Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Craig Gillespie (South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group), Gary Oakford (Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service) and Jan McMahon (Sefton Council).

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 September, 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.

Members are requested at a meeting where a disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest arises, which is not already included in their Register of Members' Interests, todeclare any interests that relate to an item on the agenda.

Where a Member discloses a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, he/she must withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest, except where he/she is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of a dispensation.

Where a Member discloses a personal interest he/she must seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or staff member representing the Monitoring Officer to determine whether the Member should withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest or whether the Member can remain in the meeting or remain in the meeting and vote on the relevant decision.

No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests were received.

Report of the Director of Public Health

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health that provided an update and a summary of activity from the five identified subgroups:

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education

The Board considered the report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education that updated on the progress made against the actions taken and progress made with regard to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND[DC1] ) Continuous Improvement Plan.

The report described the Delivery of the Improvement Plan as well as any associated Risks.

RESOLVED That:

Report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health

The Board considered the report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health which presented the draft Adult Social Care Vision document to the Board for review and comment as part of the consultation process.

RESOLVED That:

Report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health

The Board considered the report of the Executive Director for Adult Social Care and Health which presented the progress of Integrated Commissioning since the last report to the Board in March 2020. The report detailed:

·       Policy position

·       Integrated posts

·       Work programme progression highlights

·       Next Steps

RESOLVED That:

Report of Geraldine O’Carroll, Senior Manager – Commissioning & Redesign, NHS South Sefton CCG & Southport & Formby CCG.

The Board considered the report of Geraldine O’Carroll, Senior Manager – Commissioning & Redesign, NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Southport & Formby CCG.

The report detailed the following:

·       Update on capital programme and respite unit

·       Day Care

·       Supported living tender

·       Testing and swabbing and PPE

·       Health Updates

·       Information from CCGs

·       COVID19 Rapid Reviews for People with Learning Disabilities

·       LEDER[DC1] 

·       Early learning

·       STOMP [DC2] 

Resolved:

That the report be noted.

Presentation by Cheshire and Merseyside COVID Response

The Board considered the presentation of Martin McDowell – Chief Finance Officer / Deputy Chief Officer at NHS Southport & Formby & NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Groups and Jon Devonport - Associate Director of Digital Development within the Senior Management Team at NHS Informatics Merseyside. 

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Health

The Board considered the report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education which offered a summary of the progress in relation to the Children’s Social Care Improvement Plan and activity for the year end 2019/2020.

The Improvement Plan identified three key objectives:

RESOLVED That:

Report of South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group

The Board considered the final draft of the South Sefton and Southport and Formby End of Life Strategies. Developed by the End of Life Steering Group, chaired by Dr. Debbie Harvey – Clinical Lead of End of Life for NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group, and Cheshire and Merseyside Health Care Partnership, with contributions from our Hospice Sector, Health Watch, members of the End of Life (EOL)[DC1] Steering Group, Patient representation, Sefton Carers Centre and the Alzheimer’s Society, Sefton Local Authority and Community services. 

RESOLVED:

That it be noted that the Board reviewed and agreed the strategies to be adopted for Sefton, in relation to the End of Life Strategies.