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Good progress is being made with the delivery of the FutureCare Programme following the decision by BCP Council to participate in the programme on 10 December.  All workstreams are now fully mobilised and the programme is on track to deliver the benefits anticipated in the BCP MTFS in 2025/26 and in subsequent financial years.

The Programme Director, FutureCare and the Director of Adult Social Care presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix ‘A’ to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Committee was provided with a presentation and it was highlighted that good progress was being made with the delivery of the FutureCare Programme following the decision by BCP Council to participate in the programme on 10 December 2024.  All workstreams were now fully mobilised and the programme was on track to deliver the benefits anticipated in the BCP MTFS in 2025/26 and in subsequent financial years.

The Committee discussed the report and presentation, including:

• The Director for Adult Social Care advised that this programme was in addition to the ASC fulfilled lives programme and that they were separate programmes which ran concurrently with separate outcomes and benefits.
• In response to a query regarding the difference each programme would have in relation to home-based care provision, the Committee was advised that both programmes would provide benefits, but that each had different work streams and further details about them were provided to the Committee.  It was advised that the two programmes were very ambitious but the outcomes and benefits for the residents would be great.
• In response to a query regarding the lack of data in the report and presentation relating to areas such as bed capacity and workforce numbers and a concern about capacity to deliver the programme, the Committee was advised health partners had built in assumptions about future need into their operational planning and further detail regarding that could be provided to the Committee.  ACTION.
• In response to a query regarding evidence of this type of transformation programme being successfully implemented in other local authorities, the Committee was advised that Newton, the partners, had done similar transformation programmes with other local authorities which demonstrated a track record of successful delivery.  The Committee was also informed that the contract had been implemented in such a way, that if Newton did not deliver the programme successfully, they would not receive renumeration for their work.
• In response to a query regarding reassurance of the progress of the programme, the Committee was advised that the benefits tracking and monitoring were now in place and that progress could be reported to a future meeting of the Committee.  ACTION.
• A Committee Member highlighted that this programme and work was well needed and welcome but expressed concern regarding the financial savings expected and whether there was capacity within secondary care to fulfil the future need and requested that further information come to the Committee regarding this in the future.  ACTION.
• In response to a query regarding people’s experience of the programme, the Committee was advised that information regarding this was being collected within each of the workstreams.
• In response to a query regarding safeguarding the vulnerable and ensuring a patient was not sent home from hospital too soon, the Committee was advised that the programme focused on more conversations and involvement of patients regarding their care and that ensuring a patient was receiving the right care, in the right location was paramount.
• The Committee was advised of the ongoing work within the community regarding Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and how all of the programmes were interlinked.
• The Director of Adult Social Care informed the Committee of the detailed and important coproduction that was being used throughout the transformation programmes.

RECOMMENDED that the Committee:

(a)          Note the good progress being made in delivering the FutureCare Programme following the BCP Council decision to participate on 10 December 2024 and subsequent signing of a legally binding Partnership Agreement

(b)          Note that the programme remains on track to deliver the benefits anticipated in the BCP MTFS in 2025/26