Agenda item

The board welcomed the Senior Commissioning Manager to give a presentation on the Transforming Care agenda.

Members noted the requirements placed on commissioners to work collaboratively across regions to deliver fundamental change, ensuring admissions for people with learning disabilities, and their length of stay in hospital is reduced.

The Board noted the partnership arrangements which had been established with Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees, and the drafting of the Transforming Care Plan, which had initially been submitted to NHS England on 8^th February, 2016.

The meeting noted that the timescales for preparation of the plan had not allowed full engagement with service users and carers.  Work was in hand to rectify this as the plan was developed further, although it important that this involvement was encouraged, rather than merely invited.

The meeting noted the challenge of promoting independence for service users, in the context of what this might mean for carers, and the work that was being done to address this.  This included work with schools as part of the annual review for children with learning disabilities and other needs as part of an holistic approach.

RESOLVED that:-

(i)     The fundamental work being undertaken to improve care, support and lifetime outcomes for people with a learning disability in Barnsley be noted;

(ii)    The requirements of NHS England to transform care for those people in in-patient settings or ‘at risk of admission’ due to periods of mental illness and/or challenging behaviour be noted;

(iii)  The content of the Transforming Care Plan be approved;

(iv)  The proposed governance arrangements for the delivery of the Transforming Care Plan through the regional Transforming Care Partnership and the Adult Joint Commissioning Group be approved.