Agenda item

Our approach to improving health and wellbeing across Leeds and West Yorkshire and Harrogate

12.1 Leeds Health and Care Plan: Continuing the Conversation

 

To consider the report of the Head of the Leeds Health and Care Plan (Health Partnerships) that provides an overview of the review of the Leeds Plan and the significant engagement to date which has supported its development.

 

(Appendix to follow)

 

12.2 Development of the WYH 5 Year Strategy for Health and Care

 

To consider the report of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership that presents a draft of the narrative of the Five Year Strategy and the process for further developing and refining it.

 

 

Minutes:

12.1 Leeds Health and Care Plan: Continuing the Conversation

 

The Head of the Leeds Health and Care Plan (Health Partnerships) submitted a report that provided an overview of the review of the Leeds Plan and the significant engagement to date which has supported its development.

 

The following was appended to the report

 

-  Leeds Health and Care Plan 2019 – 2024 Improving health: transforming the system, Working Draft Version 9

 

The Head of Leeds Plan introduced the report, highlighting the set of qualities and behaviours set out in the report and the city ambitions. Members were informed that an action plan was currently being developed.

 

Members discussed a number of matters, including:

 

·  The need to further engage front line staff around the culture change envisaged;

·  The need to clarify and define what is meant by a whole system ‘left shift’ in Leeds for future documents.

 

RESOLVED –

 

a)  To note the engagement and progress to date in developing a draft Leeds Plan;

b)  To note the Board’s comments in relation to the draft Leeds Plan.

 

 

12.2 Development of the WYH 5 Year Strategy for Health and Care

 

The West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership submitted a report that presented a draft of the narrative of the Five Year Strategy and the process for further developing and refining it.

 

The following was appended to the report

 

-  Draft Five Year Strategic Plan

 

The following were in attendance:

 

-  Ian Holmes, Director for West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership

-  Rachael Loftus, Head of Regional Health Partnerships

 

The Director introduced the report and the Five Year Strategic Plan, highlighting the opportunity to engage with the Board at the earliest opportunity along with the planning timetable leading up to implementation.

 

Members discussed a number of matters, including:

 

·  Support for the overall approach, specifically the improved references to tackling health inequalities in all programmes at West Yorkshire and Harrogate level and having a greater focus on the conditions needed for health and working with wider partners.

·  Support for the integration and recognition of oral health in primary care within the draft plan and the need for similar consideration within the Leeds Plan.

·  The Chair also queried whether any of the unspent dentistry budget from the national Specialist Commissioning budget could be potentially re-invested locally on in-school dentist provision, as opposed to being returned to central government. An update would be provided to the Chair in due course on this matter.

·  Concerns around the direction of travel being suggested nationally to rationalise the number of CCGs to one per Integrated Care System, which Members felt would not be appropriate for West Yorkshire and Harrogate given the large geography of the partnership. The Director responded that a strong message has been sent back to NHSE/I from the WYH Partnership that a single CCG would not be suitable.

 

RESOLVED –

 

a)  To note the timescale and process for the further refinement and sign-off of the strategy;

b)  To note the Board’s comments and feedback on the draft 5 Year Strategy.

 

 

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