The Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board met to discuss a range of topics including business planning, homeless health, and sexual health. The board was asked to approve the second annual review of Our Health, Our Lambeth, endorse promotion of sexual health services, and approve a progress report on the work of the Homeless Health programme. The meeting also included updates from the Lambeth Together Executive Lead, the Primary Care Commissioning Committee, and the Lambeth Together Assurance Group.

Business Planning

The Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board was asked to approve the second annual review of Our Health, Our Lambeth and the 2025/26 action plan. Our Health, Our Lambeth is a five-year plan focusing on supporting healthy lives, improving prevention and early intervention, and ensuring access to health and care services. The plan includes a wide range of activities and aims to promote equity for all protected characteristics, including taking an anti-racist approach.

The Board was also asked to approve the final integrator model for Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) as agreed by the Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Delivery Alliance. The core ask of the integrator is to host the change support to deliver the INT model within Lambeth, be able to host roles as applicable and provide back office support, and lead on the Population Health Management approach. The agreed model is that Lambeth will work towards the NWDA becoming the integrator so that there is a truly partnership approach within Lambeth. An initial 12-month integrator model between Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) and the Lambeth General Practice Provider Alliance has been agreed.

The Board was asked to note the 2025/26 South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) (Lambeth) budget and 2025/26 Lambeth Council budget for health and social care and support the expenditure plans. The total budget for 2025/26 is £852,121,000, with a minimum efficiency requirement of 5.0% across all budgets.

Homeless Health Update

The Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board was asked to approve the progress report on the work of the Homeless Health programme against Our Health, Our Lambeth activities and outcomes. The report outlined various strands of work ongoing to address the health inequalities experienced by vulnerable rough sleepers and homeless people.

The Board was also asked to endorse and support the recommissioning plans for the Vulnerable Adults housing pathway and rough sleeping outreach service. Priorities for 2025/26 include:

• Recommissioning of the Vulnerable Adults’ Pathway provision (VAP) and outreach service
• Reducing the number of rough sleepers who return to the street after being in settled accommodation
• Maintaining GP registrations across the VAP above 90%
• Increasing engagement in structured treatment and completion of detox and residential rehabilitation
• Increasing engagement in mental health services to reduce emergency contacts and crisis interventions

The Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant (RSDATG) funds the Integrated Health Network (IHN), which supports individuals with a Lambeth connection who are sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness, with an identified substance misuse need. The IHN provides a multi-disciplinary team response, including support for physical health issues, assistance with attending appointments, and access to psychological support.

The NHS England Rough Sleeping Project aims to reduce homelessness, improve access to mental healthcare and substance misuse treatment, reduce criminal justice contacts, and reduce emergency care contacts. Key interventions include assertive outreach, clinical input to address trauma and mental health needs, peer advocacy, and navigating health, care, and support services.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust provides two services that support those who experience homelessness: the Health Inclusion Service in the Community and the Homeless Hospital Health team in Acute and General Medicine. The Health Inclusion Service is a nurse-led service that provides community healthcare for people experiencing homelessness and those with addictions.

Sexual Health

The Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board was asked to approve the progress report on the work of the sexual health programme against Our Health, Our Lambeth activities and outcomes. The report highlighted work across four key themes: outreach and education, reproductive health, reducing STIs, and HIV.

The Board was also asked to endorse the promotion of sexual health services, including the outreach service and Find Sexual Health. Find Sexual Health is a digital tool that connects residents with free online and local sexual health services across Southeast London.

The SHERO (Sexual Health Empowerment and Reproductive Outreach) Lambeth initiative aimed to highlight and reduce sexual and reproductive health inequalities for Black women in Lambeth. The initiative included community events and the recruitment of community champions.

Lambeth Together Executive Lead Update

Andrew Eyres, Place Executive Lead Lambeth, Corporate Director, Integrated Health, and Care, Lambeth Council and South East London Integrated Care Board, provided an update on key developments since the last Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board meeting. The update covered various topics, including:

• The Our Health, Our Lambeth Year 2 Annual Review, which demonstrates progress in service delivery, resident engagement, and embedding equity.
• The work of the Delivery Alliances, including the Living Well Network Alliance, the Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Delivery Alliance, and the Children and Young People Alliance.
• The development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) and the identification of an integrator to host and coordinate functions required to enable partners to work more closely together.
• The work of the Lambeth Together Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) subgroup, including initiatives for residents with learning disabilities and autism.
• Changes to Lambeth Council’s Cabinet, with Councillor Nanda Manley-Browne and Councillor David Bridson as the new job share Cabinet Members for Healthier Communities.
• The ‘Board on the Bus’ programme, which sends health and care decision-makers into neighbourhoods to listen to what matters most to people about their health and care.
• The Organisational Development (OD) programme for the LTCP Board and Executive team, which provides opportunities for leaders to address strategic challenges.
• The Clinical and Care Professional Leads (CCPL) Network Forum, which allows CCPLs to discuss their work, share clinical best practice, and problem solve any barriers they are facing.
• NHS Transformation, including the reduction of NHS England's costs and the focus on strengthening the role of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
• System Pressures, including high volumes of attendances to the emergency department with increased acuity.
• Key Campaigns for Lambeth Together, including promoting HIV testing, raising awareness of cancer screening, and supporting smokers to quit.
• The Health Checks at Work programme, which delivered over 4,000 cardiovascular disease (CVD) and NHS Health Checks across Lambeth.
• The Lambeth Civic Awards 2025, which recognised the contributions of individuals and organisations making a difference in the borough.

Primary Care Commissioning Committee Update

Jasmina Lijesevic, Lambeth Together Board Lay Member, provided an update on discussions held at the Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC) on 19 March 2025. The PCCC is responsible for facilitating accessible and equitable primary care services in the community.

The Board was asked to ratify several decisions made at the PCCC meeting, including:

• A Chairs Action regarding an Enhanced Access proposal from HBD PCN.
• A proposal from Stockwell Group Practice to refurbish and extend their premises.
• Commissioning Intentions Letter.
• A remedial breach notice for a Lambeth practice regarding their Out of Hours obligations.
• An extension of the IAC coordination meeting structure for 2025/26 and a formal comprehensive review of asylum seeker healthcare provision in Lambeth.

Lambeth Together Assurance Group Update

Jasmina Lijesevic, Lambeth Together Board Lay Member, provided an update from the Lambeth Together Assurance Sub-Group (LTAG) and the associated Integrated Assurance Report presented on 18 March 2025. The LTAG meeting agenda centred around three outcomes:

• People who have developed long term health conditions have help to manage their condition and prevent complications.
• People are connected to communities which enable them to maintain good health.
• When emotional and mental health issues are identified, the right help and support is offered early and in a timely way.
• People with learning disabilities and/or autism achieve equal life chances, live as independently as possible and have the right support from health and care services.

Detailed updates were presented by Lambeth partners working in these areas, discussing the interventions and impact measures being monitored to check that the outcomes are being achieved. The Lambeth Together Integrated Assurance Report provides assurance around wider delivery of the Lambeth Together Health and Care Plan (2023-2028), Quality, Risk, and Finance.