Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Lewzey, Payne and Paffey.

Councillor Shields declared a personal interest in that he was a Council appointed representative of the Clinical Commissioning Group and remained in the meeting and took part in the consideration and determinations of items on the agenda. 

Dr Kelsey declared a personal interest in that she was a member of the Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body and remained in the meeting and took part in the consideration and determinations of items on the agenda.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 17^th January 2018 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 17^th January be approved and signed as a correct record.

Report of Director of Public Health - outlining pharmaceutical needs assessment.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health seeking approval of the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for publication on 1st April 2018 in accordance with the statutory requirement for Health and Wellbeing Boards to publish a revised assessment within three years of its previous PNA.

RESOLVED: that the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be approved for publication on 1^st April 2018.

Report of the Director of Public Health outlining children's healthy weight plan.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health seeking approval of the Children and Young People’s Healthy Weight Plan which had been developed with key partners and outlined a range of important actions all aimed at increasing the proportion of healthy weight children and young people in the City.

The Board sought confirmation that the opposite end of the spectrum in relation to underweight children and young people was also taken account of and were assured that this was addressed through the school nursing programme and a clinical approach.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the Children and Young People’s Healthy Weight Plan as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be approved; and

(ii)  That the Children and Young People’s Healthy Weight Plan be presented to the Children and Families Scrutiny Panel for information.

Report by the Director of Public Health outlining Physical Activity and Sports Plan.

The Board received and noted the report of the Director of Public Health detailing the draft Physical Activity and Sports Plan which was a new 5 year plan to support the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and align with a number of other Council Strategies such and the Children and Young People’s Strategy, the Clean Air Strategy and the Cycling Strategy.

The Board noted that it was a good plan and encouraged more use of open spaces outside of the City Centre.  The Board acknowledged the links with the other Council Plans and noted that governance arrangements and who would be responsible for monitoring the plan were still to be agreed.  The Board requested that any further comments be submitted to Ravita Taheem, Senior Public Health Practitioner direct.

Report of the Director of Quality and Integration outlining Better Care Plan Responsibility.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health seeking approval for the delegation of responsibility for the Better Care Fund from the Health and Wellbeing Board to the Joint Commissioning Board.

The Board noted that the establishment of a Joint Commissioning Board had been agreed by Cabinet and Council in July 2017 to ensure effective collaboration, assurance, oversight and good governance across the integrated commissioning arrangements between the City Council and Southampton City CCG and as such the Joint Commissioning Board would be responsible for the Better Care Fund.

RESOLVED: that the responsibility for the Better Care Fund be delegated to the Joint Commissioning Board.

Report of the Director of Public Health outlining the Health and Wellbeing Board frequency.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health setting out a proposal for the review of the frequency of meetings of the Board following the establishment of the Joint Commissioning Board which would now lead on much of the Health and Wellbeing functions.  The Board noted that as part of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 there were a number of statutory functions it would remain responsible for but considered these could be met in less meetings per year.

It was suggested that a small group of Board Members meet to review the required frequency of meetings and make recommendation for inclusion into the Council’s Constitution Review at the May Annual General Meeting.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That a small group be formed to make recommendation for inclusion into the Council’s Constitution Review; and

(ii)  That the frequency of future Health and Wellbeing Board would be confirmed as part of the Council’s Constitutional Review at the May Annual General Meeting.