Agenda item

The meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board on 25 March 2014 had been inquorate and several items of business on the agenda for that meeting required decisions to be made which were of significance and which could not wait until the next scheduled meeting on 17 June 2014. 

The Board noted that under the Council’s Urgent Action provisions the following matters were formally approved by Chief Executive on Wednesday 26 March 2014.

(i)  Better Care Fund Final Plan

(a)  Agreed the Final Plan as set out at Appendix 2 to the report on the 25 March agenda, in the context of the remaining issues that are discussed in Section 4 of the report.

(b)  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, acting on behalf of the Council, and the Accountable Officer acting on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to approve the Final Plan in the light of any outstanding matters arising from the Board’s discussions.

(ii)  CCG Strategic Plan / Operating Plan

(a)  Agreed, on advice of the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, to the proposed outcomes and related trajectories as set out in the CCG’s strategic plan and operating plan

(b)  Delegated authority for final approval of the trajectory relating to the years of life indicator to the Director of Public Health for LBBD and the Chief Operating Officer for the CCG

(c)  Agreed the proposed increase in medication errors reporting in the Operating Plan (as set out in paragraph 5.5 of the 25 March agenda item)

(iii)  Transfer of Health Visiting Commissioning

(a)  Agreed the initial transition programme

(iv)  Care City Proposal

(a)  Supported the development of the Care City concept in Barking and Dagenham;

(b)  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the Chief Financial Officer, to negotiate and enter into a partnership arrangement between the Council and NELFT in accordance with Section 75 of the NHS Act 2006;

(c)  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services to finalise the related arrangements for the interim collaboration lab” in 2014/15, including up to £300,000 of funding from the Public Health grant for set up costs, and £72,000 from the Adults and Community Services reserve, if needed for funding the first year of rent.

(iv)  Learning Disability Section 75 Agreement and Challenging Behaviour Plan

(a)  For the Section 75 commissioning agreement:

  Approved the proposed partnership arrangement between the Council and the CCG in accordance with Section 75 of the NHS Act 2006, and the proposed arrangements in respect of the associated contracts with service providers on the integrated service provision as detailed in this report;

  Approved the extension of the Section 75 agreement and associated service provider agreements following the initial three year term by agreement between the Council and the CCG;

  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, the Chief Finance Officer and the Cabinet Member for Health as necessary, to conclude the negotiation and execution of the Section 75 agreement and other contracts associated with this agreement.

(b)  For the Challenging Behaviour Joint Strategic Plan:

Approved its adoption and implementation

(v)  Mental Health Section 75 Agreement

(a)  Approved the proposed partnership arrangement between the Council and NELFT in accordance with Section 75 of the NHS Act 2006;

(b)  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the Chief Finance Officer, on the Council’s behalf, to conclude the negotiation and execute the Section 75 agreement, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health as necessary.

(vi)  Supporting Living Tender

(a)  Approved a waiver of contract rules to extend existing contracts with Look Ahead and MCCH for a further period of four months (to 31 January 2015) based on the tender timetable set out in the report on the 25 March agenda, and to authorise the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services to make the necessary arrangements;

(b)  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to proceed to tender in line with the process described in outline and on conclusion of the necessary modelling.