The Director of Care and Health introduced the report which set out the proposed vision and structure of the Out of Hospital Programme Board, and the proposed change of approach to delivering the desired outcomes and the scope of the work undertaken. It was outlined that the intention of the Out of Hospital Programme Board was to utilise the well-established integrated approach to best value commissioning and the strong relationships with the voluntary sector to improve the experience of those people experiencing inequalities and those who require health and social care. The four key priority areas of the programme were:

·  Healthy Behaviours

·  Community and Place

·  Integrated Health and Care

·  Commissioning

Members noted that residents aged over 66 represented 12% of the population but 40% of hospital admissions. Further assurances were sought on the programme and its ability to effectively discharge patients safely to their home. It was noted that the report focussed on the services commissioned by the Council and the overall health improvement programme reported to Health and Wellbeing Board, and that the Healthy Wirral Programme could be presented to the Committee if they wished to have a more holistic overview.

Resolved – That

(1)  the renaming of the Out of Hospital Programme Board to the Living Well in Our Community Board to better reflect the aspirations and ambitions of the programme be noted and supported.

(2)  the membership of the Living Well in our Community Board and the structure for delivery be noted and supported.

(3)  the vision defining the work of the Board which was ‘Supporting Residents to Live Independent, Healthy, Happy Lives by Listening to and Meeting the Needs of Population Health at a neighbourhood level’ be noted and supported.

(4)  the initial scope of the Board be approved.

(5)  the outcomes identified to deliver better health, better care, and better value, improve people’s experience of Health and Social Care, reduce inequalities, and avoid duplication across the Health and Social Care Partnership and optimise the use of resources be noted and supported.