Issue - meetings

8.1       The Board considered a report on the progress with implementing the closer integration and leadership of health and care commissioning and transformation in 2018/19, as well as progress and next steps with developing the ESBT integrated (accountable) care system provider model.

8.2       Officers clarified that whilst nationally focus was shifting from creating Accountable Care Organisations to creating Integrated Care Systems there would be no change to the key driver of ESBT:  care being delivered in the community through integration of primary, community and social care organisations at a locality level. The main change since the initial development of ESBT has been the creation of the regional STPs that are likely to be the scale at which it will be required that certain services are developed, for example, some acute and mental health services, and whatever is developed locally within the ESBT footprint will need to be able to take this into consideration.

8.3       Officers agreed that the next ESBT progress update would be in plain English and be clear about what is meant by a local integrated care system.

8.4       The Board RESOLVED to:

1) Note progress made with implementing our agreed arrangements for strengthened leadership and integration of commissioning and transformation of our ESBT place in 2018/19; and

2) Note progress and next steps with developing our ESBT integrated (accountable) care system and plans for stakeholder engagement.