The Board will consider supporting an expression of interest for health and social care integration 'pioneers' programme.

Dave Simpkins introduced a paper on integrated health and social care. It was reported that –

(a)   a whole system approach was needed to integrate Health and Social Care, which would require not only local health, public health and social systems but also other local authority services, key stakeholders, people and communities;

(b)  a focus on three parallel core programmes was required to achieve the scale of change required –

·         Integrated Commissioning - establishing a single commissioning function and the development of integrated commissioning strategies and pooling of budgets;

·         Integrated Health and Care Services - focusing on the development of an integrated provider function stretching across health and social care services and an emphasis on those who would benefit most from person centred care;

·         Integrated system of health and wellbeing -   focusing on developing joined up population based, public health, preventative and early intervention strategies on an asset based approach focusing on increasing the capacity and assets of people and place  

The Board agreed –

1.    to set out the ambition and challenge to achieve an integrated health and wellbeing system by 2016;

2.    to support a cooperative approach towards achieving integration based around the three core strategic programmes;

3.    to support the development of a detailed road map setting out how integration at scale and pace is to be achieved;

4.    to actively support the sharing of learning.