David McAuley (Programme Director, Strategic Co-Operative Commissioning) delivered the Integration White Paper and highlighted the following key issues:

a)    The Department for Health and Social care published a white paper in February titled: ‘Joining-up care for people places and populations’. This aimed to develop partnerships at ‘place level’ (Plymouth), with an ambitious programme of work: Shared outcomes, leadership accountability and finance, digital and data, health and care workforce and carers, impact on people.

b)    Plymouth would need to strengthen its local leadership, with an individual being placed accountable for health and care delivery and planning. Autonomy would be delegated by Integrated Care Board to Plymouth, which would become responsible for its own self-audit. Digital presented a challenging area for Plymouth, which aimed to develop its own health and care record.

The report was noted by the Board.