Actions for you to take

ODS will supply Reconfiguration Guidance in which we recommend you complete an initial Impact Assessment.

We would also recommend taking the ODS timeline above and using it as a basis for creating a comprehensive timeline showing the key activities your CCG must complete in preparation for 1 July 2022 and sharing with ODS by emailing [email protected]. 

An organisation may require site codes under their ODS code for other locations from which it will operate, for example additional offices from which the CCGs are located and will therefore be required to report or record activity against within a system (Estates Returns or HSCN Connections).

ODS have identified around 50 CCG site codes (across all CCGs) that currently have ‘CCG’ in the site name. As a result of the renaming of CCGs from July 2022, ODS will be removing this reference from all site names. For example:

Site Code:      99CAA           Current Name:          NHS NORTH TYNESIDE CCG HQ

Site Code:      99CAA           Name from Apr22:     NHS NORTH TYNESIDE HQ

You can check whether you have any site codes with ‘CCG’ in the name via the ODS Portal.

Enter your CCG code into the Organisation Search screen and expand the ‘Clinical Commissioning Group Site’ section.

To request alternative adjustments to the names of current site codes that contain ‘CCG’, your registered OC1 (see Contacts section below) should complete the ‘amend’ tab within the ODS site code request form and submitting it to [email protected] before 30 June 2022,

ODS maintain and publish information about people in your organisation and we would like to take the opportunity to review these details.

OC1 registration

Organisation contacts (OC1s) are nominated individuals in an organisation responsible for requesting any new site codes or amendments required to their organisation’s existing ODS codes (name and address updates or site closures). OC1s are ODS’ authoritative source for their organisation.

Download the OC1 form for registration of any additional OC1s it must be completed by the current OC1 for the CCG.

Please ensure that you have;

• nominated OC1 contacts for the ICB
• nominated OC1 contacts for the Sub ICB location/former CCG

If you are unsure who your existing OC1 contact(s) are, raise a call by emailing [email protected]

Registration of Caldicott Guardian, Senior Information Risk Owner and Information Asset Owner

ODS maintain and publish the Caldicott Guardian (CG), Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) and Information Asset Owner (IAO) registers.

The registers, information about the respective roles and the forms to complete to update an organisation’s registrations are available to download.

Review the details registered for your CCG using our ODS Portal and submit updated registrations if required.