Issue - meetings

Joint Report of the Associate Director of Commissioning (Care and Health) Devon County Council and NHS Devon CCG on the Better Care Fund (BCF), Quarter Return, Performance Report and Performance Summary on the BCF.

The Board noted the joint Update Report from the Associate Director of Commissioning (Care and Health) Devon County Council and NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group on the Better Care Fund (BCF), Quarter Return, Performance Report and Performance Summary covering the final quarter of 2019/20.

Regular reports were provided on the progress of the Devon Better Care Fund Plan to enable monitoring by the Health and Wellbeing Board. Performance and progress was reviewed monthly by the Joint Coordinating Commissioning Group through the high level metrics reports and progress overview.

National guidance on planning arrangements for the current year 2021/22 had yet to be published but was expected shortly.

During discussion, the Board asked questions on:

-       the End of Life Care Groups which met monthly in the 4 localities; and the market sufficiency position statement which was being refreshed and would be presented to Cabinet in September; and

-       the Discharge to Assess pathways and the monitoring thereof;

RESOLVED that the Board note the national requirements and latest performance data.