Meeting Papers

The following papers have been considered and discussed by the group.

29th Meeting – 8th April 2019

• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – Agenda
• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – Minutes of previous meeting
• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – NRAC Parity Status 2018-19
• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – Maintenance and Development
• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – COTE Excess Cost Adjustment – Further Impact Assessment
• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – Discontinuation of Community Excess Cost Component
• TAGRA – 29th Meeting – 8 April 2019 – Updates on  2021/22 NRAC publication

28th Meeting – 5th June 2018

• TAGRA – 28th Meeting – 5 June 2018 – Agenda
• TAGRA – 28th Meeting – 5 June 2018 – Minutes of previous meeting
• TAGRA – 28th Meeting – 5 June 2018 – Stabilising the Unavoidable Excess Costs component of NRAC
• TAGRA – 28th Meeting – 5 June 2018 – Potential Maintenance
• TAGRA – 28th Meeting – 5 June 2018 – HSCP Shares
• TAGRA – 28th Meeting – 5 June 2018 – Future Role of TAGRA Proposal

27th Meeting – 5th December 2016

• TAGRA – 27th Meeting – 5 December 2016 – Agenda
• TAGRA – 27th Meeting – 5 December 2016 – Minutes of previous meeting
• TAGRA – 27th Meeting – 5 December 2016 – MLC Impact Assessment
• TAGRA – 27th Meeting – 5 December 2016 – Future Work and Role of TAGRA

26th Meeting – 25th August 2016

• • TAGRA – 26th meeting – 25 August 2016 – Agenda
  • TAGRA – 26th meeting – 25 August 2016 – Minutes of previous meeting
  • TAGRA – 26th meeting – 25 August 2016 – Discussion Note – Development of the NRAC formula
  • TAGRA – 26th meeting – 25 August 2016 – Paper TAGRA(2016)06 – Acute MLC Review Final Report

25th Meeting – 10th May 2016

• • • TAGRA – 25th meeting – 10 May 2016 – Agenda
    • TAGRA – 25th meeting – 10 May 2016 – Minutes of previous meeting
    • TAGRA – 25th meeting – 10 May 2016 – Paper TAGRA(2016)04 – Acute MLC Update
    • TAGRA – 25th meeting – 10 May 2016 – Paper TAGRA(2016)05 – Work Plan

24th Meeting – 9th February 2016

• • • • TAGRA – 24th meeting – 9 February 2016 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 24th meeting – 9 February 2016 – Minutes of previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 24th meeting – 9 February 2016 – Summary of NRAC formula Presentation
      • TAGRA – 24th meeting – 9 February 2016 – Paper TAGRA(2016)02 – Acute MLC Update
      • TAGRA – 24th meeting – 9 February 2016 – Paper TAGRA(2016)03 – Work Plan
      • TAGRA – 24th meeting – 9 February 2016 – Paper for Information – PECP Closure Report

23rd Meeting – 27th August 2015

• • • • TAGRA – 23rd meeting – 27 August 2015 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 23rd meeting – 27 August 2015 – Minutes of previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 23rd meeting – 27 August 2015 – Paper TAGRA(2015)09 – Prisoner Healthcare
      • TAGRA – 23rd meeting – 27 August 2015 – Paper TAGRA(2015)10 – Acute MLC Update
      • TAGRA – 23rd meeting – 27 August 2015 – Paper TAGRA(2015)11 – CHAD Update
      • TAGRA – 23rd meeting – 27 August 2015 – Paper TAGRA(2015)12 – Work plan

22nd Meeting – 30th April 2015

• • • • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – Minutes of previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – TAGRA(2015)01 – Acute MLC
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – TAGRA(2015)02 – Population data for 2016-17 formula run
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – TAGRA(2015)03 – Prisoner Healthcare
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – TAGRA(2015)04 – Community Health Data Project
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – TAGRA(2015)05 – Work plan
      • TAGRA – 22nd meeting – 30 April 2015 – TAGRA(2015)07 – Population Estimates Comparison Project

21st Meeting – 15th December 2014

• • • • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – Minutes from previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – TAGRA(2014)10 – Travel Scheme Proposal
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – TAGRA(2014)11 – Acute MLC Update
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – TAGRA(2014)12 – Community Data Update
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – TAGRA(2014)13 – Prisoner Healthcare Update
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – TAGRA(2014)15 – Work Plan
      • TAGRA – 21st Meeting – 15 December 2014 – Paper for information – Population Project Update

Note:  TAGRA(2014)15 has been updated to incorporate an amendment tabled at the meeting.

