Issue - meetings

Sub-Group Updates

Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 15)

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Report of the Director of Public Health

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health which presented the Board with a summary of activity from the five identified Sub-Groups and included the Better Care Fund Planning Template 2023-25, as well as an update from the Combatting Drugs Partnership and outlined changes to pharmacies in Sefton. The last update was heard on the 8th of March 2023.

 

(1)

The Children and Young People’s Partnership Board (CYPPB) had met once since the last update, on 14 June 2023. The Board received updates regarding Virtual Schools, Career Connect, NEET and the Caring Business Charter, Key Risk, the Early Help Partnership, Start Well and the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Partnership.

 

(2)

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Continuous Improvement Board (SENDCIB) had not met since the last update. The SENDCIB Governance Proposal was agreed by the Chair of the Board on 11 July 2023.

 

(3)

The Adults Forum had not met since the last update (prior to the agenda publication date) with a meeting scheduled for 6 September 2023.

 

(4)

The Health Protection Forum had met once since the last update, in July 2023, for a development session. The Forum reflected on what had worked well and identified areas for review/improvement. Key priorities for the group were also discussed.

 

(5)

The Health and Wellbeing Executive which had met once since the last update, on 17 August 2023. The Executive received updates on performance and finance, the Sefton Place Plan, Joint Forward Plan development and governance.

 

The Board also received an update from the Combatting Drugs Partnership which had met once since the last update on 27 June 2023. The meeting had a themed spotlight session on drug related deaths / blood borne viruses.

 

The Board discussed the 2022-2023 Health and Wellbeing Board Work Programme and the management of the Better Care (Pool) funding.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

the updates from the five identified subgroups and the Combatting Drugs Partnership be noted;

 

(2)

the Better Care Fund Planning Template 2023 – 2025 be approved and authority for future decision making around the template be delegated to the Chair; and

 

(3)

the changes to Pharmacies in Sefton be noted.