Agenda item

The Board will consider a report which will provide an update on:

·          the national reporting process for the 2020-21 BCF Plan

·          2020-21 Performance report

·          progress of the Better Care Fund Review

·          recommendation on Intermediate Care

·          the planning arrangements for 2021-22

·          recommendation to review the BCF Performance and Delivery Group Terms of Reference

The Board considered a report which provided an update on:

·        the national reporting process for the 2020-21 BCF Plan

·        2020-21 Performance report

·        progress of the Better Care Fund Review

·        recommendation on Intermediate Care

·        the planning arrangements for 2021-22

·        recommendation to review the BCF Performance and Delivery

·        Group Terms of Reference

The Director of Public Health was in attendance to present the report.

Key points arising during the presentation of the report included:

·        That Board was asked to note the report and the progress made on the BCF, as well as to approve the financial plan.

·        That there was no current Intermediate Care Strategy for York, and it was suggested by the Director of Public Health that the Board delegates the development of this strategy to the York Health and Care Alliance and York Health and Care Collaborative.

·        That the new Assistant Director for Commissioning and Prevention should take up reviewing the terms of reference of the Performance and Delivery Group of the BCF once in post.

The Chair thanked the Director of Public Health for presenting the report, and specifically expressed the gratitude of the Board towards the report author, Pippa Corner, who was previously Assistant Director, Joint Commissioning, City of York Council/NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group, but has now left the Council.

Resolved:

(i)           That the York Better Care Fund update for information, including formal submission of the 2020-21 End of Year Report to NHSEI be received.

Reason: The HWBB is the accountable body for the Better Care Fund.

(ii)         That the financial plan for 2021-22 be approved.

Reason: The HWBB is the accountable body for the Better Care Fund.

(iii)        That the development of a new, multi-agency Intermediate Care Strategy for York be supported.

Reason: York does not currently have a strategy in place to cover the range of services described as intermediate care.

(iv)        That further reports on the progress and outcomes from the Care Rooms Project will be received by the Board.

Reason: The HWBB is the accountable body for the Better Care Fund.

(v)         That a review of the Terms of Reference for the Performance and Delivery Group to reflect changes in the local and national arrangements and to prepare for future requirements be investigated.

Reason: The Terms of Reference have not been updated since 2018.