Agenda and decisions

RESOLVED /-

That apologies be received and noted from Colin Scales (NHS GM), Cllr Keith Cunliffe (Wigan Council), Tom Stannard (Manchester City Council) and Evelyn Asante-Mensah (Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust).

1.           That the NHS GM Annual Plan 2025-26 be circulated to Integrated Care Partnership Board Members. 

2.           That a joint meeting of the NHS GM Integrated Care Board and the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board be arranged.

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

There were no declarations received in relation to any item on the agenda.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 29 November 2024

That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 November 2024 be approved as a correct record.

Verbal Update of Mark Fisher CBE, Chief Executive of NHS GM Integrated Care

1.           That the update be noted.

2.           That the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board Joint Chairs write a letter of support to NHS GM staff in relation to recent government announcements.

Report of Warren Heppolette, Chief Officer Strategy, Innovation and Population Health, NHS Greater Manchester

1.           That the contents of the report be noted.

2.           That a terms of reference be drafted for the ICPB strategy meetings.

3.           That a forward plan be drafted.

4.           That eight strategy meetings be held annually.

To note the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2025.

              That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2025 be noted.

A joint report between NHS GM and Primary Care Provider Board

That the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board: -

1.           Note the central role of Primary Care in Live Well, its track record of innovation in this area, and emerging issues/considerations.

2.           Note that the PCB has been commissioned to undertake a detailed engagement across Primary Care to support the Live Well design and implementation.

3.           Note the proposed timescales of this engagement and its application to other system work.

4.           Endorse that interim reports will be shared with the Live Well team and key stakeholder groups

5.           Endorse that a full report is presented to the ICP by July 2025.

Report of Colin Scales, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Greater Manchester and Stephanie Butterworth, Tameside Council Director of Adult Services and Chair of GM ADASS.

That the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board: -

1.           Note the contents of the report, particularly the current challenges and good work underway to address them.

2.           Note the opportunities for further collaborative improvement between health, care and wider public service to improve discharge from hospital, and build on our Home First approach, in the context of the GM Live Well model.

3.           That a further paper focusing on admission avoidance in the context of the GM Live Well model is brought to a future ICPB Strategy meeting.

To be arranged