Agenda item

17.

IMPROVING WELLBEING OUTCOMES AND TACKLING INEQUALITIES THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION, INTEGRATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING

17.1

17.2

17.3

Sandie Buchan of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) presented a collaborative report carried out by Sheffield City Council and the ICB which outlined joint working between health and social care in Sheffield and the ways in which this could improve outcomes and help to reduce health inequalities.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

1.    Note progress in relation to the Adult Health and Social Care Integrated Working Delivery Plan – Improving Outcomes through Tackling Inequalities through Integrated Working attached at Appendix 1.

2.    Approve the Sheffield Wellbeing Outcomes Framework described at section 1.9.

3.    Agree that Director of Adult Social Care brings back 6 monthly reports on progress in implementation of the Delivery Plan and Outcomes Framework.

Reasons for Decision

17.3.1

The report provides an update in relation to Improving Wellbeing Outcomes and Tackling Inequalities Through Early Intervention, Integration and Partnership Working theme in the Council’s Delivery Plan. It also seeks approval for city wide health and wellbeing outcomes framework.

17.3.2

It’s aimed that this approach will promote continuous improvement, which can then provide assurance to Committee regards our impact on people as a collaboration across health and care.

17.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

17.4.1

Option 1 - Option ‘to do nothing’ and have no outcomes framework. However, this would not enable citizens to see the impact of health and social care activity in an open and transparent way.

17.4.2

Option 2 – Delay request for approval and implementation of the framework to enable further learning, benchmarking, and engagement. It is planned that benchmarking, learning and engagement will take place on an ongoing and dynamic basis to ensure it delivers what matters to people of Sheffield and is responsive to changing circumstances.

17.1

Sandie Buchan of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) presented a collaborative report carried out by Sheffield City Council and the ICB which outlined joint working between health and social care in Sheffield and the ways in which this could improve outcomes and help to reduce health inequalities.

17.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

1.    Note progress in relation to the Adult Health and Social Care Integrated Working Delivery Plan – Improving Outcomes through Tackling Inequalities through Integrated Working attached at Appendix 1.

2.    Approve the Sheffield Wellbeing Outcomes Framework described at section 1.9.

3.    Agree that Director of Adult Social Care brings back 6 monthly reports on progress in implementation of the Delivery Plan and Outcomes Framework.

17.3

Reasons for Decision

17.3.1

The report provides an update in relation to Improving Wellbeing Outcomes and Tackling Inequalities Through Early Intervention, Integration and Partnership Working theme in the Council’s Delivery Plan. It also seeks approval for city wide health and wellbeing outcomes framework.

17.3.2

It’s aimed that this approach will promote continuous improvement, which can then provide assurance to Committee regards our impact on people as a collaboration across health and care.

17.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

17.4.1

Option 1 - Option ‘to do nothing’ and have no outcomes framework. However, this would not enable citizens to see the impact of health and social care activity in an open and transparent way.

17.4.2

Option 2 – Delay request for approval and implementation of the framework to enable further learning, benchmarking, and engagement. It is planned that benchmarking, learning and engagement will take place on an ongoing and dynamic basis to ensure it delivers what matters to people of Sheffield and is responsive to changing circumstances.