Agenda item

5.1

The Director of Business Planning and Partnerships, NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group submitted a report in relation to progress in transforming care for people with learning disabilities.

5.2

In introducing the report, Tim Furness commented that the Government had not met its central goal of moving people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour out of hospital by 1 June 2014, because it had underestimated the complexity and level of challenge in meeting the commitments in its action plan.

5.3

The report showed that services were working together and the connection to the Integrated Commissioning Programme should be noted.

5.4

Members of the Board made comments and asked questions, as summarised below:

The repatriation of those within this group was welcomed. It was clear that levels of health inequalities were particularly high within this group.

It was a difficult task as the City needed to find the right accommodation for those affected as well as being within the right setting and having adequate levels of care.

The progress which had been made had helped to bring a large number of those affected back into the City. The review had started to change the behaviour of why people had been placed out of the City in the first place. One of the strands of work focused on ongoing care and a longer time could now be spent on ensuring the right placement for somebody.

The evidence showed that the culture now seemed to have changed and people were clear that it was better to keep people close to their home.

The approach moving forward in terms of regulating contracts, timing and providers etc. felt quite negative on the surface but it was necessary to achieve the right outcome for a person.

Resolved:  That the Board notes the report and maintains an oversight of the work in the City on Transforming Care relating to adult and children’s service delivery and commissioning.