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A business case is a proposal seeking authorisation associated with a change to the business for example:\nTo bid to provide new, extended services or reprocurements.\nTo buy or rent new/replacement services, goods, plant or real estate that have an increase in cost above the agreed budget.\nTo apply for national Public Dividend Capital from NHS England for the above\nTo dispose of an asset or terminate services\n1\tINTRODUCTION\n1.2\tA business case should capture all relevant factors and tell people about the what, when, where, how and why of the proposed development. In addition, the case should capture enough information to allow the reader to appraise the facts provided, understand the assumptions and be able to reach a conclusion on whether the case should proceed or not.\n1.3 \tAs such the case will provide a high-level view of the entire development and articulate the impact on all Directorates, services and teams that may be affected by it.\n1.4\tThe business case is an internally facing document that is a vehicle to allow the Trust to make appropriate decisions and be transparent in how and why public funds are being spent and on what.  It does not replace externally facing documents, such as tender bids that may be required to seek funding from Commissioners, these will need to be completed alongside the internal business case.\n2  \tWHEN IS A BUSINESS CASE REQUIRED?\n2.1\tBusiness cases are required for: -\nAll capital investments or disposals over £750k\nRevenue service developments/purchases above the agreed budget over £50k per annum\nIncome contract changes above the minimum threshold of £50k per annum\nCosts stated above should include VAT if this is not recoverable.\n2.2\tWhere service developments or changes have total costs below the £50k minimum threshold, the Directorate Management Team or equivalent Corporate Services Management Team must document the changes via a formal proposal. These proposals will not usually need to be developed into a full business case, however, the request to exceed agreed budget limits must be highlighted to the Finance Business Partner and Associate Director of Finance.  A business case can be requested when the costs are below £50k where particular risk factors have been identified, e.g. reputational risk.\n2.3\tIf the funding is capital in nature and below the £750k minimum threshold, the initial request must first be made to the Capital Programme Steering Group for approval to ensure that the scheme is included within the capital programme managed by this group. The process is described in full in the Capital Investment Policy.\n2.4\tBusiness cases are not required for normal budgetary changes within existing approved resources; these will fall within existing budget virement controls, e.g. replacement of staff and renewal of contracts.\nCost/demand pressures of over £50k identified during business planning (pay and non-pay) will need to be accompanied by a business case.  No business case will be required for cost pressures relating to inflation or price uplifts within an existing contract, however, these must be highlighted during budget setting.  Cost/demand Pressures that fall under £50k would be expected to be managed within existing budget allocations.\n3\tBUSINESS CASE GUIDING PRINCIPLES\n3.1\tThe development and approval of business cases is guided by a number of principles. These include, but are not limited to:\nAlignment to Trust strategic objectives.\nFinancial viability must be viewed in the context of the Trust needing not only to cover all costs, but to generate positive returns on its investments to maintain financial sustainability in a climate of expanding services and challenging efficiency targets. Business cases proposing new service developments will be expected to deliver an appropriate contribution to Trust overheads.\nAll business cases","cbCaiuGZROmjZeBZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuGZROmjZeBZ","docx",116862,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n## When is a business case required?\n## Business case guiding principles\n# Technical Support\n# Business Case Process\n## Stage 1 - Idea","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Business Case Policy?\",\"answer\":\"It outlines the preparation and approval process for business cases so decision-makers can understand what is proposed, the timing, impact, assumptions, and whether the case should proceed. 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