RESOLVED that Cabinet: -
(a) Note the work underway across the Dorset health and care system to transform urgent and emergency care services.
(b) Delegate to the Corporate Director for Wellbeing, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing, the Director of Law and Governance and the Director of Finance, authority to negotiate a Partnership Agreement with Dorset health and care partners to undertake the proposed transformation programme, based on a share of cost and benefits.
(c) Invite the Corporate Director for Wellbeing, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing, the Director of Law and Governance and the Director of Finance, to bring forward a Partnership Agreement for ratification by Council, provided that the agreed programme is achievable and affordable and anticipated benefits to the Council are significantly in excess of costs.
(d) Invite the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise the approach to the partnership agreement and to provide regular scrutiny of progress towards benefits and sustainable change.
Voting: 9 in favour, 1 abstention.
Portfolio Holder: Health and Wellbeing
Reason
To provide authority to continue participating in the system-wide transformation programme to improve urgent and emergency care outcomes of Dorset residents. The additional recommendation was included to ensure that as the programme moves forward over the next 2 years, there was scrutiny of the of the project to check it was working and the individual and financial benefits were being delivered.