Issue - meetings

Update from Brenda Howard, Programme Director who will report at the meeting on:

(a) Proactive and Preventative Care

(b) Urgent and Emergency Care

(c) Planned Care

(d) Maternity and Paediatrics

(e) Productivity and Efficiency

Further to Minute 5/17, Gail Quinton, Executive Director of People introduced the report of Brenda Howard, Programme Director, which provided an update on the Better Health, Better Care, Better Value programme. Reference was also made to the detailed report due to be considered at the cancelled meeting on 4^th September which was to inform of progress with the workstreams.

Members of Board with responsibility for the following workstreams informed of the latest position relating to:

Proactive and Preventative Care

Urgent and Emergency Care

Planned Care

Maternity and Paediatrics

Productivity and Efficiency

In relation to the Maternity and Paediatrics, a Local Transformation Plan for the local maternity system was to be submitted to NHS England by 30^th October, 2017. It was the intention that the Plan would be shared with the Board once it had been approved by the STP governance structures. The Board noted that the Council’s Health and Social Care Scrutiny Board (5) had given detailed consideration to the progress of this workstream at their meeting on 11^th October, 2017. With regard to the Urgent and Emergency Care workstream, the Board were reminded of the issue of delayed transfers of care and how all the partner organisations were working to ensure that this didn’t become problematic over the winter period. In relation to the proactive and preventive care workstream, the Board were informed of the intention to consider how to use the health economy workforce, making sure that every contact counts by discussing wider health needs at every opportunity and pushing public health offers. It was the intention to discuss this at the scheduled Development Day sessions in November and December.

The report referred to the establishment of an STP informal reference group which would provide a forum for STP Board leaders to meet with the local authority health portfolio members, Health and Wellbeing Board Chairs and representative non-executive directors. The reference group would provide an informal advisory function to the STP Board, discussing topics/issues at a preliminary stage so allowing key partner input. Initial areas for discussion were outlined.

The Board noted that the quarterly review with the NHS regulators had taken place on 13^th September. The focus of the meeting had been the performance of the system against core health performance targets and preparedness for winter pressures. The formal feedback would be reported to the Board in due course.

The update report concluded with information about the STP joint working with Voluntary Action Coventry which included details on recently established initiatives.

Members of the Board expressed support for the establishment of the STP informal reference group.

RESOLVED that the content of the report be noted.    

Report of Brenda Howard, Programme Director who will report at the meeting on:

(a) Proactive and Preventative Care

(b) Urgent and Emergency Care

(c) Planned Care

(d) Maternity and Paediatrics

(e) Productivity and Efficiency