Agenda item

To receive verbal updates from the appointees on the Health and Wellbeing Board, Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Governing Body and the Primary Care Commissioning Committee.

The Board was advised that due to prior commitments Dr Davis had been unable to attend the recent meeting of the Primary Care Commissioning Committee.

In Mr Molyneux’s absence, the Chairman provided feedback from the recent Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Governing Body meeting he had attended.

She reported on the following points:

·         Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) AGM to be held on 29 September 2016.  There was an opportunity for Healthwatch Blackpool to provide an information stall at the event.  The Board agreed this would be beneficial.

·         Grange Park Health Centre had been placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission with specified areas of improvement within the next six months.

·         A reference was made in the Blackpool CCG Performance Summary relating to Patient satisfaction.  There was no indication as to how this had been measured and it was questioned whether Healthwatch Blackpool should have visibility of this information.

·         Health and Wellbeing Strategy – there was a lack of reference to Mental Health and concerns were raised that the consultation process had been a ‘tick box’ exercise and the suggestions raised by Healthwatch Blackpool had not been included.

Following a discussion, it was agreed that Healthwatch Blackpool should be actively pursing the issue of Mental Health to be included in the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  It was agreed that Mr Garner would contact Mr Butterfield to raise the Boards’ concerns and provide evidence from past Healthwatch Blackpool consultations and Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) statistics. It was acknowledged that there was a real need for a review of psychiatric and paediatric services and in particular the referral/ access process between Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Adult Mental Health Services.

The Chairman and Mr Garner agreed to meet outside of the Board meeting to discuss on how and what information would be presented to Mr Butterfield.

The Chairman provided the Board with updates on a number of meetings and events she had attended since the last Board meeting.

Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – It was reported that quarterly meetings had been scheduled with Helen Skerritt, lead nurse within acute secondary care sector with a lead commissioning role focusing on safeguarding and quality.  The Chairman advised that Mr Garner would be attending future meetings with the view to developing a good working relationship with the CCG.

Blackpool Victoria Hospital – Meeting scheduled with the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer on 2 August 2016.

Health Summit – PAN Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Summit to be held on 26 July 2016.

Health and Wellbeing Board for Blackpool – At the meeting held on 8 June 2016 the option of a Combined Authority was discussed, with the exception of Wyre Borough Council, fourteen Local Authorities were in agreement with the concept.  The alcohol strategy was also discussed, but the effectiveness of the previous strategy was unclear.  The Lancashire and South Cumbria Sustainability and Transformation Plan, looking at the alignment of health and social care programmes was discussed. 

The Board agreed: To note the updates.