Issue - meetings

Integrated Care Partnership Update

Meeting: 08/08/2019 - Wokingham Borough Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 27)

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To receive an update on the Integrated Care Partnership (30 mins)

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Minutes:

Katie Summers updated the Board on the Integrated Care Partnership.

 

During the discussion of this item the following points were made:

 

·         A launch event had been held on 18 July 219, which had been very successful.

·         The Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership (BWICP) was a new way of working with six other NHS and Local Authority partners across the area.  The partnership would be a more collaborative and collective way of working together.

·         The possibility of a shared Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Berkshire West was under consideration and would be discussed further at the Board’s informal meeting in September.

·         Members were informed that the purpose of the Berkshire West Joint Commissioning Board was to work across the Berkshire West system to identify where commissioning efficiencies could be made, minimise duplication of suppliers, create economies of scale and where appropriate renegotiate services into a single contract. 

·         Philip Cook asked how much of a key partner the Voluntary Sector was to be in the ICP.  He went on to state that had not been informed of the launch event.  Dr Winfield commented that this had been an oversight.  Katie Summers emphasised that much of the conversations would be still be at local, Wokingham Borough level.

·         Susan Parsonage asked how Members could be informed of the ICP and its message.  Katie Summers indicated that the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee had requested an update for their September meeting.  Councillor Clark also suggested a Question and Answer session.

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

1)         the Wellbeing Board acknowledges and understands the new arrangements for the Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership and how this will impact the community.

 

2)        the Berkshire West Shared Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy update be acknowledged.

 

3)         the Berkshire West Joint Commissioning Board update be acknowledged.