Decision details

At the last meeting the Board received an update from the East London Health Care Partnership (ELHCP) on its response to the NHS England Long Term Plan(LTP) setting out a 5 year strategic delivery plan known as the System Operating Plan (SOP) as published in January 2019, showing how the Partnership intended to work with partners to known challenges and deliver improvements to health and care services. Given the theme of the last  meeting the update focussed on those aspects addressing the health needs of children.

Mark Scott, Deputy Director of Transformation presented the Board with an update on the other elements of the Plan including the development of an integrated care system for NE London and how it will support the Partnership’s deliver of the LTP (see Minute 57 below), the role of the acute collaborative group, delivery and the next steps. 

The basic principle underpinning the LTP for NE London is that decisions about health and care should take place locally at borough level and only at NEL level when there is a good reason to do so. The presentation highlighted what has been achieved so far through collaborative working as well as a reminder of the challenges faced by ELHCP.