Presentation of Mark Dornan
Minutes:
The OSC was given a presentation updating on the work of Gateshead Cares, including the Integrated Adults and Social Care Services Living Thriving Lives Plan (2023-28), which was noted as supporting Gateshead’s Thrive ambitions and aims to make accessing support and services as easy as possible.
Progress reviews have been held for Priorities 2 and 4 for the Gateshead Place Plan. Updates given are as follows:
Priority 2: Giving Children and Young People the Best Start in Life
· A Family Hub steering group has been established; healthy relationships pathway is now live; an infant feeding co-ordinator recruited.
· Joined up pathways across the system from children to transition and to adults required; Pathway and MDT Stakeholder event 11/10/23.
· Review of crisis pathway for CYP underway.
· The Teenage Resource "The Little Book of Useful Stuff" has been distributed across the Gateshead System.
· Roll out of the Asthma and Allergies masterclasses have taken place.
· The GP Kitemark Children and Young People friendly practice has been developed by 7 local GP practices.
Priority 4: Longer and Healthier Lives – Mental Health, Learning Disability, Autism and Aging Well
· Integrated workforce plan established.
· Plan developed with Talking Therapies to increase awareness of the service offer and increase referrals.
· Autism hubs in Gateshead - Daisy Chain is the appointed provider and will work out of 5 hubs across Gateshead.
· Focus on Older Persons Dementia Beds and Pathway – work underway to appraise current offer in Residential and Nursing Care; options paper being developed; work underway to understand the pathway and where improvements can be made.
· Update provided on the work of the RISE Mental Health in Schools Team and plans for 2023/24 were discussed.
· Progress was considered in taking forward Generalist Home Care transformation as part of the Ageing Well programme of work:
o LA have invested in Home Care to support Sustainability
o Workforce has grown steadily since May 2023
o Funding for Short-Term Services agreed and required services in place
o New PIC to open end of Nov 23 (increased capacity)
o Current waiting list is in single figures
o Improved flow continues keep delayed discharges at low numbers
The OSC was updated that Gateshead Cares considered a report on asylum and migration in Gateshead. Updates have been sought from system partners to inform a future item on this issue.
An expression of interest was also discussed by the Gateshead Cares Board for a Women’s Health Hub Investment opportunity. There was widespread support for the bid which links to key programmes of work across Gateshead Place, our Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the DPH’s most recent Annual Report which had a specific focus on Women and Health Inequalities. The ICB is currently evaluating the bids received; the first Women’s Health Conference took place on 19th October to inform implementation plans; and further detail has been sought from those who submitted bids to get a better understanding of current gaps and opportunities.
The Board noted that it was important to quantify the needs of people seeking asylum and that it is important to ensure that their needs are met, including their housing needs.
REVOLVED:
i. The Board noted the presentation.