Agenda item

Report ACH21-042

The Board considered a report providing a summary of the current work of the Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB).

The LBB Assistant Director for Integrated Commissioning informed Board Members that the ICB provided leadership, strategic oversight and direction for all health and social care integrated commissioning programmes and processes undertaken jointly by Bromley health and care partner agencies. Key responsibilities included:

•  Leading and directing arrangements for integrated commissioning of health and social care within the borough of Bromley.

•  Supporting the work of the Health and Wellbeing Board in delivery of the key priorities identified in the Health & Wellbeing Strategy.

•  Overseeing the management of joint resources that enable effective integrated commissioning programmes.

•  Producing a Local Plan, which allows the Council and SELCCG (Bromley) to draw down the Better Care Fund (BCF).

•  Develop a co-ordinated approach to managing and developing the local provider market across health and care services.

•  Ensuring the SEL CCG (Bromley) and the Council are well positioned to meet the emerging requirements from legislation, national/regional policy or best practice guidance.

A key outcome of the Board’s work in 2019/20 was the creation of an Integrated Commissioning Service that brought together the health and care commissioning teams for out of hospital and community services from across the Council and the Bromley Borough service from South East London CCG. Led by an Assistant Director for Integrated Commissioning, who worked across the Council and CCG, this new service now played a key role in supporting the work of the Board. The new service was established in April 2020.

The LBB Assistant Director for Integrated Commissioning noted that some projects that had been paused during the pandemic were now live. Board Members noted that there were two new priorities for the ICB, updates on which would be provided in future reports:

-  Children & Young People’s Integrated Commissioning Programme

(A programme of work covering the review of children’s therapy services; a review of community paediatrics, and; the recommissioning of children and young people’s services from Bromley Healthcare. A senior integrated commissioner post has been appointed to lead this work across the CCG and Local Authority).

-  Assistive Technology

(A business case had been agreed to test out the introduction of some new innovations to support services and residents. A programme of pilots was being developed).

The Portfolio Holder for Adult Care and Health noted that the table provided in the report was very helpful as it demonstrated the stage each programme was at. The ‘Assistive Technology’ project would be extremely important going forward, and the work undertaken would ensure that older people were supported.

In response to a question regarding the ‘Falls Project’ referenced in the report, the Director of Public Health advised that around three years ago, work had been undertaken as part of the JSNA to look at the effectiveness of treatments following a fall. A new service had since been adapted to implement effective preventative measures and therapies in response to falls. The Chairman requested that a report on the ‘Falls Project’ be presented to the February 2022 meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board. The Portfolio Holder for Adult Care and Health suggested that this could coincide with a full presentation from the Falls Service.

RESOLVED that the Integrated Commissioning Board update be noted.