Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation regarding NHS Planning Guidance including an update on the Long Term Plan.

11.20am – 20 minutes – Tracey Cox

The Board received a presentation from Tracey Cox, Chief Officer, B&NES CCG, regarding the NHS Long Term Plan.  In June 2018, the Prime Minister made a commitment that the Government would provide more funding for the NHS for each of the next five years, with an average increase of 3.4% a year.  In return the NHS was asked to come together to develop a long term plan for the future of the service, detailing ambitions for improvement over the next decade and plans to meet them over the five years of the funding settlement.  The presentation covered the following points:

·  How the NHS Long Term Plan was developed

·  What the Plan will deliver for patients

·  Delivering the ambitions of the Plan

·  Making sure everyone gets the best start in life

·  Delivering world-class care for major health problems

·  Supporting people to age well

·  Doing things differently

·  Preventing illness and tackling health inequalities

·  Backing the NHS workforce

·  Making better use of data and digital technology

·  Getting the most out of taxpayers’ investment in the NHS

·  Strategies to be developed over the next five years

·  What the Plan will mean for staff, patients and the public

·  Planning in 2019/20

·  Clinical priorities

A copy of the presentation slides is attached as Appendix 3 to these minutes.

Members of the Board made observations on the Plan and noted that it focussed mainly on the health service and not on social care or prevention.  The need to also invest in community services as well as acute services was highlighted.

Dr Ian Orpen stated that he had some concerns around the focus on digital services which was not suitable for all patients.

Bruce Laurence was disappointed at the lack of focus on social care and also stressed the need to consider education, housing, jobs and health inequalities in future planning.  He also noted the current crisis in the health service due to staff shortages and expressed concern at the constant reduction in administrative roles as this support was still required within the service.

RESOLVED: To note the presentation regarding the NHS Long Term Plan.