Council and democracy

Agenda item

Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) Update

This item will be presented by Jo Cripps, Programme Director (Interim)

Mid & South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership

 

Minutes:

This item was presented by Jo Cripps, Programme Director (Interim), Mid & South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.  Key points included:

·         The Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership is a partnership of key organisations and groups within the mid and south Essex footprint, including:

o   Five Clinical Commissioning Groups (Thurrock, Basildon & Brentwood, Mid-Essex, Southend and Castle Point and Rochford)

o   Three Local Authorities (Thurrock Council, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Essex County Council)

o   Three acute hospitals (Basildon & Thurrock, Southend and Broomfield)

o   Three community and mental health providers (North East London Foundation Trust, Provide and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust)

o   Three Healthwatch organisations (Thurrock, Essex and Southend)

o   Chairs of the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership Service User Advisory Group and Clinical Cabinet.

·         As part of considering the reconfiguration of Acute Care a Decision Making Business Case was considered and approved by a Clinical Commissioning Group Joint Committee, which included proposals to close Orsett Hospital. 

·         Both Thurrock Council and Southend Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees referred the decisions of the Clinical Commissioning Group Joint Committee to the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care for independent review.   Thurrock Council’s concerns related specifically to the closure of Orsett Hospital and the quality of the consultation that had been undertaken to inform proposals made in the Decision Making Business Case.     

·         The Sustainability and Transformation Partnership are required by NHS England to develop a 5 year strategy, working with colleagues within the Partnership to recognise place based plans which will be reflected in the final strategy. 

·         The draft strategy is to be developed over summer and members were reassured that an update would be provided at the Health and Wellbeing Board in September.

Action STP Team

 

·         Healthwatch Thurrock are leading and coordinating engagement on the NHS Long Term Plan, which will ensure that action taken is informed by the residents of Thurrock.

·         It was highlighted that the independent Chair of the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, Dr Anita Donley OBE, had announced her intention to stand down from the role.  Interviews are being scheduled for 22 July.

 

During discussions the following points were made:

·         Members noted the lack of clarity being provided on the definition of Integrated Care Systems and that the Mid and South Essex does not correspond with any other geographical boundaries other than that of the acute hospitals.

·         Members were advised that the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee referral was submitted in January 2019 regarding the closure of Orsett hospital.  The referral was being considered by an Independent Reconfiguration Panel and a report is expected to be provided to the Secretary of State by 9 July 2019. 

·         Members were also updated that the Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership had been asked to financially contribute to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership due to their negative financial position.  This had been discussed at the Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny on 13 June 2019.  Members were concerned about how the reduction to Thurrock CCG’s budget would impact on planned service provision which included a delay in developing the personality disorder service and a 24 hour crisis team. 

·         Reassurance was sought that any feedback provided by Thurrock residents will inform proposals for the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership 5 year plan given concerns that were raised about the consultation exercise that had previously taken place regarding the proposed closure of Orsett Hospital and whether feedback that had been provided by Thurrock residents had been reflected in the final proposals to close Orsett Hospital. 

·         It was agreed that future versions of the data pack that will be used to inform the 5 year Strategy will include the identification and treatment of cancer. 

 

RESOLVED:  The Health and Wellbeing Board noted, considered and commented on the current work of the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, along with the resignation of the independent chair.

 

 

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