20th meeting – 28th August 2014

• • • • TAGRA – 20th Meeting – 28 August 2014 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 20th Meeting – 28 August 2014 – Minutes from previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 20th Meeting – 28 August 2014 – TAGRA(2014)06 – Recent Parliamentary Questions and Committee Transcripts
      • TAGRA – 20th Meeting – 28 August 2014 – TAGRA(2014)07 – Acute MLC case mix adjustment method
      • TAGRA – 20th Meeting – 28 August 2014 – TAGRA(2014)08 – Prisoner Healthcare
      • TAGRA – 20th Meeting – 28 August 2014 – TAGRA(2014)09 – Work plan

19th meeting – 29th May 2014

• • • • TAGRA – 19th Meeting – 29 May 2014 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 19th Meeting – 29 May 2014 – Minutes from previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 19th Meeting – 29 May 2014 – TAGRA(2014)01 – Summary of PLICS costing methodology
      • TAGRA – 19th Meeting – 29 May 2014 – TAGRA(2014)02 – MLC Acute costing method proposal
      • TAGRA – 19th Meeting – 29 May 2014 – TAGRA(2014)03 – Community Health activity data update
      • TAGRA – 19th Meeting – 29 May 2014 – TAGRA(2014)05 – Work Plan

Note:  Paper TAGRA(2014)04 – Prisoner Healthcare Update is not published as paper still draft.

18th meeting – 11th December 2013

• • • • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – Minutes from previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – TAGRA(2013)10 – Notes from Integration Workshop
      • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – TAGRA(2013)11 – Population estimates comparisons project
      • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – TAGRA(2013)12 – Acute costing review
      • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – TAGRA(2013)13 – MLC Acute Subgroup Terms of Reference
      • TAGRA – 18th Meeting – 11 December 2013 – TAGRA(2013)14 – Work Plan

17th meeting – 6th August 2013

• • • • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – Minutes from previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)04 – Scottish Allocation Formula
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)05 – Acute costing review
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)06 – Highlands and Islands Travel Scheme
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)07 – Community health data
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)08 – TAGRA workshop
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)09 – Work plan
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)10 – Quality assurance report
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)11 – De minimis
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)12 – Data Zone review
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)13 – Health board boundary change
      • TAGRA – 17th Meeting – 6 August 2013 – TAGRA(2013)14 – Population estimates

16th meeting – 16th April 2013

• • • • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – Agenda
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – Minutes from previous meeting
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – Actions update
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – TAGRA(2013)01A – MLC impact analysis
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – TAGRA(2013)01B – Remote & Rural impact analysis
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – TAGRA(2013)01C – Overall impact analysis
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – TAGRA(2013)02 – Work plan
      • TAGRA – 16th Meeting – 16 April 2013 – TAGRA(2013)03 – Population estimates update

15th meeting – 10th December 2012

• • • • • • TAGRA – 15th meeting – 10 December 2012 – agenda
          • TAGRA – 15th meeting – 10 December 2012 – minutes of previous meeting
          • TAGRA – 15th meeting – 10 December 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)11 – Prescribing
          • TAGRA – 15th meeting – 10 December 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)14 – Work plan

Note: TAGRA – Paper TAGRA(2012)12 – Remote & Rural update is not published as paper still draft Note: TAGRA – Paper TAGRA(2012)13 – MLC update is not published as paper still draft 14th meeting – 13th August 2012

• • • • • • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – agenda
          • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – minutes of previous meeting
          • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)05 – Work plan
          • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)06 – R&R objectives
          • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)07 – MLC objectives
          • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)09 – SAF update
          • TAGRA – 14th meeting – 13 August 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)10 – Community data update

