The Board:
(i) Note that submission of the Better Car Fund (BCF) Plan and that the approval from NHS England had now been received;
(ii) Noted the steps taken to ensure the Plan’s compliance with NHS England requirements, particularly the redistribution of the social care target between social care and health. However, the Board still had concerns about the focus on hospital discharge targets and noted that lobbying of the government would continue; and
(iii) Noted the data on performance was expected to be published by the government on 9 November and the continuing uncertainty in the scope and criteria of the November ‘review’ by NHS England, the need for a sustained focus on performance, and the potential for inclusion in the review programme should performance drop.