Agenda and minutes
Venue: MP702 - Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG. View directions
Contact: Committee Services Officer - Rushena Miah Email: Rushena.Miah@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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STANDING ITEMS OF BUSINESS: |
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WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS AND APOLOGIES Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor David Edgar, Councillor Danny Hassell, Anne Sutcliffe, Stephen Ashley and Christabel Shawcross.
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST To note any declarations of interest made by members of the Board. (See attached note of Monitoring Officer).
Minutes: There were no declarations of pecuniary interests.
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AND MATTERS ARISING Minutes: Correction Amy Whitlock-Gibbs should be spelt Amy Whitelock-Gibbs.
Matters arising: the Board meeting scheduled for 27 March 2018 has been provisionally rescheduled to the 26 April 2018.
The Chair informed the Board that a ‘Healthy Mile’ walk will be taking place at Mile End Stadium, 20 March 2018, 9.45am and invited the Board to join her on the walk.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.
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HEALTH & WELLBEING BOARD STRATEGY 2017-2020 - DELIVERING BOARD PRIORITIES: |
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DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM - TOWER HAMLETS TOGETHER VISION AND GOVERNANCE Denise Radley – Corporate Director of Health, Adults and Community, LBTH. Additional documents: Minutes: The meeting heard a proposal from Denise Radley, Corporate Director of Health Adults and Community LBTH, to formalise the accountability of the Tower Hamlets Together Board and the Joint Commissioning Executive to the Health and Wellbeing Board.
An Integrated Commissioning Director has been appointed. This is a joint post between the Council and Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group. This post will be responsible for setting out a joint commissioning approach in Tower Hamlets. The appointees name will be released in the next few weeks.
RESOLVED: To draft a change to the Health and Wellbeing Board’s Terms of Reference to reflect the incorporation of the Tower Hamlets Together Board and Joint Commissioning Executive into its governance structure.
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TOWER HAMLETS TOGETHER OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK - UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS Dr Somen Banerjee – Director of Public Health, LBTH. Additional documents: Minutes: Dr Somen Banerjee, Director of Public Health LBTH, provided an update on the Boards outcomes framework. He spoke about a piece of work commissioned by Tower Hamlets Together which aimed to identify local people’s health priorities using a series of ‘I ‘statements. The next phase of the work will introduce realistic and consistent measures to embed throughout health and social care services. He sought the Board’s endorsement for the approach.
Comments from the Board included:
RESOLVED To note the update.
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Abigail Knight – Associate Director of Public Health, LBTH. Additional documents: Minutes: The Board heard an update from Abigail Knight, Associate Director of Public Health and Margaret Cooper, Head of Highways and Asset Management, on the Healthy Place priority action plan.
Key points from the presentation:
Comments and Suggestions from the Board:
RESOLVED To note the Healthy Place update. To provide support to the Healthy Streets approach.
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PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT Danielle Solomon, Public Health Registrar, LBTH. Minutes: The Board heard a presentation from Danielle Solomon, Public Health Registrar, on the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
Key points from the presentation:
Via Skype, Sanjay Ganvir, Green Light Pharmacy, spoke about better utilising the community pharmacy network (CPN), now in a time of austerity. He said that the benefits of community pharmacy include: extended opening hours, electronic prescription and collection, free advice, and walk in-no appointments. He advocated for a shift in thinking that pharmacies only dispense medicines, there were a range of other services available.
He quoted a recent integrated care and discharge pilot which found that the CPN could be maximised by developing a pathway for an overarching care offer. It found that 20% of GP appointments could be done at a pharmacy.
Comments from the Board:
RESOLVED To in principle, agree to the publication of the PNA, subject to consultation response.
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BOARD DISCUSSION: HOW DO WE TACKLE LONELINESS IN TOWER HAMLETS? Councillor Denise Jones - Board Members will be asked at the meeting to explore ‘how can we tackle loneliness in the borough?’ This will be to inform our approach going forward. Minutes: Prompted by a survey launched by BBC Radio 4 called ‘the loneliness experiment’, the Chair raised a discussion point on how to tackle loneliness in the borough.
A short film was played which showed the impact of loneliness locally in Tower Hamlets. The video was well received, Members applauded the compassion of the people involved in the project in trying to address loneliness in the borough.
Comments and suggestions from the Board:
The Chair closed the discussion and thanked the Board for their ideas. It was agreed that the topic of loneliness should be included on the forward plan for the next municipal year.
Before the meeting came to a close the Chair thanked Councillors Amy Whitelock-Gibbs and Councillor Rachael Saunders for their work and contributions towards health and wellbeing in the borough. It was announced that Councillor Whitelock-Gibbs and Councillor Rachael Saunders will not be standing for re-election ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS Minutes: There was no other business. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING To be confirmed. Minutes: The next meeting will be held on: Thursday 26 April, 6-8pm, Committee Room 1 (C1), Town Hall, Mulberry Place. |