Agenda item

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 17 February 2012 (copy attached).

The public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 17 February 2012 were approved.

Matters arising

GP Choice Pilot - update

Members noted that this pilot would open nationally on 12 May. Local GPs had some issues outstanding in respect of referral and prescribing costs. Whilst these would be covered in future years, the short-term issues would need to be resolved before the pilot could commence in the City. The City workers health research, due to be published on 9 May, would inform the size of demand and the local Clinical Commissioning Group were due to meet with the City of London, NHS East London and the City and the Department of Health later this month to discuss ways in which the pilot could be delivered in the City.

In response to a question from the Chairman about a pending planning application, which might increase local residency by 260, the Director of Primary Care Commissioning advised that the Neaman practice would be able to meet this capacity. Members noted that all GPs had been given the opportunity to volunteer for the Pilot but that, to date, the Neaman Practice had not.