Issue - meetings

(a)  Better Care Fund Draft Plan 2017/19

(b)  Better Care Fund Quarter 3 Submission

Presented by Nathan Atkinson/Karen Smith, RMBC

(a)  Draft Plan 2017/19

Nathan Atkinson, Assistant Director of Strategic Commissioning (RMBC Adult Social Care), presented the draft version of the Better Care Fund Plan 2017-19 for information which incorporated feedback from the BCF Executive Group.

NHS England had requested a two year Better Care Fund plan covering the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19. The intention was to “simplify the guidance and assurance process but plans are expected to be an evolution of the 2016/17 plan and not require significant rework”.

The number of National Conditions would be reduced to three from 2017/18:-

·           A requirement for a jointly agreed plan, approved by the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Rotherham - All minimum funding requirements had been achieved

·           Real terms maintenance of transfer of funding from Health to support Adult Social Care

Rotherham’s local plan was higher than the contribution required and there were no plans to reduce this.  It continued to fund several Social Care Services which were strategically relevant and performing well, including Social Workers supporting A&E, case management and supported discharge

·           Requirement to ring-fence a portion of the CCG minimum to invest in Out of Hospital services

In Rotherham there were three admission, prevention and supported discharge pathways all supported by the Better Care Fund and backed by the wider initiatives within Rotherham’s Integrated Health and Social Care Place Plan

Rotherham’s BCF plan sets out key schemes, and how each would be measured and managed.

It has been confirmed that when guidance was published, a template would be issued, but that the use of it would not be mandatory. The current version had been adapted to include the recently issued guidance regarding the narrative plan. Once issued, there would be a minimum of six weeks to complete and submit the plan to NHS England.

The key priorities for 2017-19 were:-

·           A single point of access into Health and Social Care Services  

·           Integrated Health and Social Care teams

·           Development of preventative services that supported independence

·           Reconfiguration of the Home Enabling Service and strengthening the seven day Social Work offer  

·           Consideration of a specialist reablement centre incorporating Intermediate Care 

·           A single Health and Social Care Plan for people with long term conditions

·           A joint approach to care home support

·           A shared approach to delayed transfers of care (DTOC)

Discussion took place on the importance of assisting individuals in the self-management of conditions, without necessarily having recourse to personal budgets.

Members of the Board were asked to contact Nathan Atkinson and Karen Smith (RMBC Adult Social Care) with any further comments they wished to make on the draft Plan.

Resolved:-(1) That the current iteration of the daft Better Care Fund Plan 2017-2019 and the strategic direction be noted.

(2) That the formal approval of the Better Care Fund Plan 2017-2019 shall be delegated to the Better Care Fund Executive Group of this Health and Wellbeing Board.

(b)  Better Care Fund Quarter 3 Submission (2016/17)

Nathan Atkinson, Assistant Director of Strategic Commissioning (RMBC Adult Social Care), presented the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64