Issue - meetings

Report attached.

Barbara Nichiolls/Alan Steward.

13.50

Officers explained that they wished to embed the Integrated Care Partnership within locality working. The boundaries for localities would match those for the recently established Primary Care Networks. The boundaries had also been designed to take account of population growth over the next 5-10 years. It was planned to involve all stakeholders in this work and a Locality Design Group had been established including GPs, BHRUT, NELFT and Healthwatch representatives.

It was felt that the locality model would be closer to local communities, allowing local people to self care more. The locality model would be piloted for children’s and adult services. Work on children’s services would focus on mental health and in particular the transition from child to adult services. A virtual multi-disciplinary team was being trialled as part of the project. The adult services pilot would focus on intermediate care with an objective of establishing a single assessment for care plans. An Integrated Localities Project had also been established aiming to integrate services with NELFT as a service provider.

The proposals had been well received at Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committees and the Over 50s Forum. Updates on the plans could be brought to the Board on a quarterly basis. Relationships with service users would continue to be developed and it was noted that a voluntary and community sector representative was a member of the Locality Design Group. Community engagement would also be covered in the pilot work. It was planned that families, carers and service users would be part of the work on the children’s pilot. A communications plan was being developed for the adult services pilot and this could be shared with the Board.

The Board noted the report and agreed to receive updates on progress on a quarterly basis.