Issue - meetings

Richard Harling explained that as of November 2015 the Better Care Fund had been expected to overspend by £90,000 but was now at £78,000 underspend. The CCG contribution to the fund had been increased by £400,000 but the County Council contribution through the social care Capital and the Disabled Facilities Grant had not yet been confirmed.

All the individual schemes had been evaluated and would continue apart from Pivotell.  With the additional funding from the CCGs £973,000 was uncommitted for next year.  £217,000 would be used to fund the shortfall on Pathway 1 of the hospital discharge service and suggestions for the rest of the money included using it for winter pressures, mental health services and home care.

Members felt that Worcestershire was in a reasonable place with regards to the BCF and consideration should be made as to how the BCF could be used to help the integration agenda.  They felt it would be possible to start thinking about how the fund could be spent in 2018 and whether it could be used to fund different things.

RESOLVED that the Health and Well-being Board:

a)    Noted the CCG contribution to the Better Care Fund for 2016/17,

b)    Approved the allocation of these to individual schemes as set out in paragraphs 14-20,

c)    Noted the remaining CCG contribution still to be committed, currently £973,000,

d)    Approved the use of £217,000 to address the funding gap in Pathway 1, noting that this reduces the CCG contribution still to be committed to £756, 000,

e)    Noted that the Worcestershire County Council Contribution had not yet been confirmed by central government, and;

f)     Agreed that the Chairman of the Board in collaboration with the CCG accountable officers had the authority to commit the remainder of the CCG contribution and the Worcestershire County Council Contributions once these were confirmed.