Issue - meetings

The Panel considered a report detailing the delivery plan for the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (HIOW) Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) that was submitted to NHS England and NHS Improvement for consideration.

Richard Samuel (Chief Officer of the Fareham and Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and lead on the development of the Sustainable Transformation Plan), John Richards (Chief Executive Officer, NHS Southampton City CCG) and Councillor Shields (Cabinet Member for Health and Sustainable Living) Jane Freeland (Southampton Keep Our NHS Public) were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of matters and concerns including:

·  the range and scope of the plan;

o  it was noted that the Plan was a for a period of five years and had been brought together with all of the partners within the local health system. The Plan would build upon best practice developed across the area such as Better Care Southampton.

·  the developing consultation process;

o  it was recognised that as the plan was still being developed and that there would be a need for consultation with a range of groups and organisations such as health and wellbeing boards and local healthwatch groups. 

·  the decision making process;

o  in response to questions it was noted that there were no formal decision making powers being assigned to one body in the development of Sustainable Transformation Plan.  It was noted that the aims and goals of the Plan were being developed in dialogue with the stakeholders and that each of the individual organisations.  It was noted that each of the organisations involved had been asked to develop their own local operating plan that would feed into the aims and goals of the Plan as a whole.

·  the flexibility of the Plan to cope with future demands on the local health system;

o  it was noted that the Plan was aimed to alleviate pressures that were growing both nationally and locally within the health system.  However, it was acknowledged that there were considerable demands on both the recruitment of staff and in relation to the demands on adult social care.

RESOLVED that the Panel noted the challenges and aspirations of the Sustainable Transformation Plan set out in the report and would continue review and monitor the development of the Plan.