Agenda item
Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System Update
Purpose: To provide an update on the Integrated Care Partnership Strategy and seek input from Health and Wellbeing Board Members.
Minutes:
Rob Bowen (Deputy Director of Strategy) and Profession Tracy Daszkiewicz (Director of Public Health for Berkshire West) presented the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB) Update (Agenda Item 8), which focused on the draft Integrated Care Strategy.
It was acknowledged that the Integrated Care Strategy needed to be aligned with the strategies and delivery plans at Place and Locality levels.
It was noted that the Strategy had not yet been formally signed off by the Integrated Care Partnership, but it was felt to be saying the right things.
A point was made about needing to use language that was accessible to residents.
Some concern was suggested that the ICB may be over-reaching its areas of responsibility, since services around obesity, alcohol abuse, etc were outside of their control. However, it was noted that the Integrated Care System included all the organisations represented on the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) as well as the Integrated Care Board. The Strategy was being written on behalf of everybody involved in supporting people to stay well across the entire BOB geography.
It was stressed that local authority services needed to be represented in relevant meetings, including those associated with wider determinants of health, such as planning and transport. The ICB acknowledged that wider determinants were included within the scope of the organisations included within the ICP, but some of these things would be developed at place rather than system. Also, there was a balance to be struck, since the Strategy could not cover everything, so it had to focus on the most important aspects to be provided at the System level.
It was highlighted that the next phase would be engagement with partners and the public, with the full document available from Monday 12 December, with consultation open until the end of January 2023. The Board was asked for suggestions for engaging with the local population to get the best possible input to the Strategy.
Action: Gordon Oliver to confirm that the Council’s Communications Team were aware of the consultation.
It was suggested that there may be an element of consultation fatigue and that the ICB should review the consultation outcomes for the recent Joint Local Integrated Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Also, it was noted that consultees may not be aware of the difference between the two strategies.
It was noted that there were some community groups who were seldom heard in consultations and it was suggested that those running the consultation should go to where these groups met.
RESOLVED to note the report.
Before going onto the next item, the Chairman invited Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz to provide a brief update on the current situation regarding Strep A infections.
It was noted that Strep A was a common bacteria that was present within the population and usually caused few problems. However, in some cases, it could make people unwell. Recently, there had been an increase in Scarlet Fever, which had predominantly affected children under the age of 10. Symptoms included raised temperatures, flushed cheeks and a distinctive rash, which was rough to the touch like sandpaper. Parents were advised to seek advice where appropriate. Scarlet Fever usually lasted a few days and children recovered quickly with the help of antibiotics. However, there was an invasive strain of Strep A, which could trigger a severe response similar to Sepsis. Fortunately, this was rare. The recent outbreak was unusual in that it was out of season. As a result, it was getting a lot of media attention. Residents were advised to visit the Council or ICB websites where there was further information available.
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