Decision details

65.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health

65.2     It was RESOLVED to:

            1) agree to establish a joint committee (known as the Strategic Commissioning Board) between the County Council and Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford and Hastings and Rother Clinical Commissioning Groups; and to authorise the joint committee to take decisions within the terms of reference as agreed from time to time;

            2) agree the terms of reference for the Strategic Commissioning Board set out in Appendix 1 of the report, and to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, to make amendments to them in light of the evolving nature of the partnership;

            3) agree to delegate authority to the Leader to appoint four Members as the County Council’s representatives to the Joint Committee and any associated committees; and

            4) note that the ongoing scrutiny arrangements in relation to East Sussex Better Together will include oversight of the Strategic Commissioning Board’s work

Reason

65.3     The Cabinet has previously agreed that moving to a fully integrated model of Accountable Care offers the best opportunity to achieve the full benefits of an integrated health and social care system, and that a transition year of Accountable Care, under an alliance arrangement, would allow for the collaborative learning and evaluation to take place between the ESBT programme partners and other stakeholders. The Cabinet has agreed to establish a Strategic Commissioning Board, between the County Council, Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford Clinical Commissioning Group and Hastings and Rother Clinical Commissioning Group  to enable commissioner members of the ESBT Alliance to jointly undertake responsibilities for addressing population health need and for commissioning health and social care on a system-wide basis.