Issue - meetings

5.1       The Board considered a report on the Year 2 refresh of the NHS Sussex Shared Delivery Plan (SDP) introduced by Amy Galea, Chief Integration and Primary Care Officer, NHS Sussex. A copy of the Improving Lives Together, Shared Delivery Plan for year 2 is contained in Appendix 1 of the report and Appendix 2 of the report contains a summary of changes to the East Sussex Health and Care Partnership Governance.

5.2       Members of the Board asked what assumptions had been made about funding for the year 2 refresh of the SDP given that there would be a new Government and the pressures on Adult Social Care. Amy Galea responded that the main assumption behind the Integrated Care Strategy (ICS) was that the Health and Care Partnership would utilise the amount of money available across the NHS and local authorities in a joined up way for the best outcomes for residents.

5.3       Stephen Lightfoot, Chair of NHS Sussex commented that the SDP was a Health and Care Shared Delivery Plan which was not just an NHS Sussex plan and also involves the local authorities across Sussex. From an NHS Sussex perspective there is a really strong role for Place and a partnership approach in the delivery of the SDP. He welcomed the changes in governance and the inclusion of the Sussex Housing Partnership linking more closely the issues of housing, health, and wellbeing. He indicated his support and endorsement of the SDP.

5.4       The Chair commented that he was keen to see that the SDP included the health and wellbeing priorities and the progress that has been made in year one. It also showed that the partners are monitoring where they would want to be as part of the implementation of the SDP. Councillor Dr Kathy Ballard commented that she endorsed the Plan and that the focus should be on prevention. She welcomed the progress that has been made and the inclusion of housing in the delivery of the SDP.

5.5       The Board RESOLVED to:

1) Endorse the update for year 2 of the 5-year SDP, and provide any further feedback to the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB), to strengthen the SDP update and the collaborative arrangements to support delivery;

2) Approve the continuation of the East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) population and Place priorities as set out in Appendix 1 (pages 86 – 94) of the report, and;

3) Note the changes to the Place partnership governance to support delivery of the HWB priorities.