Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor Rachel Bailey, Louise Barry (Healthwatch), Clare Watson (South Cheshire CCG), Kath O’Dwyer (Cheshire East Council), Mike Larking (Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service) and Caroline Whitney (CVS).

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

Councillor S Corcoran declared a non-pecuniary interest by virtue of his wife being a GP.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 25 September 2018.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 September 2018 be approved as a correct record.

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 to the Rules a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant 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.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider a summary of the key points arising from the 2018/19 Quarter 2 Better Care Fund and Improved Better Care Fund return.

The Board considered a report which provided a summary of the key points arising from the 2018/19 Quarter 2 Better Care Fund and Improved Better Care Fund return.

The report has been presented in a new format, with Appendix 1 setting out the performance of the five metrics identified in the Integration and Better Care Fund Operating Guidance 2017-19.

RESOLVED:

That the Better Care Fund and Improved Better Care Fund performance during Quarter 2 be noted.

To receive the Local Account for Adult Social Care 2017/18.

The Board considered the Adults Social Care Local Account 2017/18.

The document set out the achievements and services provided by Adult  Services in 2017/18 and how these linked to the outcomes in the Council’s Corporate Plan 2017-2020. 

RESOLVED:

That the Cheshire East Local Account for Adult Social Care 2017/18 be noted.

To receive an update on the Redesign of Adults and Older Peoples Specialist Mental Health Services.

Report to follow

It was reported that following feedback from service users, the public and stakeholders Option 2 Plus, which was a revised version of the previously consulted Option 2, had been put forward to the combined governing bodies of the Clinical Commissioning Groups as the way forward for the Adult and Older Peoples Specialist  Mental Health Service.

This Option proposed that 15 beds would be set aside for older patients with more complex conditions, such as dementia, at the former Complex Assessment & Recovery Services ward on the Macclesfield Hospital site. A further 26 beds would be allocated for impatient use by other adults at Lime Walk House and that there would also be up to 6 local short stay crisis beds in the wider community.

Consultation would now be carried out on Option 2 Plus for a further 4 week period.

RESOLVED:

That the verbal report be received.

To consider the NHS approach to long term planning, as outlined by Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England and Ian Dalton, Chief Executive of NHS Improvement, and how to engage in the process.

The Board considered the update report on the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnerships’ Five Year Plan.

It was expected that all Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships and Integrated Care Systems would develop and agree their strategic plan by October 2019, and that there should also be engagement with patients, the public and local stakeholders before plans were finalised.

It was suggested that the issue be raised at the Joint Health and Wellbeing Boards meeting in December and that Mel Pickup, the Partnerships SRO be invited to a Board meeting in early 2019.

RESOLVED:

That the report be received.

To receive a verbal update on the Cheshire East Partnership Transformation.

The Board received an update on the Cheshire East Partnership Transformation.

A strategy had been developed which had been considered by the Partnership Board in September and would be presented to the Regulators by the end of November.  A meeting was planned with the Regulators in early December to go through the plan and strategy.  Once these had been signed off they would be brought to the Health and Wellbeing Board.

RESOLVED:

That the update be received.