Issue - meetings

The Board is asked to note the process for and approach to the refresh of the Oldham Locality Plan for Health & Social Care Transformation (September 2016 - March 2021) and the progress made to date.

The Board received a report advising of the background to and the approach taken to a refresh of the Oldham Locality Plan for Health and Social Care Transformation. The report was submitted to provide visibility to the Health and Wellbeing Board of the process for the refresh and of progress to date, prior to the submission of a draft to Greater Manchester by 30th November 2019.

The Board was reminded that a Locality Plan covering the period September 2016 to March 2021 had been prepared to outline the key transformational programmes that would enable Oldham to deliver significant improvements in the health and wellbeing of residents.  The strategic context had moved on since 2016 and Oldham was now better positioned to describe a whole public service approach to transformation. There had also been a recent ask to refresh the Locality Plan in support of the GM Health and Social Care prospectus plan and as a response to the NHS Long Term Plan Commitments.  In this regard, the Plan would need completion and submission in ‘Draft’ by the end of November 2019 in order to influence the GM prospectus.

In considering the current position on the refresh exercise and the development of the Plan it was noted that extensive engagement was being undertaken across partners to form content and ensure that it accurately reflected both current and proposed transformation activity.  Considerations in the report addressed the structure and content of the Plan and, to support the evolution of an Integrated Care System for Oldham, the design logic and principles employed to develop a model of health and social care.

In noting that a design logic behind the health and social care model was that the person and their community would be placed at the centre, a Member asked how this had been taken account of and sought assurance that delivery would be for the benefit of residents.  The Board was advised that some consultations had been undertaken, and the Chief Executive and Accountable Officer advised that issues raised had been taken on board and, where appropriate, been referred to other groups and Boards.  The pathways to care were important, and things were being done differently to the first Plan. 

RESOLVED that the drivers for the refresh of the Health and Social Care Locality Plan, the structured approach being adopted and the good progress made to date be noted.