Issue - meetings

Report by James Cawley, Associate Director Adult Care Commissioning, Safeguarding and Housing

Cllr Keith Humphries presented a report which explained the joint work taking place between the Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group on a Better Care Plan.

The draft Better Care Plan, 2014-2016 was presented which had been submitted to NHS England and the Local Government Association. The Plan sets out our commitment to the integration of health and social care services, and our plans to allocate £22m in 2014-15 and £29m in 2015-16 to developing services jointly.  The Plan would support the Council’s goal to protect those who were most vulnerable in our communities, by ensuring that services were coordinated, and delivered to support the objective of care close to home.

Corporate Director, Maggie Rae explained that the report which has so far, been very well received was only possible due to the leadership and commitment shown by the Council, in particular, the Health and Wellbeing Board and its Chairman, the Leader, Cllr Jane Scott. The Council was constrained in the contents of the Plan and would have preferred to have adopted from a cradle to the grave approach.

Cllr Jon Hubbard welcomed both the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the Better Care Plan. He did however, make an observation that the documents did not appear to include very much information on how it was proposed to deliver the actions contained therein. This would be a key piece of information to enable monitoring their effectiveness.

The Leader explained that the governance arrangements were being considered with draft details being presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Resolved:

That Cabinet note the development and submission of a draft Better Care Plan to NHS England and the Local Government Association.

Reason for decision:

To inform Cabinet of the work on the Better Care Plan and the integration of health and social care, which is being overseen by the Wiltshire Health and Wellbeing Board.