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Ensure collective leadership to
improve health and well-being outcomes across both local authority
areas, to enable shared discussion and consensus about the STP
across the Kent and Medway footprint in an open and transparent
way.
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Help to ensure the STP has
democratic legitimacy and accountability, to seek assurance that
health care services paid for by public monies are provided in a
cost-effective manner.
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Consider the work of the STP
and encourage persons who arrange for the provision of any health
or social care services in the area to work in an integrated
manner.
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Take account of and advise on
the wider statutory duties of Health and Social Care
Partners.
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Key Functions
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(a)
To consider and influence the work of the STP
focussing on prevention, Local Care and wellbeing across Kent and
Medway.
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(b)
To consider and shape the development of Local Care
within the STP which will impact on adult social care delivery in
both authorities, advising the Kent and Medway Health and Wellbeing
Boards accordingly.
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(c)
To give advice to the STP in developing clear plans
and business cases to assist commissioners in making best use of
their combined resources to improve local health and well-being
outcomes, particularly relating to the Local Care and Prevention
work streams, making recommendations to the Kent and Medway Health
and Wellbeing Boards on support that could be provided.
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(d)
To keep NHS commissioning plans under review,
insofar as they relate to STP Plans to ensure they are taking into
account the Kent and Medway Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and
local HWB Strategies, referring back to the STP Programme Board and
respective Kent and Medway Health and Wellbeing Boards where they
do not.
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(e)
To champion integration in local care delivery,
including working with the STP to establish a Kent and Medway Local
Care Board.
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(f)
To support the development of the Clinical
Strategy.
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(g)
To ensure alignment of the Kent and Medway JSNAs
with population health needs to inform the STP Case for Change and
the associated Clinical Strategy.
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(h)
To consider and advise on the development of the STP
Preventative work-stream given it is heavily focussed on Public
Health functions within both upper-tier authorities.
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(i)
To consider and advise on the development of options
for the local authorities’ role in a Strategic Commissioner
arrangement with Health – the engagement in which remains a
matter for each of the local authorities.
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(j)
To consider options for the Local Authority role in
the development of Integrated Care Systems (previously known as
Accountable Care Partnerships), the engagement in which remains a
matter for each of the local authorities.
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