Local Education and Training Boards Tim Gilpin Director

Local Education and Training Boards Tim Gilpin Director of Workforce and Education NHS North of England

The New Landscape ‣ Health Education England ‣ Local Education and Training Boards ‣ Employers in the driving seat

Local Education and Training Boards ‣ Provider led ‣ Identifying and agreeing local priorities ‣ Partnership working ‣ Multi-professional approach ‣ A forum for developing the whole workforce

Membership of LETBs ‣ Until March 2013, the SHA Cluster Boards will retain overarching responsibility ‣ All providers of NHS services across the LETB area are members ‣ NHS provider members will nominate representatives to be on the Boards ‣ The Boards will also include representatives from other key stakeholders including education providers and Local Authority representation ‣ Independent Chair

Senior Team of LETBs Statutory posts include the following: ‣ Managing Director ‣ Director of Education and Quality ‣ Head of Finance

Operating Principles HEE has set 10 key operating principles for all LETBs: ‣ Local decision making ‣ Inclusive approach of providers ‣ Good governance ‣ Sound financial arrangements ‣ Stakeholder engagement ‣ Transparency ‣ Partnership working ‣ Quality and value – year on year improvement ‣ Security of supply ‣ Accountability

Functions of the LETBs ‣ To bring together all healthcare and public health employers providing NHS funded services with education providers, the professions, local government and the research sector, to develop a skills and development strategy for the local health workforce that meets employer requirements and responds to the plans of commissioners ‣ To consult with patients, local communities and staff to ensure the local skills and development strategy is responsive to their views ‣ To aggregate workforce data and plans for the local health economy and share with the Cf. WI to improve local workforce planning ‣ ‣ To account for education and training funding allocated by HEE ‣ To ensure value for money throughout the commissioning of education and training and for running costs To commission education and training to deliver the local skills and development strategy and national priorities set out in the Education Operating Framework

Functions of the LETBs (continued) ‣ To secure the quality of education and training programmes in accordance with the requirements of professional regulators and the Education Outcomes Framework ‣ To take a multi-professional approach in planning and developing the healthcare and public health workforce and in commissioning education and training ‣ To support access to Continuing Professional Development and employer led systems for the whole health and public health workforce ‣ To work in partnership with Universities, clinical academics, other education providers and those investing in research and innovation ‣ To work with local authorities and health and well-being Boards in taking a joined up approach across the local health, public health and social care workforce ‣ To work with HEE to develop national strategy and priorities

YHLETB Strategy Strategic Workforce Vision - “Patients at the Heart of Care” The top five priorities for the emerging YHLETB Workforce Strategy are to: ‣ Build a new workforce Strategy for Yorkshire and the Humber upon the strong foundation of “Workforce Ambitions” ‣ Provide the education and training required to transform the quality of patient Care ‣ ‣ Tackle the challenges of an ageing workforce and population ‣ Create and innovate education and training that is responsive to patients Enable Health and Social Care to be provided in different settings by different people

Business Plan Objectives ‣To support and develop the YHLETB in a way that delivers patient and service needs ‣To maintain and develop strong partnerships with all stakeholders around the new workforce arrangements ‣To identify and agree local priorities for education and training to ensure security of supply of the skills and people providing healthcare across Yorkshire and the Humber ‣To plan, commission and quality assure excellent education and training on behalf of the local health community, taking a multi-disciplinary approach that delivers whole system solutions ‣To ensure value for money and sound financial governance throughout the commissioning and evaluation of education and training and for running costs of the YHLETB

Business Plan Objectives (contd) ‣ To implement the MPET review and ensure that there is a stable financial platform ‣ To develop leadership and organisational development capability in the new NHS ‣ To support and promote the values and ethos of the NHS Constitution in every aspect of the work of the YHLETB ‣ To work in partnership with universities, clinical academics and the Yorkshire and the Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) to support innovation and research ‣ To be a forum for developing the whole healthcare workforce around patient needs

Some Challenges ‣ Provider Tensions ‣ Holding providers to Account ‣ Wider system engagement ‣ Autonomy v Central Control