Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Martin Longley and Cllr Byron Quayle.

Cllr Quayle was substituted by Cllr Cherry Brooks.

To elect a chairman for the year 2023-24.

Cllr Somper was nominated by Cllr Flower and seconded by Cllr Brooks.

There were no other nominations for chairman.

Decision:

That Cllr Somper be appointed as Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board for the year 2023-24.

To elect a vice-chairman for the year 2023-24.

Patricia Miller was nominated by Cllr Somper and seconded by Cllr Flower.

There were no other nominations for vice-chairman.

Decision:

That Patricia Miller be appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board for the year 2023-24.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2023.

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 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 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 MS 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.  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, 16 June 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, 16 June 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 consider the Health & Wellbeing Board’s work programme.

The Board noted and discussed the work programme.

It was discussed that at future meetings individuals could be invited to the board to talk about items.

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

The Head of Service for Older People, Prevention, and Market Access introduced the report and gave a short presentation which is attached to these minutes. The presentation included information on the End of Year Template, the performance against Better Care Fund metrics, and the development of the 2023-25 plan.

The Board discussed the following points:

·         Support for carers and investment into carers casework.

·         There were reductions in hospital delays.

·         The introduction of a police operational model called Right Care, Right Person.

·         Aligning Better Care Fund reports so they are not retrospective.

Decision:

That the Better Care Fund 2022/23 Year End Template be retrospectively approved.

To receive a report by the Consultant in Public Health.

The Consultant in Public Health introduced the report. The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment was a statutory responsibility of the Board, and it was last published in October 2022. Changes to pharmacies had mainly impacted the BCP Council area, however further supplementary changes were expected.

Board members commented on the report and raised issues surrounding access to pharmacies due to staff shortages. A member felt it would be a good opportunity to bring the needs assessment together with clinical pharmacist commissioning work.

Proposed by Cllr Somper, seconded by Cllr Brooks.

Decision:

1.    That the publication of the supplementary statement be approved.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Director of Public Health to publish further supplementary statements as required.

3.    That any supplementary statements published by the Director of Public Health be circulated to the Board for information.

To receive a report by the Director of Public Health and Corporate Director for Commissioning.

The Director of Public Health introduced the report which set out a proposal to establish a project supporting place-based working in the Dorset Council area. The aim of the project was to grown community support and capacity through the VCSE sector to support people living well and independently.

Members commented on the report and the following points were raised:

·         The direction of travel of the work will become clearer as it progresses.

·         There were discussions between top level VCSE organisations and forward-thinking ICS’s to support ICS’s to thrive.

·         The organisations on the Health & Wellbeing Board should be giving their collective support to this work.

·         There would be involvement of people who were affected by this piece of work.

·         Proper engagement would need to be carried out.

·         It is important to understand what works best for different communities.

Proposed by Marc House, seconded by Vivienne Broadhurst.

Decision:

1.    That the use of £309k be approved to support this programme of work.

2.    That the Health and Wellbeing Board oversee progress, provide leadership, and advocate for the access of the programme in the Dorset Council area.

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 is no planned exempt business for this meeting.

There was no exempt business.