Agenda item

To receive a report regarding a Health and Wellbeing Board refresh (25 mins)

Graham Ebers, Director Corporate Services presented a report regarding a refresh of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

During the discussion of this item the following points were made:

·         The Board was advised that interviews would be held shortly for a post that would support both the Health and Wellbeing Board and the Children’s and Young People Strategic Partnership (approximately 0.5 FTE each).  It was hoped that an appointment would be made in May.

·         The Board discussed training.  It was noted that a Board wide bespoke training session would be organised to take place before the end of June.  In addition the Chairman and Vice Chairman would undertake a Leadership course in July. A Self-Assessment workshop would be held in October (in the context of the 2020 integration strategy). 

·         A workshop around integration was being arranged for the last week of May.  Members of the Reading and West Berkshire Health and Wellbeing Boards would be invited to this.  Dr Winfield requested that the CCG be involved in the planning of the integration workshop to help tailor it accordingly. There were only eight Integrated Care Systems in the country, including Berkshire West and it was important that the Health and Wellbeing Board was sufficiently engaged in this work as the consequences were potentially significant for all partners.

·         Paul Senior, Interim Director People Services indicated that full integration was scheduled to be achieved by 31 March 2020.  Wokingham was one of five local areas that had been invited to discuss the forthcoming Green Paper on Integration.  Wokingham had a number of integration success stories including the Wokingham Integration Strategic Partnership, the Wokingham Integrated Social Care and Health Team and Community Health and Social Care.

·         The Integration Strategy would set out the key milestones in integration.

·         The Board discussed engagement with the public and branding of the Health and Wellbeing Board.  Graham Ebers took the Board through some of the events undertaken by the Community Safety Partnership.  It was proposed that a ‘Big Tent’ event be run annually, incorporating a range of relevant service providers.  In addition it was hoped that a combined Health and Wellbeing Board events calendar would help to ensure that opportunities were maximised and that duplication was avoided. 

·         Darrell Gale, Acting Strategic Director Public Health Berkshire, introduced a revised dashboard.  With regards to residents’ perception of the fear of crime, Darrell Gale commented that the Health and Wellbeing Board could produce a bespoke online survey on this matter.  Dr Milligan questioned whether all vulnerable residents would have access to the internet and was informed that approximately 95% of Borough residents had internet access. 

·         Councillor Haitham Taylor stated that the dashboard was still very health orientated.  She indicated that the fear of crime did not just effect vulnerable residents.  With regards to reducing health inequalities she commented that greater reference could be made to prevention pre birth and the role of education.  Graham Ebers commented that these suggestions could be incorporated if not captured elsewhere.

·         Clare Rebbeck commented that physical and emotional wellbeing were different concepts for different people, and questioned how this could be compared and benchmarked.

·         The Board agreed that a short dashboard supported by more detailed action plans for different issues was the preferred approach. 

·         The Board was updated on the review of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

·         It was proposed that the Board’s key priorities were allocated to a Councillor and Officer Board member, in order to enhance governance.

RESOLVED:  That the Health and Wellbeing Board note and support the actions to refresh the Health and Wellbeing Board Agenda.