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Integrated Care Strategy

 

 

Meeting: 19/12/2023 - Cabinet (Item 5)

5 Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy pdf icon PDF 135 KB

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Background:

This report presented details of the Integrated Care Strategy, which set out how the assessed needs in relation to its area would be met, as required by the Health and Social Care Act, 2022. An interim Strategy had previously been agreed by the Cabinet in December 2022.

The Inequalities, Prevention and Population Health Committee (IPPHC) of the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) had been tasked with developing the Integrated Care Strategy. It formed a steering group to develop the Strategy, led by colleagues from the NHS, with representation from Public Health. The Strategy required approval from Medway Council, Kent County Council and the Kent and Medway NHS Integrated Care Board, as the constituent authorities of the Integrated Care Partnership Joint Committee.

The report had previously been considered by the Health and Wellbeing Board, the comments of which were set out in section 6 of the report and by the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the comments of which were set out in an addendum report.

The draft Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy was attached at Appendix 1 to the report. A Diversity Impact Assessment in relation to the Strategy was attached at Appendix 2.

Decision

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Decision:

 

 

The Cabinet noted the comments of the Health and Wellbeing Board, as set out at section 6 of the report and the comments of the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in the addendum report.

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The Cabinet approved the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report and agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, to make any changes required, following consideration of the Strategy by other Committees and partners.

 

Reasons:

 

Approving the Integrated Care Strategy enables Medway Council, Kent County Council and Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board to fulfil the requirement to publish an Integrated Care Strategy.