Issue - meetings

Helen Oliver, Managing Director Care City, presented the report on the progress made by Care City, which included its formal launch two months earlier, the confirmation of NHS Innovation Test Bed, Barking Riverside designation as a NHS Healthy New Town site and collaborations with national and international groups. 

Helen also drew the Board’s attention to the innovation work stream, which included investment achievements of £1.8m to test nine IT devices, Activity 2 Exchange innovation with stakeholders, the research and education work streams, which included improvements to cross community skills and capacity, the details of which were set out in the report and presentation.

The Board were pleased to see the innovative use and testing of IT that would enable people to look after themselves whilst they were still being safeguarded.

The Chair encouraged people to visit Care City to see the work that was going on there. 

The Board

(i)   Noted the work that had been undertaken following the launch of Care City in January 2016 and the evolving programmes of work which were being developed.