The Director of Adult Services and Housing to present the draft Strategic Agreement between the Council, the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and the South Devon and Torbay CCG.

The Mayor and Executive Lead for Adult Services to answer the Board’s questions.

The Board to make any comments and/or recommendations as part of the consultation process.

The Director of Adult Services and Housing outlined the draft Annual Strategic Agreement that set out the way in which Torbay Council and South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group commission services from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (the integrated care organisation).

The Director highlighted that there was an ongoing consultation in relation to the Eligibility Criteria for adult social care, the Carers’ Service was currently being redesigned and an improvement plan in relation to Learning Disability Services would be considered at a future meeting of the Policy Development and Decision Group.  There were also stronger references to mental health services within in the Agreement than in previous years.

The Board went on to hear about development of the Accountable Care System across Devon.  This collaborative approach was likely to lead to a Local Care Partnership for Torbay and South Devon.  It was noted that an update on this work, and that of the wider Sustainability and Transformation Programme, would be considered at a future meeting of the Board.