Agenda item

Consideration was given to the Hillingdon CCG five year strategic plan and two year operating plan.  It was noted that the strategic plan had been drawn up by a collaboration of eight North West London CCGs. 

Hillingdon's two year operating plan would need to be submitted by 4 April 2014.  Concern was expressed that the new operating plan format was not particularly user friendly, in that it comprised a series of spreadsheets.  It was acknowledged that this format was significantly different to the previous year but that the key targets had been highlighted within the report. 

The CCG would report the Board's comments about the plans needing a more readable flow back to the NWL CCGs.  It would also report the Board's feelings that reference to local issues within the report needed to be strengthened.  Furthermore, rather than referring to a percentage reduction target, it was thought to be more useful to identify how many people/instances that percentage would equate to locally in Hillingdon.  

With regard to the operating plan, the Board was advised that further work would be undertaken on the spreadsheets to include more explanatory text.  This revised document would then be circulated to Board members outside of the meeting. 

Although concern was expressed that the CCG had not yet liaised with the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the Friends and Family Test (FFT), it was noted that the majority of the Trust's contract sat with NHS England.  It was recognised that the FFT was key and that hospitals' five year ambitions for improvements to care needed to align with Shaping a Healthier Future. 

The Board was advised that, as the strategic plan needed to be submitted by 20 June 2014, it would be included for final consideration on the agenda of the next Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on 17 June 2014.  It was noted that the strategic plan had taken account of core principles and other considerations and was intended to address the challenges set out in a 'Call to Action'. 

Concern was expressed that the strategic plan had not included any information about how it was going to be implemented or monitored over the five year period.  Whilst it was acknowledged that NHS England required CCGs to submit 5 year plans across a wider geographical footprint than individual borough level, Hillingdon was generally recognised as having a relatively self contained health economy.  As such, taking a wider perspective was not seen as being particularly relevant to Hillingdon.  It was suggested that, in order to highlight this as an issue, the Hillingdon CCG make representations to NHS England about this unnecessarily bureaucratic process. 

The Board was advised that a stakeholder engagement event would be held in April / May.  In addition, a major pan-North West London stakeholder event would be held in June 2014, prior to the Board's next meeting. 

It was agreed that, because of the points already made at the meeting, and as there was not enough information available, the Board would note both the five year strategic plan and two year operating plan.  As such, the operating plan would be submitted noting that it had not been signed off by the Board and the strategic plan would be reconsidered at the Board's next meeting on 17 June 2014. 

RESOLVED:  That the Health and Wellbeing Board:

1.    noted the 5 year strategic plan noting the final submission date of 20 June 2014; and

2.    noted the local priority set out in the 2 year planning documents and requested additional information.