Agenda item

(15 minutes)

Richard Smale (IICB) to give a verbal update with key asks for the Board.

Richard Smale

Richard Smale gave an update on the BSW Integrated Care Partnership’s (ICP) Integrated Care Strategy as follows and undertook to circulate a slide pack after the meeting:

1.  He introduced William Pett, Associate Director of Policy and Strategy, ICP who would be leading on developing the strategy. 

2.  The ICP was required to produce a strategy by the end of March 2023 and was looking to connect with the emerging Health and Wellbeing Strategies being produced by B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW). 

3.  There was a lot of consistency in the themes emerging across BSW:

•  Tackle inequality

•  Focus on the individual

•  All age (start well, live well, age well)

•  Prevention and wellbeing

•  Wider determinants of health

•  Development of communities

•  Strengths based approach

•  Environmental impact

4.  There were similarities in the priorities identified by B&NES and Wiltshire (Swindon had not yet reached this stage).

5.  In aligning the local and BSW wide strategies, the ICP have identified some differences in the focus on specific topics. For example, in the BSW strategy:

o  ‘Whole life’ – will include a focus on end of life.

o  Whole care model – need to consider how to deliver improvements in elective care, urgent and emergency care and change the way services. 

o  Outline some of the system wide service changes that partners were working on (e.g. Community Services, Virtual Wards, Community Diagnostic Centres).

o  Strong focus on the recruitment, development and retention of a sustainable workforce.

o  Focus on enabling elements like digital and estates.

o  Outline work on how to get the most from the resources across BSW.

6.  The draft priorities

·  Reduce the inequalities that exists in outcomes for the population of BSW.

·  Improve access to services.

·  Provide continuity of care for those living with complex health and care needs and long-term conditions.

·  Create sustainable services and focus on the wellbeing of those who deliver services. 

The following comments were raised:

1.  William Pett asked Board members to contact him with examples of good practice as well as general feedback on the draft strategy and priorities.

2.  Suzanne Westhead referred to the priority relating the health and social care workers and stated that there was a lack of respect and pay for carers and there was a need for a proper career pathway for this group of workers. 

3.  Sara Gallagher reported that in the higher education sector there was a number of funded projects looking at mental health/NHS and there could be an opportunity to bring a scheme forward in B&NES.  She undertook to contact Richard Smale with more details.

ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE MEETING