Agenda item

To consider the joint report of the Director of Public Health, Director of  Adult Social Services and the Director of Children’s Services informing of the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board’s Expression of Interest (EoI) to become an ‘integrated health and social care pioneer’; setting out how becoming a pioneer could help Leeds achieve its ambition of becoming the Best City for Health and Wellbeing in the UK, and also seeking support to go further and faster in integrating health and social care, should the EoI be successful. 

The Director of Public Health, the Director of  Adult Social Services and the Director of Children’s Services submitted a joint report informing of the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board’s Expression of Interest (EoI) to become an ‘integrated health and social care pioneer’. Specifically, the report set out how becoming a pioneer could help Leeds achieve its ambition to become the Best City for Health and Wellbeing in the UK. In addition, the report also sought support to go further and faster in integrating health and social care, should the EoI be successful. 

Members noted that the outcome of the pioneer bid was expected to be received in the Autumn.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That it be noted that the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing was nominated by the Health and Wellbeing Board to approve the final Expression of Interest (EoI) prior to its submission on 28th June 2013.

(b)  That it be noted that the EoI to become an integrated health and social care pioneer has been submitted and that the first cohort of pioneers will be announced in September 2013.

(c)  That should Leeds be successful in it's pioneer bid, the Leeds transformation offer, as described within the EoI, be supported.

(d)   That it be noted that becoming a pioneer will enable Leeds to improve outcomes around health and wellbeing for the people of Leeds.