Issue - meetings

–      Report and presentation by Head of Strategic Commissioning (Learning Disability Joint Commissioning), ESCC

5.1       The Board considered a report and presentation by the Head of Quality, Eastbourne Hailsham and Seaford CCG and Hastings and Rother CCG, on the Sussex Transforming Care Partnership.

5.2       In response to questions, the Head of Strategic Commissioning (Learning Disability Joint Commissioning) made the following key points:

·         The Sussex Transforming Care Partnership’s (STCP) transforming care agenda requires every local authority area within its footprint to keep risk registers of young people and adults with autism or mental health issues who may not be in a mental health inpatient setting, or be exhibiting extreme challenging behaviour, but who are potentially at risk. The purpose is to ensure that clear plans can be put in place for these individuals to ensure that they do not drop through the system.

·         There is a good set of services in place in East Sussex to support the small cohort of 6-10 people with learning disabilities and autism who exhibit particularly challenging behaviour. A number of provider services, including Mencap, do not see themselves as having the skill set to help this cohort of people. The STCP is working with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) to ensure that there is a programme of staff training and initiatives to help these organisations develop the necessary skill sets to assist this cohort, for example, learning how to carry out restrictive interventions.

·         Most people with learning disabilities live in community settings and STCP works closely with district and borough councils to help facilitate this. The small cohort of people with very challenging behaviour live in highly specialised, high specification buildings suited to their needs.

5.3       The Board RESOLVED to note the content of the Final Draft Sussex Transforming Care Partnership Plans.