Remit
The remote and rural subgroup was established in April 2011. The group’s terms of reference are set out below. The areas of priority work relate to:
- Out of hours services;
- Establishing an estimate of the de minimis cost of services.
The latter to include consideration of the Scottish Distant Islands Allowance.
Secondary areas of work would include:
- The treatment of staff and travel costs; and
- The suitability of the use of an adapted Scottish Government urban-rural classification for the unavoidable excess costs adjustment.
Membership
Membership of the subgroup is made up a mixture of NHS board members, academics, and analysts from the Scottish Government.
- Jill Vickerman (Chair) Scottish Government, Acting Director of Health and Healthcare Improvement
- Marion Fordham Director of Finance, NHS Western Isles
- Alan Gall Member of TAGRA and Director of Finance, NHS Grampian
- Paddy Luo-Hopkins Head of Health Intelligence & Knowledge, NHS Highland
- Annie Ingram Director of Regional Planning and Workforce Development, North of Scotland Planning Group
- Helene Irvine Public Health Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- Sheena MacDonald Associate Medical Director, NHS Borders
- Craig Marriott Director of Finance, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
- Ian McDonald Director of Finance, NHS Tayside
- Gerry O’Brien Director of Finance, NHS Orkney
- Ralph Roberts Chief Executive, NHS Shetland
- Sarah Taylor Director of Public Health, NHS Shetland & Clinical Lead North of Scotland Public Health Network
- Bob Elliot Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
- Angela Campbell Scottish Government, Analytical Services
- Iain Pearce Scottish Government, Analytical Services
- Robbie Pearson Scottish Government, Healthcare Planning
Final Report
- Remote & Rural Subgroup Technical Report (Executive Summary)
- Remote & Rural Subgroup Technical Report
- Remote & Rural Subgroup Impact Analysis
- Overall Impact Analysis
- Quality Assurance Report
TAGRA – Acute MLC subgroup – 5th meeting – 26 August 2014 – Agenda
Meeting papers
Papers and minutes from the meetings of the subgroup are available below:
8th meeting – 1 August 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes from previous meeting
- TRR21 – GP Out of Hours
- TRR22 – Excess Costs Adjustment
- TRR23 Patient Travel Costs
- TRR24 – Draft Objectives
7th meeting – 29 March 2012
- Agenda
- TRR19 – Unavoidable excess costs adjustment: An overview
- TRR20 – Progress update for TAGRA
- Paper – The effects of rurality and remoteness on hospital costs
- Minutes of previous meeting
6th meeting – 26 January 2012
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 6th meeting – 26 January – agenda.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 6th meeting – 26 January 2012 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 6th meeting – 26 January 2012 – paper TRR17 – rural spend.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 6th meeting – 26 January 2012 – paper TRR18 – HERU.doc
5th meeting – 22 November 2011
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 5th meeting – 22 November 2011 – agenda.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 5th meeting – 22 November 2011 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 5th meeting – 22 November 2011 – Paper TRR14 – international comparison.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 5th meeting – 22 November 2011 – Paper TRR15 – de minimis cost update.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 5th meeting – 22 November 2011 – Paper TRR16 – GP OOH.doc
4th meeting – 18 October 2011
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 4th meeting – 18 October 2011 – agenda.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 4th meeting – 18 October 2011 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 4th meeting – 18 October 2011 – Paper TRR11 – work plan.xls
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 4th meeting – 18 October 2011 – Paper TRR12 – SDIA.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 4th meeting – 18 October 2011 – Paper TRR13 – de minimis costs.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 4th meeting – 18 October 2011 – paper TRR10 – revised remit and terms of reference.doc
3rd meeting – 27 February 2011
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 3rd meeting – 29 July 2011 – agenda.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 3rd meeting – 29 July 2011 – Paper TRR07 – revised remit and terms of reference.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 3rd meeting – 29 July 2011 – paper TRR08 – SDIA.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 3rd meeting – 29 July 2011 – paper TRR09 – rural general hospitals.doc
2nd meeting – 16 June 2011
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 2nd meeting – 16 June 2011 – minutes of previous meeting.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 2nd meeting – 16 June 2011 – presentation.ppt
1st meeting – 5 May 2011
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – agenda.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – presentation.ppt
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting 5 May 2011 – Paper TRR06 – paper from NOSPG.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – Paper TRR01 – remit and terms of reference.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – Paper TRR02 – GP out of hours.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – Paper TRR03 – fixed costs.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – Paper TRR04 – staff and travel costs.doc
- TAGRA – remote and rural subgroup – 1st meeting – 5 May 2011 – Paper TRR05 – urban rural categories.doc