Issue - meetings

Doug Wilson, Head of Strategy and Service Development, Health, Housing and Adult Social Care Directorate, LB Enfield

RECEIVED the report: Update Report from the Joint Health & Social Care Commissioning Board – Health & Adult Social Care, introduced by Doug Wilson, Head of Strategy and Service Development, Health, Housing & Adult Social Care, LB Enfield.

NOTED

1.    The Integrated Care Partnership’s priorities were set out, and were addressed in the Better Care Fund Plan.

2.    An ambition was to reduce permanent residential admissions, and encourage safe care in the community.

3.    The team won in the Local Government Chronicle’s (LGC) 2021 annual awards in the ‘Health & Social Care’ category, recognising the high-quality care in response to the challenges created by Covid-19.

IN RESPONSE

4.    Board members welcomed the award and the report.

5.    In response to Dr Nnenna Osuji’s queries, it was confirmed that the capacity to deliver had never stepped down during the pandemic, regular communication with providers continued, and additional capacity had been booked in preparedness for winter. Work continued on understanding and reducing daily attendance numbers at North Middlesex Hospital A&E.