Agenda item - Better Care Plan

Resolved –

1)            That the Board notes the moderation feedback of the BHCC Better Care Fund Plan as set out in paragraphs 4.2 to 4.4 of the report;

2)            That the Board agrees the proposed Better Care Fund governance and monitoring arrangements set out at paragraphs 4.6 to 4.8 and Appendices One and Two of the report;

3)            That the Board authorises the Executive Director Health and Adult Social Care and the CCG Chief Operating Officer to finalise and enter into a new Section 75 Partnership Agreement for the commissioning of health and social care services from the Brighton & Hove Better Care Fund for the period 2017-2019.

38.1    Officers introduced the report. The Better Care Plan was approved in September by the Board and submitted to NHS England for moderation. The Plan would be delivered through a section 75 agreement. The Better Care Steering Group was tasked with making key performance indicators (KPIs) into measurable targets.

38.2    Councillor Page stated that he felt the percentage of service users in residential care should be reported as a KPI.

38.3    The Executive Director, Health & Adult Social Care responded that there would be indicators around residential care.

38.4    Mr Deschene asked if there was any intention to pool budgets from mainstream monies.

38.5    The Executive Director, Health & Adult Social Care responded that the end goal of integration in health and social care would be a wider pooling of budgets. The Chair also stated that the integration report which was taken to the Policy, Resources and Growth Committee did seek to identify how to integrate budgets.

38.6    Councillor Taylor asked that when reports are brought back to the Board targets are included with KPI figures.

38.7    Chris Clark stated that the intention was for all reporting to include a target which would be set by the steering group.

38.8    Resolved –

1)            That the Board notes the moderation feedback of the BHCC Better Care Fund Plan as set out in paragraphs 4.2 to 4.4 of the report;

2)            That the Board agrees the proposed Better Care Fund governance and monitoring arrangements set out at paragraphs 4.6 to 4.8 and Appendices One and Two of the report;

3)            That the Board authorises the Executive Director Health and Adult Social Care and the CCG Chief Operating Officer to finalise and enter into a new Section 75 Partnership Agreement for the commissioning of health and social care services from the Brighton & Hove Better Care Fund for the period 2017-2019.