"Caring Together"
A Bacon – Programme Director East and Mid Cheshire Intergrated care, has advised the Mid Point Meeting of a range of potential changes to the geography, service models and organisational structure of health services that may occur due to a number of factors. The health and social care economy is looking at a range of options to integrated social and health care (GPs, Community, Hospital and mental health) to achieve more integrated services that enable treatment to be provided earlier and recovery delivered faster. The overall programme is known as the "Caring Together Programme" and will also respond to external changes including: the Transforming Community Services and Foundation Trust programmes and the pressure due to be placed upon public sector funding.
It was agreed that this programme would be a standing item on the midpoint meeting, so that engagement and involvement of all stakeholders is maintained and that formal consultation is used only where it is legally required or adds value.
Minutes:
Fiona Field, Director of Governance and Strategic Planning, Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), outlined the Caring Together programme. This involved the integration of health and social care services and was aimed at achieving earlier delivery of treatment and faster recovery. It would involve developing multi agency and multi disciplinary teams, development around buildings both existing and new build and integration of IT systems.
The mid point meeting had been fully briefed by Andy Bacon, Programme Director, and would continue to receive full briefings to enable in-depth consideration. Any specific pieces of work could be dealt with through Task/Finish Groups.
RESOLVED: That the update be noted.