Decision details

The Board will be provided with an update on the progress made in the development and delivery of the North East London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (NEL STP).

The Board will be asked to approve the Partnership Agreement for the East London Health and Care Partnership, and to authorise delegated authority for its signing to the Strategic Director of Service Development and Integration and Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Law and Governance.

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.