Agenda, decisions and minutes

Cabinet Member for Care and Health in the Community - Monday, 2nd June, 2014 8.45 am

Venue: Westfields, Middlewich Road Sandbach. View directions

Contact: Cherry Foreman  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relating to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

 

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

 

 

Minutes:

No members of the public were present.

4.

Connecting Care - A Transformational Approach to the Integration of Health and Social Care in Central Cheshire 2014/19 pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To approve the development of the Central Cheshire Connecting Care 5 Year Plan, for health and social care.

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.    To review and provide feedback on the draft 5 year Central Cheshire Connecting Care Strategy.

2.    To support the direction of travel and key themes outlined within the document.

3.    To note that the Central Cheshire Connecting Care Board will approve the submission to NHS England on 20 June 2014.

4.    To agree to proceed with further key stakeholder engagement and involvement to shape this initial draft into a final strategy.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member considered a report which sought support for developing the Central Cheshire Connecting Care 5 year Strategy across Health and Social Care.

 

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 had introduced a number of significant changes that affected the local health and social care landscape.  This included the establishment of the Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board, the GP Clinical Commissioning Groups and the transfer of the Public Health responsibilities from the PCT to the Local Authority. 

 

The Clinical Commissioning Groups were required to develop Five Year Strategies that included their plans for working with the local authority to integrate health and social care services. 

 

The Central Cheshire Connection Care Board had established a Strategy Task and Finish Group to develop the Connecting Care Strategy incorporating the Pioneer Integration Programme. The appendix to the Report represented the current working draft of the Strategy.  The Task and Finish Group had resolved to ensure that individual partner boards and key stakeholders were offered the opportunity to shape the draft prior to the agreed draft being submitted to NHS England. 

 

The draft Connecting Care Strategy provided details of the following:

  • Vision and Ambition
  • The national and local context for the Connecting Care Programme
  • Challenges and opportunities in Central Cheshire
  • Approach to integration and transformation
  • Outline of current progress
  • Outline of the overall programme and its composite elements
  • Description of integrated health and social care model and its intended impact
  • 6 key health and social care integration outcomes framework/foundation stones
  • aspirations for transformation, approach and measures of success
  • the plans for achieving a sustainable care system for the future

 

RESOLVED:

 

1          That the direction of travel and key themes outlined in the Connecting Care Document be supported;

 

2          That it be noted that Central Cheshire Connecting Care Board will approve the submission to NHS England on 20 June 2014; and

 

3          That further key stakeholder engagement will take place to shape the initial draft into a final strategy.