(i) Update
(ii) Health & Wellbeing
(iii) Questions & Answers
Representatives have been invited to attend the meeting.
All Members have been invited to attend for this item.
Minutes:
The Chairman welcomed Aaron Cummins, Executive Lead for Finance, BHCP and Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive UHMBFT, Sarah Baines, Project Manager for Lancaster ICCs, Erik Worsley, Manager of Active Lives Project for Lancaster City Council and Helen McConville, Senior Manager Community Service Development & Integrated Care Communities, Morecambe Bay CCG to the meeting.
Better Care Together Update
Members were given an update on the Better Care Together project. It was reported that 12 Integrated Care Communities (ICCs) across the Bay Hospital’s remit had been set up to bring together primary, community, social care, volunteers, third sector and community members into one single integrated team working to a common purpose which was to improve the health and well-being of the local population.
It was reported that initiatives, such as Patient Initiated Follow Ups had been introduced which offered help when a condition flared up and offered the patient the choice as to whether they required a follow up appointment or not. Rheumatology was the first service to go live, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pain, Respiratory and Gastroenterology were also developing PIFU pathways.
The Committee was advised that IT was being used to manage risk and be proactive in Integrated Care Communitiesby offering online information on how to self help with integrated technology. Over 1,400 people were helped which last year avoiding travel to hospital.
It was reported that the Trust was one of 50 Vanguard sites in the country and had consistently performed quarter on quarter, year on year, and was regarded as a high performing Vanguard especially against two key metrics. Firstly the ICCs work to help those with the greatest need to keep them safely at home, avoiding escalation to emergency admissions and secondly non-elective bed days was maintaining a continued downward trend.
Members were advised that the Trust had won the ‘Improving Value Through Innovative Financial Management or Procurement award’ at the prestigious Health Service Journal Value in Healthcare awards 2017.
Members asked a number of questions including reference to the lack of support for people with mental health issues in the community.
It was agreed that the Committee would invite the Lancashire Care and Cumbria Trust to a future meeting to discuss this issue.
The meeting was adjourned at 7.23pm
The meeting was reconvened at 7.31pm
Health and Wellbeing Update - Active Lives
The Committee was advised that the Active Lives scheme had been established by the City Council and funded by Lancashire County Council and recently partnered with Integrated Care Communities.
It was reported that the first group of people who had been invited to take part by their GPs as they had problems with musculoskeletal disease, followed by a group of people suffering from Diabetes. Members were advised that the programmes had received amazing feedback and the results were extremely positive with improvements to health for all who took part. Seven community based programmes had taken place to date in the district.
The Committed was informed that the programme was going to target areas of need such as obesity in schools, and inactivity in workplaces. The aim was to set up a programme, make it sustainable then move on to another group of people.
It was suggested that the City Council could promote the Active Lives programme by having a chair based exercise session before a Council meeting. It was agreed to recommend that this be undertaken on a voluntary basis, prior to a forthcoming Council meeting.
Resolved :-
(1) That Aaron Cummins, Sarah Baines, Erik Worsley and Helen McConville be thanked for their attendance at the meeting.
(2) That the Committee invite the Lancashire Care and Cumbria Trust to a future meeting to discuss the lack of support for people with mental health issues in the community.
(3) That it be recommended that, prior to the start of the next suitable Council meeting, all Members be invited to take part in a chair based exercise session to promote the Active Lives project.