Agenda item

5.1

Martin Smith, Deputy Director of Planning and Joint Commissioning, provided a verbal update to the Board. His role was a joint one between Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Integrated Commissioning Board, and he was leading on the development of the Better Care Fund Plan. The Board heard that this was a two-part report that provided a summary of the 2022-23 Better Care Fund and outlined the 2023-25 Better Care Fund Plan. Following submission of the draft report in May 2023, the final plan had incorporated comments from members of the Committee made at the briefing on 16 June, 2023.

5.2

The Board were advised that the Sheffield Better Care Fund plan 2022-23 met all national conditions, and that the end of year performance figures showed that 3/4 of the metrics had been met. It had been more difficult to set a target around unplanned admissions; this figure was around 10% higher than expected, and was attributed to post-pandemic long-Covid impact.

5.3

The 2023-25 Better Care Fund Plan incorporated case studies from the 2022-23, and was a partnership plan with input from different sectors, and had many elements. The two policy objectives remained the same: (1) enabling people to stay well, safe and independent at home for longer, and (2) supporting discharge. These two objectives had been moved to national conditions. The national conditions had stayed the same, with an additional metric around falls in the over 65 years of age category. The Plan included a description of the work currently carried out to support individuals and communities accessing health and care services. The following were also outlined:

• Capacity and demand with the Sheffield system;
• Adult social care discharge funding – utilisation in Sheffield City Council; and
• High impact change model for the Sheffield system

5.4

Greg Fell thanked all those involved in the production of the Plan for their efforts and input.

5.5

The Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Board:

(a)      notes the 2022-23 end of year Better Care Fund Plan; and

(b)      notes the 2023-25 Better Care Fund Plan.