Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the Interim Chief Officer, Leeds Health Partnerships.

The report of the Interim Lead for Leeds Health and Care Plan provided the Community Committee with an overview of the emerging Leeds Plan and the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Sustainability Transformation Plans (STP).

The Chair welcomed Paul Bollom, Interim Lead for Leeds Health and Care Plan; Cath Roff, Director, Adults and Health and Dr Pat Geraghty GP to the meeting.

The Community Committee was given a presentation on the Leeds Plan and West Yorkshire & Harrogate STP.

The following issues were highlighted:

·  The plans had been developed for the future planning of Health and Care Services.

·  There was a need to improve health services and keep them financially sustainable.

·  The need for engagement with people and communities.

·  How the Leeds Plan supplemented the Sustainability Transformation Plan.

·  The main themes of the Leeds Plan

o  Prevention

o  Self Management

o  Optimising Secondary Care Facilities

o  Urgent Care/Rapid Response

·  The need to address the following gaps:

o  Health and Wellbeing

o  Care and Quality

o  Finance and Efficiency

·  The importance of health partners and other services working together.

·  Factors relating to health and wellbeing such as housing, money worries and social isolation.

·  Directing to people to appropriate services.

·  Members were asked to consider the following:

o  What were the priorities to reduce the health and wellbeing gap.

o  How to ensure meaningful, open and honest engagement was carried out with communities.

o  How the Community Committee could continue to be part of the conversation.

In response to comments and questions, the following was discussed:

·  Recruitment of GPs and nurses.  It was reported that 20% of GPs in Leeds were due to retire on the next 4 years.

·  Transition of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Leeds.

·  Access to Mental Health services for children and concern regarding the length of time to get referrals.  Also concern for the lack of continuity for children who have social care needs.  It was recognised that there was a need to find more inventive ways to provide Mental Health services for children but Leeds did have provision through schools and a universal approach.

·  Transport to health services and affordability of transport. Also concern regarding the cost of phone calls to access services.

·  How to educate people to access the appropriate services for their needs.  Reference was made to the development of a website that focussed on self-help and how to access services and voluntary services available.

·  Concern regarding the increase in telecare charges.  As a benchmark, Leeds was generally cheaper than elsewhere.  There had though been a drop in use of the service.

·  Staffing – the Leeds Plan had an emphasis on work force requirements for the future.

·  How to raise awareness of the Community Committee as part of the ongoing conversation with regard to the Leeds Plan.

·  The role of Patient Participation Groups.

RESOLVED –

(1)  That the key areas of focus for the Leeds Plan described in the report and how they will contribute to the delivery of the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy be noted.

(2)  That need and opportunities identified in the area will inform and shape the development of the Leeds Plan.

(3)  That the most effective ways/opportunities the Leeds Development and Delivery Team can engage with citizens, groups and other stakeholders within the area be used to shape and support the delivery of the Leeds Plan.