)
Reason(s) for decision: Following receipt of the Verita report in January 2010, Deputy Roy Le Herrisier requested – during the debate on P31/2010 – that the Minister bring forward a Management Improvement Plan six months after the newly appointed CEO took up her post. As a result, an Organisational and Management Improvement Plan has been produced. This sets out actions which have been taken in 2010 and a programme of further actions for 2011. A progress report by Verita, following their review in late October 2010 will be available early in the New Year.
Resource Implications: It is intended that the plan can be delivered within existing HSSD budget with the exception that: Additional skill sets and capacity will be required within the Department. These include the appointment to the substantive post of Director - level Human Resources professional, investment in commissioning skills and management informatics support as well resources required for the effective functioning of a Programme Management Office to oversee delivery of CSR savings and reforms and the delivery of key performance indicators. These resources are yet to be identified.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to present the Organisational and Management Improvement Plan to the States as a Report.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):