Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Roscoe (Sefton Council), Sarah Alldis (Sefton Council), Paul Holden (Merseyside Police), Anita Marsland (Sefton Partnership Governance), Phil Porter (Sefton Council) and Mark Thomas (Merseyside Fire and Rescue).

Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2024

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2024 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.

Presentation of the Children and Young People Programme Manager, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Sefton Place

The Board received a presentation of the Children and Young People (CYP) Programme Manager, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Sefton Place which provided an overview of the background and evidence for the development of a partnership led CYP Respiratory Steering Group and Improvement Plan, key elements of the improvement plan and progress to date and how impact would be measured and inform system and service developments. 

The Board discussed the Stop Smoking programme, the impact of vaping, making every contact count and the benefits of partnership working.

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Report of Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

The Board received the report of Executive Director – Place, Sefton, which described the Proposed Approaches for Health Inequalities Investment in 2024/25 within Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.

The Board discussed primary prevention, staffing, poverty proofing and the voluntary sector.

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 presented the Board with a summary of activity from the five identified subgroups and sought approval for the Better Care Fund 2023-24 Year End Template and Sefton’s Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund Plan 2024 to 2025.

The report also included a summary of activity from the Combatting Drugs Partnership and outlined changes to pharmacies in Sefton. The report outlined activity since the last report received by the Board on 6 March 2024, namely:

The Board also received an update from the Combatting Drugs Partnership which had met once since the last update, on 13 March 2024.

The Board was required to receive and note changes to Pharmacies in its area from NHS England, and the Board received six notifications from March 2024 to the date of the meeting.

RESOLVED: That