Item 6 - Supporting health and social care reform and devolution

London Councils Leaders’ Committee on 10 February 2015 discussed health and care reform. In this conversation it was suggested that the Capital Ambition programme might provide a source of funding to unlock local partnerships [for health and care reform]. In the actions it was agreed that a report should be considered by the Capital Ambition Board on options about the use of Capital Ambition balances to facilitate health partnerships. 
 
This paper summarises further developments around health and care reform and devolution and initial considerations by officers about potential areas in which Capital Ambition could play a constructive role to help move these forwards.

 

Recommendations    

The Board is asked to:

a)    agree in principle to use Capital Ambition funding of up to £150,000 to support the development of sub-regional working arrangements for health with strong borough engagement, subject to the agreement of a detailed business case; and
b)    agree, given the ambition to make progress on sub-regional working this financial year, to delegate approval of the business case to the Chair in consultation with the Chair of London Councils and the Health portfolio holder and report back to the Board’s September meeting.