Agenda item

To consider (a) Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care System Update; and (b) Approval of extension of time for non-attendance at meetings.

(a)  Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care System Update

The Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Health and Well-being introduced the report and commented that a refresh of the membership of the Health and Well-being Board was required as a result of changes made to legislation as Clinical Care Group were being replaced by the NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board as well as the establishment of the Integrated Partnership Assembly. The Terms of Reference of the Integrated Partnership Assembly would be reported to the September 2022 Cabinet meeting. The Health and Well-being Strategy would have an integral role within the Integrated Care Strategy (ICS). She thanked all residents who had responded to the consultation on the proposed strategy. The key aspect of the review was to prevent people entering the system in the first place and enable better quality of life through living at home with longer with better outcomes. District councils were important partners and would now have voting rights on the Board. The LEP, voluntary and community and Social Enterprise Alliance had also been invited to be members of the Board. She set out the aims of and the approach to be taken by the Board.

In the ensuing debate, the following points were made:

·      The Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Adult Social Care commented that the proposals would lead to a more community-led NHS in the county with a focus on prevention. The ICS working with the NHS would remove the carer/provider split that currently existed with equal partnership arrangements on the Board. He welcomed the introduction of district councils to the Board because in order to manage a prevention-focused approach, the provision of housing was a key element for health. The Council would be focusing on how prevention could be achieved with key decisions being made by the frontline workforce. The ICS would provide opportunities to work on shared priorities. The current focus on acute hospital provision was not working

·      This approach had potential to work but there were remained significant cultural and financial differences to overcome between social care, local government and the NHS

·      The work of the district councils had a significant impact on the health of local residents and therefore their inclusion on the Health and Well-being Board was welcomed.

RESOLVED: that

(a)        the revised terms of reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board as attached at the appendix to the report be approved; and

(b)        the Assistant Director for Legal and Governance be authorised to update the constitution accordingly.

(b)  Approval of extension of time for non-attendance at meetings

Council considered the approval of extension of time for non-attendance at meetings for Councillor Jack Satterthwaite.

In the ensuing debate, the following points were made:

·      Unfortunately, there were occasions when poor health impacted on the ability of a councillor to undertake their role and it was necessary to allow time for them to recover. Cllr Satterthwaite was recovering from his illness and it was hoped that he would be able to attend meetings soon

·      The Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Health and Well-being wished Cllr Satterthwaite a speedy recovery.

RESOLVED that the extension of the period of non-attendance at Council meetings by Councillor Jack Satterthwaite by 6 months, or until the conclusion of the period of his ill health, whichever is the shortest be approved.