Decision details

To consider the report of the Director of Quality and Integration seeking approval of the Transforming Health and Care for the People of Southampton, Five Year Strategic Plan 2019-2023.

(i)  To endorse the strategic framework and the current draft of the emerging Southampton City five year strategic plan – Transforming Health and Care for the People of Southampton 2019-2023, and delegate authority to the Director of Quality & Integration following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Healthier and Safe City to provide a response and feedback on the proposed content of the Strategy; and

(ii)  That recommendation be made to the Clinical Commissioning Group that the timeframe of the Strategy be amended to reflect the five year period 2020 – 2025.

1.  Transforming Health and Care for the People of Southampton 2019-2023(Health & Care Strategic Plan) reflects a whole system approach to improving health and care outcomes for this city, and sets out a framework to guide the activities of all partners over the next five years. Southampton City Council is a key partner in this as the proposed framework, including programmes and enablers, aligns with agreed council outcomes, and contributes to the achievement of council priorities and commitments.

2.  Southampton City Council formally adopted the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017-2025 in March 2017. The Health and Care Strategic Plan provides the delivery structure for the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

3.  The vision of the Health and Care Strategic Plan is “One city, our city, a healthy Southampton where everyone thrives”. This reflects the city and council vision of “a city of opportunity where everyone thrives”.

4.  The goals of the strategic plan  are:

  Target health inequalities and confront deprivation

  A strong start in life for children and young people

  Tackle the city’s three ‘big killers’: Cancer, Circulatory diseases and   Respiratory diseases

  Improve whole-person care

  Improve mental and emotional wellbeing

  Build resourceful communities

  Reduce variation in quality and productivity

These goals reflects and support the achievement of the outcomes set out in the Southampton City Council Strategy 2016-2020, “children and young people get a good start in life” and people in Southampton live safe, healthy and independent lives”. Social care is a key programme and this will ensure whole city support for the achievement of recommendations made following a number of independent reviews into adult social care.

To reject the current draft and emerging Strategy and feedback accordingly.