Note: TAGRA – Paper TAGRA(2012)08 – NHS GG&C project update is not published as work still under development

13th meeting – 17th April 2012

• • • • • • TAGRA – 13th meeting – 17 April 2012 – agenda
          • TAGRA – 13th meeting – 17 April 2012 – minutes of previous meeting
          • TAGRA – 13th meeting – 17 April 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)01 – Remote and Rural update
          • TAGRA – 13th meeting – 17 April 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)02 – MLC subgroup update
          • TAGRA – 13th meeting – 17 April 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)03 – Population work
          • TAGRA – 13th meeting – 17 April 2012 – paper TAGRA(2012)04 Work plan for 2012_13-2013_14

12th meeting – 12/12/2011

• • • • • • TAGRA – 12th meeting – 12 December 2011 – agenda.doc
          • TAGRA – 12th meeting – 12 December 2011 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
          • TAGRA – 12th meeting – 12 December 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)12 – international comparison of rural funding.doc
          • TAGRA – 12th meeting – 12 December 2011 – Paper TAGRA(2011)13 – work of the remote and rural subgroup.doc
          • TAGRA – 12th meeting – 12 December 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)14 – MLC.doc
          • TAGRA – 12th meeting – 12 December 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)15 – data gaps.doc

11th meeting – 18/08/2011

• • • • • • TAGRA – 11th meeting – 18 August 2011 – Agenda.doc
          • TAGRA – 11th meeting – 18 August 2011 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
          • Presentation on acute costing – pilot.ppt
          • Presentation on acute costing – work of NHS Lothian.ppt
          • TAGRA – 11th meeting – 18 August 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)09 – work of the MLC subgroup.doc
          • TAGRA – 11th meeting – 18 August 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)10 – work of remote and rural subgroup 2.doc
          • TAGRA – 11th meeting – 18 August 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)11 – community cost and activity data 2.doc

10th meeting – 11/04/2011

• • • • • • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – Agenda.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)01 – CHI prescribing.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)02 – approach to MLC review.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)03 – MLC subgroup remit.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)04 – remote and rural subgroup remit.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)05 – acute costs review and three year rolling programme.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)06 – progress to targets.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)07 – newsletter.doc
          • TAGRA – 10th meeting – 11 April 2011 – paper TAGRA(2011)08 – queries paper.doc

9th meeting – 30/11/2010

*** MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER *** Due to the severe weather conditions, this meeting was cancelled, and the papers discussed with members through correspondence. The decisions made on the basis of this correspondence are set out in the paper below.

• • • • • • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – Decisions taken following correspondence with members#2.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – Agenda.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)21 – MLC update.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)22 – future development of the NRAC formula.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)23 – review of MLC.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – Paper TAGRA(2010)24 – 2011_12 work plan.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)25 – changes to Costs Book.doc
          • TAGRA – 9th meeting – 30 November 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)26 – summary of queries on the NRAC formula.doc

8th meeting – 31/08/ 2010

• • • • • • TAGRA – 8th meeting – 31 August 2010 – Agenda.doc
          • TAGRA – 8th meeting – 31 August 2010 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
          • TAGRA – 8th meeting – 31 August 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)16 – SAF review.doc
          • TAGRA – 8th meeting – 31 August 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)17 – MLC update.doc
          • TAGRA – 8th meeting – 31 August 2010 – Paper TAGRA(2010)18 – The remote and rural report has now been published and is available here
          • TAGRA – 8th meeting – 31 August 2010 – Paper TAGRA(2010)19 – future development of the NRAC formula.doc
          • TAGRA – 8th Meeting – 31 August 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)20 – summary of queries on the NRAC formula.doc

Papers considered by TAGRA between the 7th and 8th meetings

• • • • • • TAGRA – 7th meeting A – May – List of papers circulated to TAGRA#2
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting A – May – paper TAGRA(2010)09 – Cost pressures interviews conclusions and recommendations
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting A – May – paper TAGRA(2010)11 – summary of feedback from workshops
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting A – May – Paper TAGRA(2010)12 – Community actvity and cost data
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting A – May – paper TAGRA(2010)13 – Releasing of cluster analysis tool
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting A – May – paper TAGRA(2010)14 – Publishing NRAC outputs on SNS
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting B – June – paper TAGRA(2010)15 – updating of mental health and learning difficulties mlc index

