Decision details

Urgent Care Board Update

Decision Maker: Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common)

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Board is receiving regular updates from the CCG-led Urgent Care Board. This report will be the fourth update following that of 25 March 2014.

Decision:

The Board noted the report and in particular:

 

(i)  The work that had been undertaken and was ongoing in regards to the linking-up of GP’s IT systems.

 

(ii)  NHS England’s commitment to provide winter pressure funds much earlier and also that they are reviewing resilience plans over the next few weeks in preparation for the winter season.

 

(iii)  The still needed to be some evidence that the ‘hub’ and surge appointments were being used by ‘ill people’ rather than for additional routine appointments.

Report author: Louise Hider-Davies

Publication date: 29/07/2014

Date of decision: 29/07/2014

Decided at meeting: 29/07/2014 - Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common)

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