EBST Alliance partners have approved plans for closer health and social care integration for ‘our patch’ in East Sussex.
During July, plans for closer integration between health and social care were taken to the governing bodies of ESCC, ESHT and EHS and HR CCGs, as full members of the ESBT Alliance, for discussion. SPFT will also be considering the proposals as an associate member of the Alliance at their Board meeting in September.
We are happy to report that our plans to formalise further health and social care integration for the ESBT footprint were approved. This means we will now strengthen our Alliance arrangement by April 2018, with the supporting legal framework and single leadership creating the conditions for moving towards a single health and care entity for East Sussex in the future.
This is a key milestone that builds on the hard work that we have done together with local people, stakeholders and staff to create the best health and social care system for residents in our footprint.
We consider this legal vehicle to be the best option to tackle this year’s challenges and to make the best use of our resources. This approach will allow us to provide the highest quality care for local people delivered in the right place, at the right time.
More information on the recommendation is available on the ESBT website here.
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