Purpose

The Department of Health and
Social Care published guidance in late December 2022 for Integrated
Care Boards (ICBs) to develop a five-year joint forward plan (the
Shared Delivery Plan). The NHS Sussex Shared Delivery Plan (SDP)
(‘Our
Plan for our Population’) was written as a single plan
that incorporated the NHS Operating Plan requirements for 2023/24
and the delivery plan for the five-year Sussex Health and Care
Improving Lives Together Strategy. It sets out how partners will
work together over the next five years to make the ambition into a
reality, to improve the lives of local people by supporting them to
live healthier for longer and making sure they have access to the
best possible services when they need them.
 
The Council’s Cabinet
gave their support to the plan at their meeting on
20 June 2023, with the final plan launched by NHS Sussex on the
75th anniversary of the NHS on 5 July 2023.
 
NHS Sussex and partner
organisations are required to prepare an annual refresh of the
joint forward plan before the start of each financial year, setting
out how they intend to exercise their functions in the next five
years. To provide the opportunity to reflect on the 2024/25
priorities and operational planning guidance, NHS England has set
30 June 2024 as the date for ICBs to publish and share their
updated joint forward plans. NHS Sussex are required to engage and
consult with partners during this process and are seeking the
County Council’s support and approval for the document prior
to 30 June 2024.
 
The Cabinet Member for Public
Health and Wellbeing is asked to approve the NHS Sussex Shared
Delivery Plan Refresh Year 2 on behalf of the County
Council.
 

Decision

Recognising the continued importance placed on
the primacy of Place, local oversight, and delivery of the seven
Integrated Community Teams (ICTs) aligned to district and borough
council footprints, the Cabinet Member is asked to approve;
 
1)the Year 2 objectives set out in
the SDP Refresh Year 2 2024/25; and
 
2)the revised governance for the
SDP programme delivery and oversight of the SDP in 2024/25 as
outlined in section 1.10 of this report.