The report of the Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator is attached.  For further information please contact Penny Bason on 01743 252295.

The Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board stated that the report showed the extent of work taking place by the Board.  When the Board was initiated last year she had not even imagined the Better Care Fund or the FutureFit program.  Both of these areas would undoubtedly have an impact on their work moving forward.  The report highlighted that there were some areas which the Board still needed to deliver and some areas that were an ambition.  The strategic approach of the Health and Wellbeing Board was still evolving.  

A Member asked the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board what she felt was her biggest challenge at the present time.  In response she stated that obtaining a clear overall picture and a clear vision for the Board was her biggest challenge.  Establishing a definitive role in the Better Care Fund and Future Fit Programme was also a considerable challenge.  

A Member stated that there seemed to be more of a push of important health matters to the executive rather than to scrutiny.  In response the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board stated there had been a number of development session meetings with the Chair of the Scrutiny Committee / Heath and Wellbeing Board and Healthwatch.  These had been exploring the relationships between the different groups.  A Member stated that it was important to try and ensure that there was a robust health scrutiny function which was able to call people to account. 

The Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator stated that Appendix A of the report was the draft memorandum of understanding which outlined the interlinking relationships of the health groups.  A Member stated that he thought the Memorandum of Understanding should contain more detail about how often the Health and Wellbeing Board should report to Scrutiny.  The Chairman stated that when the Health and Wellbeing Board did report back it was important to focus on the areas that needed improvement in performance. 

The Director of Public Health stated that there was an emerging understanding of the role of the Health and Wellbeing Board on the FutureFit programme.

A Member stated that she was concerned about mental health care in the community. She stated that she was receiving complaints from carers about the lack of time they were able to spend with people and were having to compromise the level of service provided.  She asked where she could direct her concerns.  She enquired about the existence of a Health Induction pack. 

The Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board confirmed that there was an induction pack for Health and Wellbeing Board Members, which she would happily share if requested. 

It was proposed that the recommendations in the report be accepted with the addition that consideration be given to how the Health and Wellbeing Board feeds into the Scrutiny Committee. 

RESOLVED: That the recommendations in the report be accepted with the addition that the consideration be given to how the Health and Wellbeing Board feeds into the Scrutiny Committee.