The Committee in Common between Cornwall Health and Wellbeing Board and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Partnership was scheduled to review and provide feedback on the draft Integrated Care Board (ICB) 5-year plan. The meeting was also scheduled to include an opportunity for public questions.

Draft ICB 5-Year Plan

The primary focus of the meeting was the review of the draft ICB 5-year plan. This plan outlines how the ICB intends to commission services to improve population health and healthcare over the next five years, aligning with the NHS 10-year plan. The draft plan is structured around a life-course approach, with specific ambitions and commissioning intentions for Starting Well (children and young people aged 0-24), Living Well (people of working age, 25-64), and Ageing Well (older people, 65+).

The plan details three strategic shifts for the NHS: moving from hospital to community-based care, from analogue to digital processes, and from a focus on sickness to prevention. It proposes integrated neighbourhood care as the core delivery unit, with 16 multi-skilled teams drawn from NHS providers, social care, and the voluntary sector.

Starting Well: The plan includes goals to improve support for children and young people, addressing issues such as mental health, special educational needs and disabilities, and childhood obesity. It aims to reduce waiting times for assessments, improve school readiness and inclusion, and enhance the transition to adult services. The ambition is for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to be places where babies, children, and young people have the best start in life, with equitable access to timely, integrated support.

Living Well: For people of working age, the plan focuses on reducing the impact of common mental health conditions, eliminating emergency department mental health waits, and expanding psychological therapies and employment support. It aims to reduce health-related economic inactivity and improve the management of long-term conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The ambition is for adults aged 25 to 64 to live well with improved mental health and fewer preventable illnesses.

Ageing Well: With Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly having one of the fastest-ageing populations in England, the plan prioritises providing joined-up, personalised care for older people with long-term conditions or frailty. It aims to prevent and delay frailty, support people to manage long-term illnesses, and ensure hospital care is only used when clinically essential. The ambition is for people to age well at home, remain independent for as long as possible, and receive joined-up, compassionate care.

The report pack indicated that the Health and Wellbeing Board was asked to provide feedback on the draft plan and confirm that it takes proper account of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy. A statement to this effect was to be included in the final ICB 5-year plan.

Public Questions

An opportunity was scheduled for members of the public to ask questions related to the agenda items. Questions were required to be submitted to the Monitoring Officer by 12 noon on Thursday, 29 January 2026.