Agenda item

UPDATE ON SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSFORMATION PLAN (STP)

Cover report and STP narrative attached.

 

Ian Tompkins 14:25

Minutes:

 

The top priority of the Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) had been identified as prevention and defining what was done locally. Board members felt that it should established who benefitted from prevention work as well as who paid for this. The amount of investment required and at what level was not known at this stage. Hence a system-wide approach was required. Officers agreed, confirming that the STP area covered a population of around 2 million people and this was expected to grow by approximately 300,000. 

 

Workforce issues were also a priority with a considerable number of local GPs approaching retirement age. Efforts were being made to promote the local area to new doctors and work supplying affordable housing or key worker accommodation was also in progress. The Council Chief Executive added that key worker accommodation was a major aspiration for Havering.

 

A total of eight work streams were being developed in the draft STP. A Memorandum of Understanding (now called a Partnership Agreement) had been agreed but this would not constitute a formal sign-off of the full STP. Three Council Chief Executives would be members of the STP Shadow Governance Board.

 

Directors of Adult Services, Children’s Services and Public Health had been brought together in the previous week to discuss the STP and notes could be shared of this meeting. Proposals would also come forward from this group. Terms of reference for the STP community group had also been drafted. This group included Healthwatch, voluntary organisations and charities. The wider STP reference group included representation from the British Medical Association, Local Medical Committee, Trade Unions, Police and the London Fire Brigade.

 

The STP would now be called the East London Health and Care Partnership and officers had recently met with communications and engagement leads from across the area. A central on line briefing room for the proposals would also be created.

 

It was planned that engagement would take place over the spring and summer and STP officers were keen to have a presence at the Havering Show. It was accepted that there was currently some lack of working across the boroughs.

 

Board members felt that the STP was unclear on what capital funding would be available to fund any expansion of A & E at Queen’s Hospital. Officers responded that clarity was needed over what services the Urgent Care Centre at King George would be providing. There would not be any overnight closure of King George A & E this year nor were any bed closures planned. Assurances on the level of provision in nearby hospitals would be required before any closure of the A & E at King George. The STP partnership could be involved in brokering a solution to this issue.

 

The recent delay to the announcement of plans for the devolution of London health services was a challenge as this could impact on investment into the health sector.

 

Engagement was under way between the Council and the CCG to build health facilities and capacity into planning developments. This also linked to the housing development targets being set the Mayor of London’s office. The Leader of the Council added that 50,000 extra people were expected to move to Havering in the next 15 years.

 

The Board NOTED the update.

 

 

 

 

 

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