ICB rename
A CCG has been renamed and there have been no boundary changes there should in principle be no need for the RA manager to take further action for the RA aspects prior to 1 July 2022. For CCGs impacted by boundary changes refer to Reconfiguration Guidance ICB boundary changes.
The National RA team aim to schedule several teams meetings about the RA aspects of ICS Implementation at appropriate points through the run up to 30 June 2022 to discuss steps that need to be taken in more detail and obtain updates on progress in readiness for implementation of the RA aspects of CCG renaming and boundary changes on 1 July 2022.
Whilst organisations will not be closing this is a good time for your organisation's RA Manager and ,or RA Agent can run an Active Smartcard Users report against CIS to identify active smartcard users for your organisation. Similarly, they can run the 'Positions in organisations' report to review current positions and check for unused positions that may need closing. As part of this housekeeping work, it's essential that RA managers use this opportunity to ensure all system generated positions (known as SysPos) have been revoked.
ICB boundary change
Where a CCG has been renamed ICB geographic location and there have been boundary changes there is a need for the existing RA manager to take further action as a matter of priority in readiness for 1 July 2022.
For changes to RA parenting. An RA08 form will need to be submitted by the organisation's RA manager where boundary changes are involved. ODS are responsible for adding and removing organisations RA parents on the CIS, but are not responsible for the migration of RA hierarchies for example individual GP practices and pharmacies. The new organisation will need to follow instruction from the RA community for assistance with this activity.
For the CCGs that are subject to boundary changes they will need to initiate the processes needed to prepare for BAU Splits and Mergers. This will involve changes to the RA parenting for the child organisations (such as GP practices and pharmacies).
As with all changes of this type the CCG RA Manager will, as applicable, need to cover the following:
- identify the ODS codes for the GP practices and pharmacy that are to be moved to another CCG
- set up a dialogue with the CCG RA manager to which the GP practices or pharmacies are moving to or from which GP practices or pharmacies being sent to agree a plan of action well in advance of the changes that must be implemented on 1 July
- relevant CCGs to utilise BAU splits and mergers processes to prepare for bulk RA reparenting of the child organisations to the destination CCG for implementation on 1 July 2022
The National RA team aim to schedule several teams meetings about the RA aspects of ICS implementation at appropriate points through the run up to 30 June 2022 to discuss steps that need to be taken in more detail and obtain updates on progress in readiness for implementation of the RA aspects of CCG renaming and boundary changes on 1 July 2022.
Whilst organisations will not be closing this is a good time for your organisation's RA manager and or RA agent can run an active smartcard Users report against CIS to identify active smartcard users for your organisation. Similarly, they can run the positions in organisations report to review current positions and check for unused positions that may need closing.
As part of this housekeeping work it is essential that RA managers use this opportunity to ensure all System Generated Positions (known as SysPos) have been revoked.