Decision details

Integrated Commissioning of Health and Care

Decision Maker: Co-operative Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

The report updates Cabinet on the creation of a pooled health and care budget between Sheffield City Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group.

 

The report seeks Cabinet’s support for ambitious plans to better join up the work of the Clinical Commissioning Group and Sheffield City Council so that our pooled health and care budgets can be used to commission better, more joined-up health and care services that help more people stay independent, safe and well.

Decision:

8.1

The Executive Director, Communities submitted a report in relation to the integrated commissioning of health and care.

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED: That Cabinet supports the increased joining up of the work of the Clinical Commissioning Group and Sheffield City Council, as set out in the report now submitted, so that our pooled health and care budgets can be used to commission better, more joined-up health and care services that help more people stay independent, safe and well.

 

 

8.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

8.3.1

Increased pooling of budgets and aligned incentives between health and care services should enable:

 

·         The development of more joined-up health and care services – Sheffield people do not want to be passed from ‘pillar to post’.

·         Frontline staff and managers in health and care services to spend less time on managing the system and more time on supporting Sheffield people to improve their health and wellbeing.

·         Increased investment in preventative services – helping more people in Sheffield stay independent, safe and well.

·         Improved medium-term planning for the health and care system as a whole – helping Sheffield cope with increased demand for health services and reduced levels of Local Government funding.

 

 

8.3.2

Achieving these benefits will require us to enter into a closer, strategic partnership with Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group. The terms of this partnership are as set out in the Section 75 Agreement.

 

 

8.3.3

The Section 75 Agreement is designed to allow us increase the depth of our partnership and the level of risk-sharing with Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group incrementally. Proposals for further joint ventures will however be taken forward within the Council’s decision-making processes.

 

 

8.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

8.4.1

There were no alternative options presented in the report.

 

 

8.5

Any Interest Declared or Dispensation Granted

 

 

 

None

 

 

8.6

Reason for Exemption if Public/Press Excluded During Consideration

 

 

 

None

 

 

8.7

Respective Director Responsible for Implementation

 

 

 

Laraine Manley, Executive Director, Communities

 

 

8.8

Relevant Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee If Decision Called In

 

 

 

Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care

 

Report author: Joe Fowler

Publication date: 29/05/2015

Date of decision: 27/05/2015

Decided at meeting: 27/05/2015 - Co-operative Executive

Effective from: 05/06/2015

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