Health Services: Pilot Schemes

(asked on 17th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with local authorities on potential pilot Cavell centre super hubs of GP and other health services.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 26th January 2023

NHS England has been developing a national programme business case for local community health and wellbeing hubs known collectively and informally as Cavell Centres. Since April 2021, NHS England has employed some of its existing organisational budget to support the development of outline business cases (OBCs) in six pioneer projects to test and develop the different elements of the standardised product. These pioneers are at different stages of maturity, Hucknall and Staines-upon-Thames continue to develop the OBC. Sleaford continues to explore options for delivery and develop its OBC. Shrewsbury is preparing to undertake public consultation on emerging options.

Derby continues to make good progress bringing together National Health Service, community and third sector providers as they develop their OBC and Plymouth have a near finalised business case that has received endorsement from the system and region.

For a business case to be formally reviewed or approved by the Department a scheme needs to have identified and secured the capital budget required. This requirement has so far not been met for any of the six Cavell Centre pilot projects or the national programme business case. The Department remains committed to supporting local priorities and regularly discusses all areas of healthcare provision with local authorities and other key stakeholders.

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