Agenda item

7.         Health and Wellbeing Board Work Programme

7.1       Salena Mulhere presented the report. It provided an overview of the current work programme for discussion and approval.

7.2       The following items have been added to the work programme, or amended since the last Board meeting:

·         LGT Estates Plan / One Public Estate Update moved from July to November 2017.

·         Health and Wellbeing Strategy Refresh added to February 2018.

·         Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (Revised) added to November 2017 and February 2018.

·         Air Quality added to November 2017.

7.3      The original Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2013-2023) is underpinned by nine priority outcomes for Lewisham that are routinely monitored by the Board through the performance dashboard. In 2015 as part of a strategy ‘refresh’ the Board agreed to provide greater strategic focus on three interdependent priorities over the period 2015-18. At the end of this refresh period (i.e. 2018), the Board will be required to evaluate progress and identify the preferred way forward. This discussion will need to be informed by the original Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2013-2023) alongside more recent contextual factors such as the Sustainability and Transformation Plan, Our Healthier South East London and local integration and transformation plans

7.4      With this in mind it is recommended that the Board agree the formation of a Health and Wellbeing Strategy Review Group, with representation from member organisations. This group will review the original and ‘refreshed’ priorities and draft an approach for 2018-2023, subject to Board approval. It is anticipated that this group would convene with immediate effect and report back to the Board in February 2018. Any changes to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy would take effect at the start of the 2018-19 municipal year.

7.5      The Board is scheduled to meet three times per municipal year (April-Mar). In 2018-19 there will be local elections taking place in May 2018. As an executive board of the Council, the HWB will be unable to meet during this period. This would delay the first meeting of the new municipal year until June 2018 – a seven month interval between Board meetings. As such the Board is asked to approve an additional meeting for the current municipal year (2017-18), preferably scheduled for February 2018. Future meetings would then run as follows: November 2017, February 2018, June 2018, October 2018 and February 2019.

7.6       Members of the Board made the following comments regarding the report:

·         The previous Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy Improvement Group spent time developing an action plan that has not been actively monitored.

·         Members of the Board need to reflect on what is being achieved and be more constructive in addressing any shortcomings.

·         Review and evaluation of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy should dovetail with the refresh of the CYP Plan as this also expires in 2018.

7.7       Action: The Board agreed to the scheduling of an additional meeting in February 2018. The Board also agree to the establishment of a Strategy Review Group, which would report back in February 2018. Membership of this Group will be considered by the Agenda Planning group.

The meeting ended at 15:30 hours.