Our financial challenge
As with many other CCGs across the country, particularly those within the rest of North Yorkshire, we are experiencing significant financial challenges.
For the first time since its formation in 2013, the CCG is has had to confirm an end of year (2017/18) deficit of £5.6m, with any deficit having to be paid back in future years.
As the CCG is now spending more each year than the allocation it receives, it is imperative that we continue to work with our local GPs, population and other partners to identify the main priorities for our spending to ensure that we use our finite resource on the health services that make the most difference to our population. This is always a difficult challenge as more services become available along with new drugs and treatments. Our population in particular are also living much healthier lives for longer which is to be celebrated, but often means those patients need more support from the health service.
- Urgent and emergency care;
- Community services;
- Planned hospital care;
- Out of hours primary care and, jointly with NHS England, in hours primary care;
- Maternity and children's services;
- Mental health services; and
- Learning disability services.
- Your NHS: how we are addressing the financial challenges (PDF 1,469KB)
If you have any ideas as to how to address our financial challenge please get in touch by emailing hrwccg.hrwccgenquiries@nhs.net
Watch this video we produced explaining our financial challenge last year (2016-17):