Agenda item

System Improvement Board (Update Report)

Minutes:

Craig McArdle (Director for Integrated Commissioning) and Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) provided Board Members with a presentation on the System Improvement Board; this was published alongside the main agenda.

 

The central focus of the board is to:

 

(a)

To reduce patient safety and quality risks across the system predominantly related to patient flow;

 

(b)

To improve performance around key constitutional targets;

 

(c)

To deliver the required financial improvement.

 

The board will also oversee and drive transformation programmes with three initial priorities:

 

(d)

Transforming D2A2 activity to home based non bedded care including out of hospital responsiveness.

 

(e)

To deliver the Primary Care Improvement Plan.

 

(f)

To deliver the revised Ambulatory/frailty and GP Streaming function at PHNT.

 

 

Members discussed –

 

(g)

How frailty is usually associated with extreme old age however in our Plymouth population in more deprived areas the onset of frailty can occur at a much younger age 10 – 15 years earlier.

 

(h)

The priorities outlined in the presentation and what provisions there are within communities.

 

(i)

The importance of focussing on the right priorities and only receiving updates on information beneficial to the board.

 

Agreed that regular updates are provided to the board and the performance scorecard will be provided so it can be supported and challenged.

 

Emma Crowther (Strategic Commissioning Manager) provided Board Members with an update on Children and Young People’s System Design Group; this was attached to the supplement agenda pack.

 

(j)

Outlined the importance of confirming the upwards reporting of the group to make sure Children and Young People’s System Design Group is being appropriately challenged by Health and Wellbeing Board.

 

Members noted the update.

 

 

 

 

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