To receive a report regarding Localities Plus. (15 mins)
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Graham Ebers presented a report regarding Localities Plus. The report introduced the proposed place-based approach to be taken in the Wokingham Borough and proposed that this approach be championed by a new “Localities Plus Group”.
During the discussion of this item the following points were made:
· Graham Ebers provided local context, referring to Primary Care Networks, the 3 conversation model and the 21st Century Council model. He went on to highlight the key aims and objectives and possible workstreams of Localities Plus.
· Dr Milligan indicated that there would be four rather than three Primary Care Networks and that the mapping information for the GP practices was out of date.
· Dr Milligan went on to question how the Localities Plus Group would fit into the integration agenda as there was no health representation on the Group. Dr Winfield stated that a representative from the Primary Care Network should be a member of the Group.
· Martin Sloan commented that the Localities Plus Group would help develop the Council’s approach which would then feed into the Wokingham Leaders Partnership Board which had a wider membership.
· Dr Winfield commented that the aims and objectives were the same as those of the Primary Care Networks. She expressed concern that there would be duplication.
· Katie Summers suggested that there needed to be a stock take of the Integration Board. It was important to hear about engagement with neighbourhoods.
· Graham Ebers indicated that the structure of the Localities Plus Group could be reviewed in future.
· Tessa Lindfield requested that the Board be kept informed of the next steps.
RESOLVED: That the aims of the Localities Plus project and the benefits this would produce for the Borough be acknowledged and that the ongoing project be supported.