Agenda and minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 29^th May 2013 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 29^th May 2013 be approved and signed as a correct record.   

To consider the report of Director Quality and Integration Southampton City CCG /Head of Integrated Strategic Commissioning Southampton City Council detailing the Health and Social Care Integration Pioneer Bid, attached.

The Board received and noted the report of the Director Quality and Integration Southampton City CCG/Head of Integrated Strategic Commissioning Southampton City Council detailing the Health and Social Care Integration Pioneer Bid. 

The Board noted that the Government had published a document “Integrated care and support: our shared commitment” in May 2013 and invited expressions of interest for Health and Social Care Integration Pioneers.  Southampton City Council and Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) submitted an expression of interest, with support from a range of partners.  This report highlighted the key objectives behind the proposals and enabled the Health and Wellbeing Board to see the ambitions and intentions in the Southampton expression of interest.

It was noted at the meeting that whilst the bid had not been successful in the short listing process the focus the bid had provided for the City would align future work priorities to key national objectives for change particularly the Integrated Person Centred Care Programme.  It was also noted that there would be opportunities to bid in later tranches of the process and feedback was being sought on the initial bid. 

Reference was made to the Health and Social Care Integration Transformation Fund which would provide great opportunities albeit there would be some risks.  It was noted that this was not new money; the NHS would see a 3% reduction in its budget which would be transferred to the Local Authority to fund and deliver the integrated model at local level.

To consider the report of Director Quality and Integration Southampton City CCG / Head of Integrated Strategic Commissioning Southampton City Council detailing the implications of the Winterbourne View Review and the local audit, attached.

The Board received and noted the report of the Director Quality and Integration Southampton City CCG/Head of Integrated Strategic Commissioning Southampton City Council informing the Health and Wellbeing Board of a stock take of progress that had been undertaken in response to the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme, a national framework intended to enable local areas to assess their progress and identify what help they needed from a Joint Improvement Programme.

A draft joint strategic plan to address the local impacts had been developed and identified a number of priorities and recommendations for 2013/14 which would be finalised in October and be overseen by the Local Adult Safeguarding Board. 

To consider the report of the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board providing an update to the Board, attached.

The Board received and noted the report of the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board detailing actions taken and correspondence to the Chair since the May meeting of the H&WBB. 

To consider the report of the Director of Public Health detailing an Operations Protocol between the Health and Wellbeing Board, Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel and Healthwatch Southampton, attached.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health detailing a proposed operating protocol between Health and Wellbeing Board, Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel and Healthwatch Southampton.  The Health and Social Care Act set out the roles and responsibilities of Health and Wellbeing Boards and local Healthwatch.  It also modified the responsibilities of Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees.  The proposed protocol set out the respective roles and responsibilities of these bodies and a framework for handling key issues.

The Board noted that the protocol was a helpful document which set out the principles for separate and joint working, would remain a work in progress document taking account of any developments across health and care systems and would not outrank the Council's Constitution.  It was also noted that the protocol would be reviewed annually at the start of each Municipal Year.

The Board made reference to paragraph 8 of the protocol, Commissioning and Decommissioning Services and indicated that NHS England should be included and the specific reference to Social Care Services deleted.

RESOLVED:

1. that the draft protocol as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be approved subject to the inclusion of NHS England and deletion of reference to Social Care Services in Paragraph 8 titled Commissioning and Decommissioning Services;
2. that the draft protocol be referred to the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Healthwatch Southampton for consideration and approval; and
3. that authority be delegated to the Director of Public Health following consultation with the Chair to make any drafting or other amendment required following consideration by the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Healthwatch Southampton that did not affect the spirit of the intentions of the protocol.