Agenda item

The Board considered a report of the Director of Adults and Communities regarding the quarter 3, 2024/25 report of the Better Care Fund. A copy of the report, marked ‘Agenda Item 9’, is filed with these minutes.

With regards to Emergency Department Admissions which appeared to be on the increase it was pointed out that many of these were not genuine admissions but actually patients attending the same day emergency care service. Work was taking place to separate the data and identify how many of these were genuine admissions.

The previous report had incorrectly stated that during the first quarter of 2024-25 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust experienced an increase in attendances of 30% when in fact the correct figure was 11%. This had now been corrected in the published data.

RESOLVED:

(a)    That the performance against the Better Care Fund outcome metrics, and the positive progress made in transforming health and care pathways up to quarter 3 be noted;

(b)    That the action taken by the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Council, following consultation with the Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board, to approve the BCF Quarter 3 report and use of powers of delegation to approve this for the NHSE submission deadline of 14th February 2025, be noted.