Publication scheme: policies and procedures

Members of NHS Boards, Clinical Commissioning Group governing bodies and NHS Managers are expected to meet core standards of conduct. The following documents have been developed to guide managers in the work they do and the decisions and choices they have to make and to reassure the public that these important decisions are being made against a background of professional standards and accountability.

The standards for members of NHS boards and Clinical Commissioning Group governing bodies in England can be found here. 

The Code of Conduct of NHS Managers can be found here. 

Health and safety policies and procedures 

Health and safety policy

Human resources (HR) and recruitment policies 

Acceptable standards of behaviour at work policy

Alcohol, drugs and substance misuse policy

Annual and special leave policy

Conflicts of interest and business conduct policy 

Conflicts of interests checklist for meeting chairs

Disciplinary policy and procedure

Education training and development policy

Employment break policy

Email policy

Equal opportunities and diversity employment policy

Expenses policy

Flexible working policy

Gifts and hospitality policy

Grievance policy

Long service award policy

Managing concerns with performance policy

Managing sickness absence policy

Maternity, adoption and parental leave policy

Organisational change policy

Pay progression policy

Protection of pay and conditions of service policy

Recruitment and selection policy

Relocation and removal expenses policy

Retirement policy

Secondment policy

Study leave policy

Trade union recognition and facilities and time off for trade union reps

Whistleblowing and raising concerns policy

Working time regulations policy

Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian acts as an independent and impartial source of advice to staff at any stage of raising a concern, with access to anyone in the organisation or if necessary, outside the organisation. The CCG has appointed the following Freedom to Speak Up Guardians:

• Julie Lawreniuk, chief finance officer and deputy chief officer, and,
• Neil Fell, lay member for governance.

Estate management

Our CCG does not own or manage estates.

Charging regimes and policies

The Fees for Freedom of Information disbursements can be found on our making a Freedom of Information request pages.

Environmental management

We are currently working on our environmental policy, it will be posted here when ready for publication.

Corporate social responsibility plan 

The CCG’s business activities need to take place in the most sustainable way, our corporate social responsibility plan describes how we aim to make a positive impact on society.

Safety improvement plan 

Sign up to Safety is a national patient safety campaign launched in 2014 with the mission to strengthen patient safety in the NHS and make it the safest healthcare system in the world. You can read the safety improvement plan here and the welcome letter to organisations here.