Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Superintendent Graeme Robson (Merseyside Police), Gary Oakford (Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service), Jan McMahon (Sefton Council), Louise Shepherd (Alderhey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust), (Steve Warburton (NHS Acute Provider Sector Representative) and Angela White (Sefton CVS).

Minutes of the Meeting held on 10 March 2021.

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 March, 2021 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.

To receive a verbal update from the Chief Officer of NHS South Sefton Commissioning Group.

The Board considered a verbal update from Fiona Taylor – Chief Officer of NHS South Sefton Commissioning Group – who outlined the Clinical Commissioning Group’s priorities in the next three months. The presentation covered the CCGs 5 strategic objectives:

• Implement Sefton2gether/HWBB strategy
• Drive quality improvement & seek assurance
• Deliver a robust financial plan & cost improvement
• Support PCNs to enable robust and resilient general practice
• Progress changes to Borough based ICP model & contribute to the ICS development

And went onto describe system working and transition, Primary Care Network development, lessons learned and improvements and a summary of financial performance.  

Fiona particularly raised the issue of transition to PCNs and the work which Dr Rob Caudwell commented on. It was agreed to devote an informal HWBB session to general practice and invite key practitioners to this session.

Dr Peter Chamberlain – Chair of South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group – updated the Board on the Borough’s COVID vaccination programme and more specifically vaccination uptake. Citing the highest number of Care Home Vaccinations in Cheshire and Merseyside.

RESOLVED:

That the verbal update be noted.

Report of Head of Children’s Social Care.

The Board considered the report of the Head of Children’s Social Care which provided an overview of the Ofsted focused visit conducted in March 2021. The focused visit looked at key decision-making points in the child’s journey, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report included identified areas of Priority Action and areas of Improvement. A draft plan had been submitted to OFSTED, a report would be presented to the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the DfE had issued a notice to improve for the two priority actions.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report of the Interim Head of Communities.

The Board considered the report of the Interim Head of Communities which provided a summary of the work carried out across some of Sefton’s Early Help partnership. Such services support children, young people and their families. The report outlined previous and current activity as well as next steps to be taken.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health which outlined the progress regarding activity to improve mental health in Sefton Schools/Colleges. The report covered new services (Mental Health Support Teams), widened services (Kooth and QWell) and new partnership work (Wellbeing for Education Return and the new Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Strategy 2021-26).

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report of the Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health.

The Board considered the report of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health which presented the latest position with regard to steps to develop a Sefton Integrated Care Partnership following Cabinet approval to do so in April 2021 and is a follow up to the report the Health and Wellbeing Board received at its March 2021 meeting.

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Councillor Cummins suggested that the Board (with Membership additions) adopt the function of the Integrated Care Partnership and in addition, become a statutory body.

RESOLVED: That