The Executive considered the outcome of an options appraisal undertaken by partners on possible organisational forms of the proposed Multi-Speciality Community Provider for health and social care services in Stockport and have agreed:-
(1) that the recommendation of the options appraisal that partners form a new Neighbourhood Led Accountable Care Trust be noted and that approval be given to progress this option to a Full Business Case, including legal agreements, regulatory and financial due diligence (and subject to the final outcome of the Joint Commissioning Procurement process and regulatory approval by NHS England and NHS Improvement);
(2) in relation to Section 4 of the Appraisal Document relating to Support Services, that approval be given to
· developing a specification for a structured programme that results in an option for an integrated support services;
· adoption of the design principles and next steps identified in section 4 of the report to inform this programme;
· focussing, in the first instance, upon support services in Stockport Foundation Trust and Stockport Council;
· adopting a public sector led arrangement either through a partnership or public to public transfer in the first instance to enable effective support services to meet critical transformation requirements in the development of the care model; and,
· developing a detailed report for consideration by the Stockport Together Board and appropriate organisational governance along with a proposed approach to programme investment, governance, accountability arrangements and requisite third-party support.