Issue - meetings

Russ Platt, Head of Engagement Delivery, NHS England, gave a presentation on his organisation’s initial intentions, which had been released on 30 September 2015.  As part of the presentation the Board’s attention was drawn to a number of issues including changes to antenatal and new born screening, immunisation programmes particularly for meningitis and influenza, adult and cancer screening and concern over the cervical screening rates dropping, the recommendations from the national taskforce on pan London cancer care, healthcare of people in custody or leaving prison, trauma and neuro-rehabilitation, blood services and infections including HIV and Hepatitis, work with Havens Paediatric Sexual Assault Referral Service and pathways to children’s services, working with the CCGs to develop and improve the pathways and access for mental health patients particularly for children and adolescents and reducing avoidable admissions.

Russ advised that John Atherton and his team were leading on the linked provision across London and that the CCG commission process would make sure that the plans were coordinated.  NHS England had now issued their intention for service provision for the ‘here and now’, which included winter pressures, and also for their strategic longer-term plans.

Matthew Cole, Director of Public Health, raised the issue of the Paediatric Intensive Care Beds review which had indicated that it was not appropriate for children to be in adult intensive care wards and asked about the implementation of those recommendations.  Russ agreed to investigate the current position and report and back to the Board in due course.

The Board noted:

(i)  The NHS England (London) draft commissioning intentions for 2016/17 and the work that would be done to co-ordinate the various service areas;

(ii)  How NHS England would ensure the delivery of day-to-day services and their strategic long-term plans through the use of commissioning and contractual means; and

(iii)  That NHS England would review and report back on Paediatric Intensive Care beds and children being in adult intensive care wards.