Issue - meetings

(4.35pm – 4.45pm)

To receive and make comment on the NHS England Accountability Report.

Consideration was given to the NHS England Accountability report. It was noted that the first report to the Board, in July, had  set out the remit of NHS England, the priorities being are working on, how this work supported the overall strategy of the Board and the partnership. A report would be submitted quarterly to the Board as part of a formal update. It was vital that NHS England was fully engaged and participated in the partnership work of the Board. Therefore, as the report was developed proposals would be invited from partners on how this integrated working could be improved and developed. The report was a strategic report and did not focus on operational performance issues. A quarterly joint meeting between CCG, NHSE and LA partners had been established to review the performance and quality improvement achieved by primary care and public health commissioning.

The report provided an update on work and also set out the commissioning intentions of NHS England and how it was envisaged engagement in the planning cycle for the next 2 and 5 year health and wellbeing plans would take place.

It was noted that it would be necessary to start focusing on the 5 year plan and it was suggested that a small group of Board members should be established to start framing the plan with regular update reports to the Board.

RESOLVED

That the report be received and noted.