To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Board held on 12 and 26 September 2018.

The minutes of the meetings of the Board held on 12 and 26 September 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive an update on the development of an Integrated Care System in Devon.

The Board considered an update provided by the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on the proposed merger of the South Devon and Torbay CCG and the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG. 

Alongside the report, the Board considered the Notice of Motion which had been referred to it by the Council which set out a number of concerns about the proposed merger. 

The Deputy Chief Executive of the CCG provided the context for the merger, including that the two CCGs had been working closely together over the past 18 months partly as a result of a Direction from NHS England to South Devon and Torbay CCG.  During this time, a range of benefits has been realised including the simplification of decision making processes, cost savings and efficiencies of over £4million on running costs and the development of a single Executive team.

A Governing Body in Common had been held the previous week at which it was agreed that the CCGs would continue to work with their clinical members and in parallel work with NHS England to assess the appetite and readiness for a merger of the two CCGs. 

Resolved:  that the Board accepts the benefit of the principles of the merger of the two CCG however the Board would wish to hear the feedback from GPs and request that the CCG provide an update to a future meeting.

Following the meeting of the Council held on 20 September 2018, to consider the attached motion which, in accordance with Standing Order A14.3(a), stood referred to the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

Consideration of the points raised within Motion took place during the debate on the item in Minute 32.

The Executive Head – Assets and Business Services to provide an update on the progress being made in implementing the Destination Management Plan.

The Elected Mayor and Executive Lead for Tourism and Harbours to answer the Board’s questions.

The Board received an update on the implementation of the Destination Management Plan.  The Destination Management Group, which included a range of partners, had been formed in June 2018 and was in the process of implementing the action plan.

The Director of Economic Strategy (TDA) outlined some of the different strands of work which were being undertaken, including ensuring that the Local Enterprise Partnership fully recognised the tourism sector as a bedrock sector for the Heart of the South West.

Members of the Board raised a number of points including the need for town centre regeneration, tackling long term worklessness and the future tourism offer.