Agenda item

Report by Kate Tufnell, CCG

Kate Tuffnell, Head of Contracts and Service Improvement, MH, LD and EOLC, presented an update on the NHS England Learning Disability Transforming Care Partnership Programme and the implications for the Rotherham CCG, Council and partner organisations. 

Key things to note about the programme included: -

·           It was a population based approach which expeceds CCGs, LAs and NHS England specialised hubs to work together to look at what services were needed for the local population with a learning disability and/or autism across a TCP footprint area;

·           It was a three year programme that focused on the provision of services to children, young people and adults;

·           It was essential that as part of the TCP plans that the CCGs identify how they intend to extend their offer of Personal Health Budgets (PHB) for people with a Learning Disability beyond the current offer within CHC;

·           It needed to be about Service transformation and pathway re-design (investing in preventative services/early intervention in the community) – not just ‘resettlement’ of current inpatients into the community;

·           Rotherham was included in the Doncaster, Rotherham, North Lincolnshire and Sheffield TCP footprint in which Chris Stainforth; Doncaster CCG had been identified as the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and Phil Homes, Director of Adult Services Communities Portfolio, Sheffield City Council.

The timescale to implementation as currently planned: -

Discussion followed on the update: -

·           Councillor Roche asked for a language check to be undertaken on the document;

·           Would a member/representative of Children’s Services be asked to join the Board?;

·           There was concern that the Operational Board could be committing the Council to actions;

·           Tony Clabby was uncomfortable with the concept of the Partnership working where there were different thresholds in use;

·           Tony asked whether the governance structures would include patient or carer voice?

o    Kate explained that this had not been embedded yet; SpeakUp were informing this nationally and the Learning Disability Commissioning Executive would also be involved.  

Resolved: - (1)  That the work undertaken to date within the timescale be noted. 

(2)  That the Health and Wellbeing Board delegate the sign-off of the final plan to the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board.