Issue - meetings

The Board received a report from the Strategic Director, People and Economy, informing them of the initial operational plan for 2016-17, submitted to NHS England (NHSE) as part of the annual planning around and to identify further work that would be undertaken to develop the priorities for the five year Sustainability and Transformation Plan and the Financial Recovery Plan, with the clear actions to be delivered during the year.

It was reported that NHSE issued their Five Year Forward View planning guidance in October 2014, with a set of priorities for the NHS up to 2020 and the direction of travel for new models of care and the improvement of care, quality and financial efficiencies.  In October of the first year of the Five Year plan, NHSE published its revised planning guidance, ‘Delivering the Forward View’, that extended the planning period to 2021, with a continuation of the existing direction of travel but with a number of new challenges. 

The ‘One Halton Health and Wellbeing Operational Plan 2016-17’ was attached to the report and acted as Halton’s response to NHSE with details of the assumptions and trajectories to evidence the values submitted.

The new challenges were discussed in the report and Members debated the NHS Halton CCG’s forecasted end of year £8.5m deficit.   It was noted that better utilisation of budgets was needed and to achieve this all budget lines would be scrutinised.  Members referred to the stock piling of medication by GP’s pharmacies and care homes etc, and that money could be saved by eradicating this.  In response it was noted that this was being looked at presently. 

A paper would be prepared with further detail for a future meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board and this Board, for September.

RESOLVED:  That the Board

1)    Notes the report and appendix; and

2)    Supports the commissioning teams(s) in identifying the priorities and delivering the subsequent actions.