To receive updates on the work of the following Health and Wellbeing Board members:
· Healthwatch Wokingham Borough;
· Business, Skills and Enterprise Partnership;
· Community Safety Partnership;
· Place and Community Partnership
(15 mins)
Minutes:
Healthwatch Wokingham Borough:
· Tony Allen informed the Board that following the work that Healthwatch Wokingham Borough had undertaken with St Crispin’s School on how young people felt, Healthwatch was working with some students to develop an emotional health app. Judith Ramsden commented that an app was being developed as part of the work coming out of the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Strategy. She went on to question whether there was duplication.
· Kevin Ward asked whether social funding had been sought to fund the development of the app.
· It was noted that the Piggott School had approached Healthwatch Wokingham Borough about undertaking a similar piece of work. However, there was not currently sufficient funding or resources.
· Healthwatch Wokingham Borough was also looking to appoint a young person to its Board to provide a young person’s perspective.
· The Healthwatch Board had received a presentation on CAMHS from Louise Noble and Sally Murray.
· UllaKarin Clark had been appointed as Volunteer Coordinator.
· Board members were informed of the Enter and Views undertaken at Suffolk Lodge and Westmead Day Centre.
· Tony Allen referred to a video which had been made in a volunteer driver’s car. Councillor McGhee Sumner questioned whether the purpose of the video was to make suggestions for improvement.
· Clare Rebbeck commented that the Wokingham Volunteer Transport Forum had looked at parking at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and spaces for volunteer drivers.
· Kevin Ward asked whether the work linked into that being undertaken in relation to ‘Future’ in Mind.’ Judith Ramsden indicated that it currently did not but that further consideration could be given to this.
Business, Skills and Enterprise Partnership:
· Beverley Graves advised the Board that a meeting would be taking place with the Elevate Partnership Steering Group in October.
· It was anticipated that a draft Economic Development Strategy would be available from December. This would potentially have implications for the future of the partnership.
Community Safety Partnership:
· Andy Couldrick reported that crime rates remained low.
· The Partnership had recently discussed the Police and Council’s response to traveller incursions.
· The Partnership was about to launch the Young Person’s Survey on Community Safety, the results of which would be fed back to the Board. Councillor Bray expressed concern that in the past not all schools had participated fully in the survey. Judith Ramsden commented that links between schools and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board had strengthened.
· There had been engagement with the Home Office regarding a domestic homicide review which had been undertaken.
· The Partnership had considered the proposal of Thames Valley Police to merge the Wokingham and Bracknell police areas. The need for efficiencies was recognised but there were concerns that elements which were currently working well be preserved going forward.
Place and Community Partnership:
· Kevin Ward informed the Board that the Partnership would be making a presentation on 22 October on ensuring that its voice was heard, to the Deputy Executive Member for Regeneration and Communities.
· Kevin Ward raised the ongoing issue of the support that he required to be Chairman of the Place and Community Partnership and to participate in the Health and Wellbeing Board Sub Committee.
RESOLVED: That the updates from Board members be noted.