The role of the governing body

What is the role of the governing body?

The role of our governing body is to:

• Oversee and ensure that the CCG has appropriate arrangements in place to exercise its functions effectively, efficiently and economically and in accordance with the CCG’s principles of good governance
• Make sure that decisions about changes to local health services are made in an open and transparent way.

Who supports the governing body?

Several sub-committees support our governing body. The governing body defines the Terms of Reference for each sub-committee.

Sub-Committees

• Audit Committee – Terms of Reference
• Remuneration and Nomination Committee – Terms of Reference
• Quality and Performance Committee – Terms of Reference
• Primary Care Commissioning Committee – Terms of Reference