Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned; and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

To agree the minutes of the last meeting held on 2 March 2016 as a true and correct record.

The Board considered the minutes of the meeting held on the 2 March 2016.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on the 2 March 2016 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

The Board welcomed Mrs Mary Whyham the new Chairman of the Healthwatch to the meeting and noted that the Healthwatch would soon appoint its other Board representative.

The Board also welcomed Mr Phil Jones as the new representative of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service who had replaced Mr Simon Bone who had recently retired from the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.

The Board took time to thank Mr Simon Bone, Lancashire Fire and Rescuee and Mrs Carmel McKeogh, Deputy Chief Executive, Blackpool Council who had both recently left their roles within their respective organisations. The Board expressed thanks for the contribution made by these members to the Health and Wellbeing Board throughout their attendance.

To update the Board on the activity of the Strategic Commissioning Group since the last meeting.

The Board received an update from Mrs Delyth Curtis, Director of People, Blackpool Council.

The minutes of the meetings held on 20 January 2016 and 24 February 2016 on which verbally updates had been given at present meetings.

Mrs Curtis highlighted the key issues as discussed at meeting on the 16 March 2016 which were not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda namely: the integration of health services into Children’s Centres in line with the National Maternity Review, a report on the development of the Older Person’s Housing and Support anda presentation by Lancashire Fire and Rescue on a more integrated approach to delivering home fire safety checks. The Board also noted that the meeting had discussed the Better Care Fund and Healthier Lancashire, dealt with elsewhere on the agenda, and that the minutes of the meeting would be brought to a future Health and Wellbeing Board.  

Resolved:

1.      To note the minutes from the Strategic Commissioning Group meetings on 20January 2016 and 24 February 2016, which have been presented verbally at previous meetings of the Board.

2.      To note the verbal update from the meeting on 16 March 2016 and to note that the minutes of this meeting will be brought to the next Board meeting.

To update the Health and Wellbeing Board on progress of the Transforming Care programme.

The Board received an update on the Transforming Care Strategy from Mrs Delyth Curtis, Director of People, Blackpool Council.

Mrs Curtis reminded Board members that the Transforming Care agenda had been developed as the implementation phase of the Winterbourne concordat.

She emphasised the four key challenges for Blackpool already identified in the report Market Development, Specialist Accommodation, Crisis and Respite provision and Workforce Development.

Board members considered it positive that Blackpool had been working to develop both the provider and accommodation across the country as initially concerns were that there was not sufficient capacity.

Resolved:

To note the update.

To update the Board on the Better Care Fund.To seek approval in principle for the Better Care Fund 2016/17 and to agree arrangements for ongoing monitoring and governance.

The Board received an update on the development of the Better Care Fund from Jayne Bentley (Better Care Fund Project Lead, Blackpool Council) and Laura Watts (Better Care Fund Accountant).

The Board noted the agreements that had been reached between Blackpool Council and Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group namely the additional monies to be added to the pool budget, that there was to be no change in the schedule of schemes within the Better Care Fund, there was to be no additional risk sharing agreement in addition to the existing Section 75 agreement and the proposals for the monitoring arrangements. The submission to NHS England of the draft narrative plan and planning template was also noted.

The Board considered carefully the information to be included in the Better Care Fund Plan 2016/17 and while expressing concern that it had been unable to sign off the final version agree the principle of the submission.

Resolved:

1.      To note the contents of this update report.

2.      To agree in principle to the submission of the Better Care Fund Plan 2016/17 to be submitted to NHS England for approval.

3.      To agree a process for the approval of the final Better Care Fund Plan 2016/17.

4.      To agree, in principal, for ongoing governance by the Strategic Commissioning Group and the establishment of a Monitoring Group to develop the Better Care Fund during the next period.

5.      To note that the terms of reference for the Better Care Fund Monitoring Group be submitted to a future meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board for approval.

To inform the Board of progress made to develop the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2016 – 19 and invite discussion on the draft content.

Mr Scott Butterfield, Corporate Development Officer, gave a presentation on the development of the new Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

He highlighted that the current strategy was due for renewal and it was proposed to develop a new strategy based around the existing vision; “Together we will make Blackpool a place where all people can live, long, happy healthy lives.” Mr Butterfield also explained that part of the review should develop key links with the Due North report into Health inequalities and the Council Plan priority to Create Stronger Communities and Increase Resilience. It was also agreed that the development of healthcare system changes like Vanguard, Better Care Fund and Healthier Lancashire required a strong strategy that related to Board’s input on these changes.

The Board endorsed the four priorities proposed by Mr Butterfield namely Stabilising the Housing Market, Substance Misuse, Social Isolation and Community, and Early Intervention for the start of consultation.

The Board highlighted its view that the Blackpool Healthwatch should play a key role in any consultation and that consultation should take in a focussed manner so as to report back to the July Board meeting.

Resolved:

1.      To note the progress made to date and endorse the draft document for consultation.

2.      To agree a brief period of focussed consultation to receive a report back at the July meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board to further develop the strategy.

To ensure that the organisations on the Health and Wellbeing Board are aware of the establishment of the Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups (JCCCG) and their role in it or in relation to it.

Briefly to confirm with the Board the arrangements for developing a Sustainability and Transformation Plan on a Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint, to assure the Board that this is aligned to the development of Healthier Lancashire.

The Board received a brief update from Samantha Nicol, Healthier Lancashire Lead Officer on the progress made in developing the Healthier Lancashire. This provided the Board with information on developments since the previous detailed presentation

It was explained that further work was being undertaken in developing collaborative working arrangements and on the programme structure. It was hoped that a full plan would be presented to the Board and other Health and Wellbeing Boards in June for approval.

Resolved:

1.      To note the update on the Healthier Lancashire including the establishment of the Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups.

2.      To agree that the Board continues to receive regular updates from the Healthier Lancashire Programme in respect of the establishment of the appropriate governance arrangements and resourcing of the programme structure.

To inform the Health and Wellbeing Board members of the draft Forward Plan that has been developed for the Board.

The Board considered the draft forward plan for forthcoming agendas, which would enable the Board to strategically plan its future agendas and ensure that items were relevant to the Board’s priorities.

Resolved:

To approve the Health and Wellbeing Board Forward Plan as set out in Appendix 9a to the report.