Agenda and minutes

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 13th September, 2023 2.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room - Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE. View directions

Contact: Amy Dyson  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

10.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Sarah Alldis (Sefton Council), Janine Hyland (Parenting 2000), Margaret Jones (Sefton Council), Superintendent Dawn McNally (Merseyside Police) and Angela White (Sefton Council for Voluntary Service).

 

11.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 206 KB

Minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2023

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2023 be confirmed as the correct record.

 

12.

Declarations of Interest

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.

Minutes:

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

 

13.

Primary Care Update pdf icon PDF 157 KB

Presentation by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, Sefton Place

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Board considered the presentation of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, Sefton Place which detailed the current arrangements for general practice commissioning in Sefton, an update on the key work programme relating to general practice services and a brief overview of some of the key developments led by the Primary Care Networks in Sefton.

 

The Board discussed the constraints surrounding the current practice estate and opportunities for new developments with partners. The Board also contemplated the current framework surrounding GP appointments.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

the presentation be noted; and

(2)

the representatives from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside be thanked for their presentation.

 

 

14.

Board Development pdf icon PDF 385 KB

Report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health

Minutes:

The Board considered the report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health which updated the Board on the LGA Development Work Programme and suggested a refresh of further work as required. The report highlighted work to date including:

 

·       The Terms of Reference refresh

·       Development of a robust forward plan

·       Proposals to develop the Health and Wellbeing Executive

·       The mid-year point of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Sefton

·       Next Steps

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

a refresh of the Health and Wellbeing Executive functions to consider delivery and oversight through the partnership as an alternative model with a constituted working group including business intelligence and key commissioning leads across the Council and wider Sefton Partnership be agreed;

 

(2)

a review of the support mechanisms/structures which support the work of the Board be approved;

 

(3)

a refresh and review of performance mechanisms in line with the Place plan be approved; and

 

(4)

a review of the Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy at midpoint of delivery, once the intelligence basis is secured, be approved.

 

 

15.

Sub-Group Updates pdf icon PDF 253 KB

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.