CHFT’s  Board of Directors at their monthly meeting this morning unanimously approved the Full Business Case (FBC) and its submission to NHS Improvement (NHSI) and our two CCGs for further approvals.

The next steps in the process will be taken by the boards of the CCGs. They will decide if the FBC is in line with the model that was consulted on, is affordable and provides a sustainable plan not only for the Trust but the wider Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield system of care.

We also await guidance from NHSI on how the FBC will be considered from a regulatory perspective and how it will be co-ordinated across the Department of Health and NHS England.

And we will, of course, seek to share this guidance with you as soon as it is made available to us.

** Colleagues are urged to keep sharing their thoughts, queries and questions on the whole process via  the “Ask Owen” button on the intranet home page.