Issue details

In May 2018, West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership was one of four areas to be invited to be part of the national Integrated Care System (ICS) development programme. Being a Shadow ICS is about helping the partnership to develop the sophistication of process and relationships that means, in future, the partnership itself will be able to take on some powers and budgets from national bodies. This would mean that decisions about investment in health and care can be taken more locally by those with a closer relationship to the impact of the funds and decisions.
The Partnership has developed a draft agreement to formalise working arrangements and support for the next stage of the Partnership’s development.
Cabinet are asked to
- note the revisions to the proposed Partnership agreement
- consider the Council’s support for the proposed Partnership arrangements
- continue to advocate for greater emphasis in the work of the Partnership on prevention and tackling inequalities
- urge the Partnership to continue to build stronger relationships with Councils and the wider range of stakeholders beyond the local NHS, including Scrutiny, and to give proper consideration to the issues raised through Scrutiny and other engagement processes.