Governance handbook
Governance describes the way organisations are led and how decisions are made.
It describes the rules set by laws and codes of good practice that should be followed. Governance sets out how powers are shared and undertaken, and how the holders of power in an organisation can be held accountable for what they do.
Our governance handbook, which you can find on this page, supports leaders, managers and staff working in Bradford district and Craven by providing easy access to key governance information. It also provides practical insight about how the partnership governance arrangements work for patients and members of the public.
The handbook underpins the partnership’s Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA), which sets out the way health, care and the voluntary sector work together across. The SPA is a collaborative framework which formalises how we work together, make decisions, and share resources.
The governance handbook and the SPA guide our collaborative working arrangements.
You can find the contents of the handbook linked in the drop-down list below.
Governance handbook documents
- Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership operating model (download PDF)
- How delegation operates: scheme of reservation and delegation (SORD) (download PDF)
- Decision map (setting out the SORD) (download PDF)
- Financial scheme of delegation (FSD) (coming soon)
- Groups that make up our partnership committee (download PDF)
- How we make decisions (download PDF)
- Health and Care decision flowchart – Planning and Commissioning Forum (download PDF)
- Reducing Inequalities in Communities decision flowchart (download PDF)
- Joint Local Authority and NHS decision flowchart for the Better Care Fund (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Partnership Board (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Partnership Leadership Executive (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Planning and Commissioning Forum (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Partnership Leadership Team (PLT) (coming soon)
- Terms of reference – Alignment of priorities and enablers forum (coming soon)
- Terms of reference – System Finance and Performance Committee (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Quality Committee (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – People Committee (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Primary Care Assurance Group (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Clinical Forum (download PDF)
- Terms of reference – Citizens Forum Steering Group (download PDF)
We are aware that not all of these documents are currently fully accessible, however we plan for all documents to be made accessible by the end of 2023.
If you require an alternative or accessible version of any of these documents, please email communications@bradford.nhs.uk.
Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership falls under the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board’s governance arrangements. You can find the West Yorkshire Integrated Health Care Board’s constitution and governance handbook on their website.
