To receive a verbal update on the work of the Cheshire East Place Partnership.
Minutes:
This item and the Cheshire East Integrated Care Partnership update were considered together.
Steven Michael provided a verbal update on the Cheshire East Place Partnership and the Cheshire East Integrated Care Partnership.
A series of lock in sessions had been held with key accountable officers supported by him as the Independent Chair. The purpose of the sessions was to discuss the following:
1) To seek agreement around the strategic vision for health and social care in Cheshire East;
2) To identify the skills and capacity required to deliver the vision;
3) To create the delivery plan for the coming years;
4) To review the options in relation to the governance for it to work and agree a way forward.
There was a genuine shared ambition for service improvement and development within Cheshire East Place which was acknowledged as a significant step in the process.
The strategic vision for the population-based model for health delivery and service change, which had previously been presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) was agreed by all present.
Dr Lorraine O’Donnell explained that the work conducted in the lock-ins was focussed on those changes that would have the biggest impact on outcomes for its residents. This focus on ambition for change and shared understanding of the way forward was creating considerable momentum for change. She noted that each officer had taken away specific actions from the lock in sessions to help drive the agenda forward. As an example, on behalf of the Council she was leading the work to:
- Complete a review of the governance arrangements that would be required, including consideration of the role of the ICP Board and the Health and Wellbeing Board in the future model.
- Establish an Integrated Care Board.
- Progress the appointment of a Place Lead.
The data requirements of a ‘population-health’ led approach were referenced and Dr Tyrer advised that Dr Susie Roberts had been appointed as a new Public Health Consultant with the lead for Health Intelligence. The Chair welcomed Dr Susie Roberts to the board and invited Dr Roberts to introduce herself to board members.
The Chair thanked the Board members for their comments. The Board endorsed the strategic vision and suggested that it would be helpful to have further discussion around the structure and governance at a subsequent Health and Wellbeing Board. He stressed the need for primacy of place within its ICS developments.
Dr Andrew Wilson gave an update on the work that would be required before and after April 2022 in relation to the disestablishment of Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group. A Bill going through parliament was expected to dissolve CCGs on the 1 April 2022 and the Integrated Care Board would take on the CCG responsibilities. Cheshire CCG covered Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester and as a temporary measure pre-April 2022, the governing body would be considering the proposal to have two ‘Borough Place based’ committees at its October meeting. These would include additional local authority representatives. Discussions were ongoing to finalise these arrangements. It was noted that these would not be the place-based committee post April 2022. Dr Wilson echoed the summary of the lock-in work given by Dr Michael and Dr O’Donnell and felt that more had been achieved in recent months than over recent years.
RESOLVED That:-
1) To note the progress of the Executive Group of the Cheshire East Place Board in developing the vision for health and social care in Cheshire East.
2) To receive a further update on governance implications for place at a forthcoming Health and Wellbeing Board.