South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

case for change for merger at CCG Governing Body meetings in public, with our GP members in each borough, with staff, local authorities, provider trusts, Healthwatch and other stakeholders to design a way forward together for the six CCG Governing Bodies. All six South West London CCG Governing Bodies agreed the ambition to become a single CCG, and the six GP memberships voted in favour. NHS England then approved our application to become NHS South West London CCG in October 2019. CCG clinical leadership and the wider South West London system One of the strengths of the CCG is the strong and experienced clinical leaders within it, and this has proved invaluable over the past year in responding to the pandemic. South West London Clinical Cell The South West London Clinical Chair established the South West London Clinical Cell in the initial phase of the pandemic to set consistent clinical standards, ensure consistent policies across the system, including a shared approach to infection prevention and control. The membership was broad across health and care organisations and professional groups. It became a source of support and advice, as well as a forum to share best practice for clinical leaders now working in a system, as well as in individual organisations. The South West London Clinical Cell was also actively engaged with the London Clinical Advisory Group, with the leaders being core members. This role was key in collectively identifying and rapidly addressing emerging issues in the pandemic, influencing London and national policies, and ensuring they took account of the potential impact on particular communities in our boroughs, as well as our health and care professionals. South West London Service Change Review Group, Ethics Committee and Clinical Networks The Clinical Cell also established two sub- groups during wave one of the pandemic: a South West London Service Change Review Group and a South West London Ethics Committee. The remit of the multi-professional Service Change Review Group was to review, advise and provide mitigation for operational service changes that needed to be made quickly during the height of the pandemic, particularly to deal with infection control risks and the re-prioritisation of clinician time, especially to bolster intensive care unit capacity and provide oxygen therapy for our sickest patients. The group ensured any The CCG delivered on the commitment to engage with our staff through the merger and minimise compulsory redundancies resulting from the process 14 | NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group