NHS England, the NHS Trust Development Authority, Monitor, ADASS, 13 June 2014
- This document sets out in detail the planning arrangements and requirements for 2014/15. It describes the expanded role of Urgent Care Working Groups (UCWGs) to cover both elective and urgent care and its function as the forum where capacity planning and operational delivery across the health and social care system is coordinated. This shift is reflected in the change in name of UCWGs to System Resilience Groups (SRGs).
- It outlines the key elements of a SRG and the governance process for preparing and monitoring local plans, and the mechanisms for monitoring delivery and allocating non-recurrent funding.
- Annex A – Planning summary templates
- Annex B – Whole system urgent and emergency care flow model
- Annex C – Local independent and voluntary sector capacity template
- Annex D – Resources, guidance and tools for capacity and demand management
- Annex E – National workstreams for 2014/15
