Hackney Council’s health boss has refused to sign up to NHS England’s “secretive” Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) until he gets concrete details on its £587m cost-cutting implications.
But a spokesman for the North East London (NEL) STP has told the Gazette bosses “have just not got to that point” and in fact have no details to share.
The proposal is to divide England into 44 “footprints”, which would see Hackney’s healthcare linked with seven other local authority areas.
The vision is to improve services and health in the face of an ageing and growing population – while at the same time saving money.
Part of the plan is to “reduce the burden” on NHS services through promoting prevention and self-care, by addressing issues like childhood obesity and smoking. “Motivating people to take ownership of their health is crucial to our system vision,” the draft plan states.