Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor Roger Lawrence (City of Wolverhampton Council), Councillor Elias Mattu (City of Wolverhampton Council), Jeremy Vanes (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust) and Stephen Marshall (Wolverhampton City Clinical Commissioning Group).

Andrea Smith attended as substitute for Stephen Marshall.  David Loughton attended as substitute for Jeremy Vanes.

There were no declarations of interest.

[To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 7 October 2015 as a correct record]

Resolved:

            That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2015 be approved as a correct record, subject to an amendment to the name in line three of the second paragraph under agenda item 11 to read Ian Darch.

[To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2015]

There were no matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.

[To consider and comment on the summary of outstanding matters]

The Service Director for Disability and Health, Viv Griffin, presented the summary of outstanding matters adding that it would require a refresh for submission to the next meeting.

Resolved:

            That the summary of outstanding matters be noted.

[To consider and comment on the items listed on the Forward Plan]

The Service Director for Disability and Mental Health presented a report on the Board’s Forward Plan for 2015/16. 

The Service Director for Public Health and Wellbeing, Ros Jervis, drew attention to the establishment of a stakeholder forum in regard to suicide prevention and suggested that an update on the work of the forum be presented to the Board in six months’ time.

The Chair, Councillor Sandra Samuels, advised that she had been approached by a journalist student who wished to produce a paper on obesity, adding that the student would be contacting a number of key members on the Board.

It was noted that the junior doctors’ strike action had been called off, although not in time to prevent the cancellation of operations.

The Chair drew attention to a Junior Park run which took place in Wednesfield every Sunday morning, which was supported by the Wolverhampton  and Bilston Athletics Club and to a BBC television programme in respect of obesity.

Resolved:

a)    That the report be received and noted.

b)    That an update on the Suicide prevention Stakeholder Forum be presented to the Board in April 2016.

[To receive a presentation from Dr William Bird on the “Beat the Streets” initiative]

                                                                                                             [Dr William Bird]

Dr William Bird provided a PowerPoint presentation to the Board in relation to the ‘Beat the Street’ initiative.  The initiative was designed to bring together different communities, both adults and children, in a social setting in order to undertake healthy exercise.  The initiative was due to commence in Wolverhampton in February 2016 and examples of current initiatives in other areas were provided. The presentation also provided an evaluation of physical activity against government targets over a twelve month, which highlighted behavioural changes which were starting to see an impact.  Interviews were being held for the Wolverhampton project manager.  The initiative involved work with other agencies/organisations, including schools, transport, volunteers, health services and the media. The Service Director for Public Health and Wellbeing drew attention to engagement in other countries and specifically Italy and New York.  Professor Linda Lang, University of Wolverhampton, indicated that the University would be interested in becoming involved in the initiative.  Copies of the presentation were to be circulated to members of the Board.

Resolved:

            That the presentation be received.

[To receive a report on the development and progress of the Better Care Fund including progress with:

·         Intermediate Care;

·         Primary and Community Care]

                                                                         [Viv Griffin and Steven Marshall]

(TO FOLLOW)

The Service Director for Disability and mental Health presented a report, which detailed the performance of the Better Care Fund across the city-wide Health and Social Care system. She reminded the Board that it had been agreed at the Away-Day to establish a Task and Finish Group to refresh the over-arching mission statement.

Resolved:

a)    That the key priorities relating to the Better Care Fund as detailed in the report be endorsed.

b)    That Viv Griffin, Ros Jervis and Stephen Marshall be appointed to the Task and Finish Group charged with refreshing the over-arching mission statement, subject to additional members putting their names forward.

[To receive a presentation from Nathan Downing, NDI Consulting]

                                                                                                [Nathan Downing]

Paul Smith, Interim Manager for Commissioning (Older People) provided a PowerPoint presentation in regard to Better Care Technology, which assisted in keeping vulnerable individuals independent.  The presentation covered the following:

·         current customer base

·         case studies

·         proposed delivery model

·         partnership with Wolverhampton Homes to assist with installation and maintenance

·         discussions with West Midlands Fire Service

·         health care in the future

·         active health management

Linda Sanders, Strategic Director for People drew attention to the Spanish model.  She further advised that Cabinet had authorised the carrying out of financial modelling for the Wolverhampton initiative.

Resolved:

            That the presentation be received.

[To consider the updated priorities for the Board following the “Away Day” held on 7 October 2015]

                                          [All]

The Service Director for Disability and Mental Health presented the report, which sought to review the priorities of the Wolverhampton Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2013-2018.

It was agreed that it would be a duplication of work if the Board included in the key priorities, the multi-agency work in respect of drugs and alcohol.

Resolved:

1.    That, subject to the decision in regard to mutli-agency work on drugs and alcohol, the priorities for the Board as detailed at section 2.1 of the report be endorsed.

2.    That a Task and Finish Group be established, as discussed under agenda item 9, including representation from the provider trusts.

[To note the strategic roadmap of the Wolverhampton City Clinical Commissioning Group over the next three years and what it intends to commission]

                  [Stephen Marshall]

Helen Hibbs,             ,presented the report, which provided an overview of the strategic road map of the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).  In addition she circulated copies of a presentation on the Commissioning Intentions 2016/17 which referred to financial challenges, demographics, deprivation, pressure on acute services and the need to modernise.

Resolved:

            That the report be received.

[To receive a report on the City of Wolverhampton Council and Wolverhampton City Clinical Commissioning Group Children Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Transformation Plan including key next steps]

                                                                                                              [Sarah Fellows]

Sarah Fellows, Director for Strategy and Transformation (Wolverhampton CCG), presented the report, which provided an update on the Strategy. 

The Service Director for Disability and Mental Health drew attention to the stage 3 funding bid for Headstart and the need to work together to get coverage as this initiative will make a significant impact in terms of resilience building and awareness raising in schools, use of digital technology and social media and other local anti-stigma and resilience funded initiatives.

Resolved:

            That the report be received.

The minutes of the following meetings were received and noted

1.    Children’s Trust Board, 18 September 2015

2.    Public Health Delivery Board, 15 September 2015

3.    Integrated Commissioning and Partnership Board, 12 November 2015

[To pass the following resolution:

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information on the grounds shown below]

Resolved:

            That, in accordance with Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under paragraph 3 relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding that information).

[To receive a report on the current position of the NHS Capital Programme insofar as it relates to Wolverhampton]

             [Dr Kiran Patel]

The NHS Capital Programme report was received with no discussion as the author was not present. 

Helen Hibbs declared a pecuniary interest in this item.

[To consider a report which provides an update and describes work to date to deliver the Transforming Care agenda in Wolverhampton following the abuse of adults with learning disabilities at an independent hospital, Winterbourne View]

                                                                                                      [Kathy Roper]

Helen Hibbs,     , presented the report, which provided an update on the woirk to date to deliver the Transforming Care agenda in Wolverhampton, following the abuse of adults with learning disabilities at an independent hospital.  The report considered the more recent national changes to the work programme and the position of Wolverhampton in its delivery.

Resolved:

            That the report be noted and received.