Decision details

RESOLVED that the Executive:

i)               noted the establishment of a new joint committee – the Integrated Care Partnership covering the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West area – and in principle, the working draft terms of reference for this partnership (See Annex 1 of the report)

ii)              approved the appointment of the Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Services to this partnership and the Leader of the Council as substitute.

REASONS FOR DECISION: The Health and Care Act 2022 established Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) as legal entities and created new NHS bodies called Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Within this legislation all ICSs are required to establish new partnership forums called Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs). These bring together ICBs and local authorities with responsibility for Social Care and Public Health in order to integrate the servces they plan, purchase, and provide for local residents.