Issue - meetings
Resubmission of the Better Care Fund Planning Template
Meeting: 18/09/2014 - Mayor's Executive Decision Making (Item 1.)
1. Resubmission of the Better Care Fund Planning Template PDF 3 MB
Meeting: 09/09/2014 - Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 2)
2 Resubmission of the Better Care Fund Planning Template PDF 135 KB
Lead for item: Deborah Cohen, Service Head, Commissioning and Strategy, Education, Social Care and Wellbeing, LBTH.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Better Care Fund - Planning Template (Part One) SEPT SUBMISSION TOWERHAMLETS FINALv2, item 2 PDF 1 MB
- Appendix 2 Revised Better Care Fund Guidance Document, item 2 PDF 162 KB
- Appendix 3 Better Care Fund Equality Analysis, item 2 PDF 105 KB
Minutes:
Special reasons for urgency.
- The report was unavailable within the standard timescales set out in the Authority’s Constitution because of continuing work to review the new NHS criteria for Better Care Fund applications and to finalise the Tower Hamlets Council and CCG submission.
- One of the terms of the Better Care Fund for 2015/16, is the requirement that HWBBs approve for submission to the Department of Health the updated template document which sets out the CCG and Council’s joint plans for the application of those monies. The HWBB approved the Local Authority and CCGs BCF Planning Template on the 24th March 2014. However, following on from this the Department of Health and Local Government Association has asked all Local Authorities and CCGs to resubmit their Better Care Fund Planning Templates for 2015/16 with more narrative and detail on the proposed expenditure of the fund. Local Authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are now required to resubmit their jointly agreed Better Care Fund Planning Template for 2015-16 to the Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS England by 19th September 2014.
Deborah Cohen (Service Head, Commissioning and Strategy, Education, Social Care and Wellbeing, LBTH) invited the Board to consider the revised Better Care Fund (BCF) Planning template following consideration of the original BCF by the Board on 24th March 2014.
She explained the need for the resubmission of the template to reflect the reinstatement of the ‘payment for performance’ aspect for emergency admissions. As a result, greater narrative on the budget plans were required. The general thrust was the same as the original BCF plans signed off by the Board in March 2014.
Members were reminded of the aims of the BCF to deliver better integrated services, shared by the NHS and Local Authorities, in community settings for older and disabled people. Members were also advised of the key features of the BCF including the implementation plans.
It was anticipated that in future, a BCF model could be developed for Children’s Services. A Member sought clarity about this.
It was noted that steps were being taken to ensure the BCF plans fitted into other health strategies – such as the CCG plans and the transforming lives agenda. John Wardell (Deputy Chief Officer, Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group) assured Members that the plans fully complied with the government requirements and highlighted the significant amount of consultation with service users on the plan. He welcomed the true partnership approach to the BCF.
The Chair thanked the Council and the CCG staff for all their work in the BCF initiative and making it a success.
Subject to Mayoral approval
1. That the resubmitted version of the Better Care Fund Planning Template (Appendix 1) be agreed before final submission to NHS England on 19 September 2014
2. That it be noted that the resubmitted Better Care Fund Planning Template does not deviate from the original submission in April, but provides more detail on the agreed budget lines; risk mitigation and outcomes.