Decision details

The Supporting Patients Choices to Avoid Long Hospital Stays Policy has been developed locally by NHS organisation and local authorities operating within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.  It is based on a national framework issued by NHS England.  The aim of the policy is to provide accurate and timely information to patients about their choices when leaving hospital, improve patient flow and increase capacity within hospital to meet growing demand.

To minimise delays and uncertainty about which organisation has funding responsibility for meeting the support needs of particular individuals in the context of this policy, a funding framework has also been developed by NHS and Local Authority partners within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Partnership.

Resolved:  That the Health and Wellbeing Board agreed to endorse the collaborative policy framework, as detailed at Appendices 'A' and 'B' of the report; and supported its adoption across the footprint of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.