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12/10/2010 The Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation (TAGRA) has today published its report into the impact of the NHSScotland Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula on remote and rural areas of Scotland.

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07/07/2010 The presentations and Q&As from April's NRAC formula workshops have been published online and are now available.

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Meeting Papers

The following papers were considered and discussed by the group:

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
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