Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Received a report from the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services which reviews past joint working arrangements with the Primary Care Trust (PCT), considers the current need for closer integration and proposes a way forward.
Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of “Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer”, to:
(i) Develop a health and wellbeing strategy jointly with NHS Barking and Dagenham;
(ii) Develop for the borough a shared vision for integration with NHS Barking and Dagenham;
(iii) Establish a top level steering group comprised of the Leader, Lead Members for Adults, Children’s Services and Resources. In addition the steering group will include Non-Executive Directors and their senior officers to oversee and shape the development of the strategy and vision;
(iv) In principle, establish a joint Programme Director post to take the agenda forward.
Report author: Anne Bristow
Publication date: 19/12/2008
Date of decision: 16/12/2008
Decided at meeting: 16/12/2008 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/12/2008
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