Issue - meetings

Mark Tyson, Group Manager, Integration and Commissioning, LBBD, introduced the report and explained that the aim was to give assurance to the Board that the work plan, which included the Learning Disability Self Assessment Framework, Autism Strategy, Winterbourne View Concordat, Transforming Care agenda, Challenging Behaviour plan and the Carers Strategy, was being delivered by the Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB). 

The Board’s attention was drawn to the details within the report and in particular the R.A.G. ratings within the plan.  Mark advised that 27 actions were on track (green), 11 needed further action (amber) and only one needed further significant work (red), which was the need to review the accuracy of data recording and validation between cohorts for Health Checks for people with learning disabilities. 

It was noted that the Winterbourne View Concordat had also been reviewed and the cohort turn-over had indicated that this was now performing better than the London average and, more importantly, there had been no re-admissions.

Discussion was also held on:

·  The Autism Strategy and the transition service that was in place for children moving to adult services, and how this was working well.

·  The report into a death in Walthamstow, where the lack of a Health Check had been cited as a contributory factor.

·  The links across the Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) and Primary Care provision locally and how this needed to be looked at further.

·  The CCG were taking the Health Check issue back to their Board to discuss resources and potential changes in regards to GPs validating Health Checks.

·  The Delivery Plan style and method of reporting adopted by the Learning Disability Partnership Board.

The Board:

(i)  Noted the progress that had been made in implementing the Learning Disability Partnership BoardDelivery Plan and the actions that would be taken forward to maintain or improve services for people with learning disabilities and Autism; 

(ii)  Agreed the actions set out in the Plan to improve current performance around health checks and health action plans for people with learning disabilities and Autism;

(iii)  Noted a further update on the LDPB Delivery Plan would be presented to the Board in the summer; and

(iv)  Agreed that the Delivery Plan style and method of reporting adopted by the Learning Disability Partnership Board provided assurance to the Health and Wellbeing Board that its requirements were being met and that the same style and method of reporting should be replicated by other Board sub-groups.