7th Meeting 15/13/2010

• • • • • • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Minutes of meeting
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – Agenda
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – Minutes of meeting
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)01 – Cost pressures research#2
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – Paper TAGRA(2010)02 – CHI completeness
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)03 – Workshops 2
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – Paper TAGRA(2010)04 – Cluster analysis
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)05 – Progress on NRAC recommendations
          • TAGRA – 7th meeting – 15 March 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)06 – EQIA
          • TAGRA – 7th Meeting – 15 March 2010 – Paper TAGRA(2010)07 – 2011 census and NRAC formula
          • TAGRA – 7th Meeting – 15 March 2010 – paper TAGRA(2010)08 – Queries on the NRAC formula

6th Meeting 26/11/2009

• • • • • • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Minutes of meeting
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Agenda
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 23 – Formula workshops
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 24 – Remote and rural report (draft), remains in draft and will be published once it has been finalized with the agreement of TAGRA and the Cabinet Secretary for Heath and Wellbeing.
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 25 – Combining age related and additional needs
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 26 – 3 year rolling programme
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 27 – Topics for 2010
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 28 – Queries on the NRAC formula
          • TAGRA – 6th meeting – 26 November 2009 – Paper 29 – General practice based allocation CHP model

5th Meeting 29/08/2009

• • • • • • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Minutes of meeting
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Agenda
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Paper (2009)17 – Comparison with DH treatment of age sex and needs adjustment
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)16 – English weighted capitation formula
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)18 – Research on cost pressures – update on planned interviews
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)19 – Remote and Rural Analysis – Sensitivity Analysis
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)20 – Summary of queries on NRAC formula up to August 2009
          • TAGRA – 5th meeting – 27 August 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)21 – SDIA – Summary

4th Meeting 01/07/2009

• • • • • • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – minutes of meeting
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Agenda
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)08 – Use of NRAC formula at CHP and GP level.docTAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)09 – excess cost indices by SEURC – final version
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)09 – excess cost indices by SEURC – final version
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)10 – remote and rural care programme expenditure
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)11 – remote and rural sensitivity analysis
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)12 – Remote and Research on Key Cost Pressures
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)13 – NRAC formula workshops
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)14 – Out of hours – Update
          • TAGRA – 4th meeting – 01 July 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)15 – Analytical work plan 2009-10

3rd Meeting 26/02/2009

• • • • • • TAGRA – 2nd Meeting – 29 October 2008 – minutes of meeting
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting 26 February 2009 – Agenda
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)01 – TAGRA website
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)02 – Resource allocation formulae – comparison of Scotland and England F1979129-2
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)03 – Remote and rural analysis2
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)04 – The impact of the formula on remote and rural areas – options and issues for research – F1978942
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)05 – Scottish Distant Islands Allowance
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)06 – Out of hours – Update
          • TAGRA – 3rd meeting – 26 February 2009 – Paper TAGRA(2009)07 – Using the NRAC formula at sub-Health Board level

2nd Meeting 29/10/2008

• • • • • • TAGRA – 2nd meeting – 29 October 2008 – agenda
          • TAGRA – 2nd meeting – 29 October 2008 – Paper 05 – Remote and Rural
          • TAGRA – Meeting notes – 1st Meeting – 19 August 2008
          • TAGRA – 2nd meeting – 29 October 2008 – Paper 06 – Out of Hours Services
          • TAGRA – 2nd meeting – 29 October 2008 – Paper 07 – Framework for Assessing Issues

1st Meeting 19/08/2008

• • • • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – agenda
      • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – Paper 01 – History of Arbuthnott/NRAC
      • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – Paper 02 – Remit, Membership and Ways of Working
      • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – Paper 03 – NRAC 2008-09 Shadow Run
      • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – Paper 04 – Issues
      • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – presentation on History of formula
      • TAGRA – 1st meeting – 19 August 2008 – presentation on shadow run