Issue - meetings

A joint report from Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is attached outlining their intent regarding health and social care integration in Wiltshire.

The meeting considered the report outlined The Statement of Intent which set out the ambitions of partners for developing health and social care integration in the next few years.

There being no further questions, the meeting;

Resolved

To note the Statement of Intent on Integration, which set out the ambitions of partners for developing health and social care integration in the next few years;

That Councillor Christine Crisp be appointed as representative on the Adult Social Care Transformation Board.

To outline a collective statement of intent on integration of health and social care in Wiltshire and some of the initial steps that are being taken.

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE & Dr Peter Jenkins

The Chair and Vice-Chair presented the Statement of Intent on Integration which set out the ambitions of partners for developing health and social care integration in the next few years.

Issues highlighted in the course of the presentation and discussion included: that Wiltshire Council had agreed its Business Plan for next 10 years, and that integration was one of the main priorities; the shifting of emphasis onto prevention and early intervention; that this complemented the joint work underway on children, the importance of social activities in promoting good health; how best to share risk and rewards across different services in the Health & Social Care system as a whole; the issues of shared governance and the role of the joint Commissioning Board; the importance of performance management; the agreement of the CCG Board to jointly appoint with Wiltshire Council a Corporate Director; how best to align budgets for shared issues; how specific issues about data sharing can be addressed; the importance of engagement with service users and carers; the importance of explaining which serviceservices were in scope; how best to communicate with the public to help them understand the changes and develop a narrative on integration with Healthwatch Wiltshire; and how best to involve the acute hospitals in the plans.

At the conclusion of the discussion, the meeting;

Resolved

1.    To formally endorses the Statement of Intent.

2.    To receive further updates