Decision details

The County Council is playing an important role in the development of the three NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) across Surrey.

The Plans have to be completed and sighed off by partners ahead of submission on 30 June 2016.

This report provides an update on the emerging STPs and asks for delegated authority for the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader, to sign off the STPs on behalf of the County Council.

1.      That the update on the emerging NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) be noted.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Wellbeing and Health, to sign off the STPs on behalf of the Council through its membership of the relevant STP Transformation / Programme Boards.

Reasons for Decisions:

The deadlines and tight timescales for the preparation and submission of NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans necessitate the recommendation included in this report to delegate authority to sign off the STPs on behalf of the Council ahead of the deadline for submission to NHS England.

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