Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Spencer Flower, John Sellgren, Nicholas Johnson, and Chief Supt. Richard Bell.

Apologies were also received from reserve members Anna Eastgate and Cllr Cherry Brooks.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 20 September 2023.

The minutes of the meeting held on 20 September 2023 were confirmed and signed.

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interest as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration.

If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting.

Representatives of town or parish councils and members of the public who live, work, or represent an organisation within the Dorset Council area are welcome to submit either 1 question or 1 statement for each meeting.  You are welcome to attend the meeting in person or via Microsoft Teams to read out your question and to receive the response.   If you submit a statement for the committee this will be circulated to all members of the committee in advance of the meeting as a supplement to the agenda and appended to the minutes for the formal record but will not be read out at the meeting. The first 8 questions and the first 8 statements received from members of the public or organisations for each meeting will be accepted on a first come first served basis in accordance with the deadline set out below.  For further information read Public Participation - Dorset Council

All submissions must be emailed in full to george.dare@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by 8.30am on Friday, 10 November 2023.

When submitting your question or statement please note that: 

·       You can submit 1 question or 1 statement.

·       a question may include a short pre-amble to set the context.

·       It must be a single question and any sub-divided questions will not be permitted.

·       Each question will consist of no more than 450 words, and you will be given up to 3 minutes to present your question.

·       when submitting a question please indicate who the question is for (e.g., the name of the committee or Portfolio Holder) 

·       Include your name, address, and contact details.  Only your name will be published but we may need your other details to contact you about your question or statement in advance of the meeting. 

·       questions and statements received in line with the council’s rules for public participation will be published as a supplement to the agenda. 

·       all questions, statements and responses will be published in full within the minutes of the meeting.   

There was no public participation.

To receive questions submitted by councillors.  

Councillors can submit up to two valid questions at each meeting and sub divided questions count towards this total.   Questions and statements received will be published as a supplement to the agenda and all questions, statements and responses will be published in full within the minutes of the meeting. 

The submissions must be emailed in full to george.dare@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by 8.30am on Friday, 10 November 2023.

Dorset Council Constitution – Procedure Rule 13 

There were no questions from councillors.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes.

There were no urgent items.

To receive a report by the Independent Chair of the Dorset & BCP Safeguarding Adults Boards.

The Independent Chair of the Dorset and BCP Safeguarding Adults Board introduced the annual report and gave a presentation which is attached to these minutes. She detailed the safeguarding activity and performance information and outlined the strategic plan. The achievements from the annual report were highlighted and included development with partners of preventative safeguarding work, seeking assurance on safeguarding practice, and assurance of the delivery of ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’.

Members discussed the report and asked questions of the Independent Chair. The following points were raised:

·       Dorset and BCP Councils had different performance information because councils had different approaches to recording the data.

·       The next annual report should include data about allegations against people in a position of trust.

·       The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) was responsible for managing allegations against adults who work with children.

·       A member was pleased to see closer working with housing associations.

The Board noted the report.

To receive a report by the Head of Service for Older People and Prevention Commissioning.

The Head of Service for Older People and Prevention Commissioning introduced the report for retrospective approval of the Better Care Fund 2023/24 Quarter 2 Quarterly Reporting Template. There was a presentation, which is attached to these minutes, which outlined the Quarter 2 report and performance of the metrics.

Board members discussed the following areas:

·       Work was ongoing with Bournemouth University to train and keep occupational therapists in the local area. Apprenticeships were being used for this across the system.

·       Bournemouth University could consider where they deliver education from and could have a satellite site in West Dorset to reduce travel.

·       It should be easier for qualified people to change careers between organisations.

·       The benefits of the Better Care Fund were recognised, but there was still more that could be done with it.

·       Guidance for systems included integrated neighbourhood teams which would help people to live independently at home.

·       The voluntary sector had a key role in supporting hospital discharge. 

Proposed by Cllr Somper, seconded by Patricia Miller.

Decision

That the Better Care Fund Quarter 2 2023/2024 Quarterly Reporting Template be approved.

To receive a report by the Consultant in Public Health.

The Director of Public Health introduced the report and outlined the key areas of the report which included the performance of health checks in primary care networks. The delivery of the health checks programme had been challenging. The proportion of people having health checks was low and it was lower in areas where the risks of cardiovascular disease was higher. A third of the health checks budget was allocated to Livewell Dorset to deliver an outreach service for people at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Board members discussed the report and raised the following points:

·       There was a challenge around using GPs for delivering health checks. They need to be looking after the people where there is most risk. Measuring blood pressure did not have to be done by a qualified person.

·       Resources needed to be allocated to the right places. Different systems could be used to help identify people for health checks. It was possible to make changes to the health checks programme.

·       People who needed health checks were not engaged.

·       There were Livewell Dorset events for health checks which had varying levels of attendance.

·       The level of turnout in Blandford was concerning so there was a need to understand why there was no turnout.

·       Whether there was potential to use care homes and day care centres as places to carry out health checks.

Members noted the report.

To consider the Health and Wellbeing Board’s work programme.

Members discussed potential items for future Board meetings, including: Children’s Safeguarding Annual Report, Families first for children pathfinder, the pan-Dorset safeguarding partnership, and Right Care Right person.

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph x of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.  

There are no exempt items scheduled for this meeting.  

There was no exempt business.