Purpose

From 1 July 2022, the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System is required to establish an Integrated Care Partnership as a key component of the Health and Care Act 2022.

Lancashire County Council is a core member of this partnership.

The development of this partnership is planned to happen in two phases between May and December 2022. The set-up phase (May and June 2022) includes establishing the terms of reference and confirmation of membership by each partner organisation. This will be followed by a development phase (July to December 2022) that includes establishing priorities for integrated care strategy and confirming how this partnership interfaces other partnerships in the system, (e.g. Health and Wellbeing Boards, etc).

Decision

The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as amended below:

(i)  Support the development of Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership as set out in the report;

(ii)  Add the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership to the county council's list of appointments to outside bodies; and

(iii)  To appoint County Councillor Michael Green as the county council's representative on the Care Partnership until the next county council elections.