Meeting documents

There were no declarations of interest.

The Board is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The Board agreed the following amendments to the minutes of the meeting on 24 May:

·        Minute 322, bullet point 3 – amendment to show ‘assessment of two-and-a-half-year-olds’

·        Minute 326, bullet point 1 – amend nursery to nursing.

Following these amendments, the minutes of the meeting on 24 May were accepted as being accurate by the Board.

The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask a question or make a statement about any matter on the agenda for this meeting.

There were no public questions.

To receive the report.

The Somerset Health and Wellbeing Board:

• Noted the progress made against the 5 strategic outcomes and recommendations from the Gloucestershire SEND peer review.
• Noted the risks to pace of improvement for partners.
• Requested that the governance for SEND services be given further consideration by the Health & Wellbeing Executive Board.
• Requested a further update in Autumn 2018.

To receive the report.

The Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board:

·        Noted the current position on the STP

To receive the report.

The Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board:

·        Agreed to defer this item.

To receive the report.

The Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board:

·        Noted the update report on progress of the Strategic Housing Framework for Somerset.

·        Agreed to ensure strong links between the Strategic Housing Framework and the new Health and Wellbeing Strategy, ‘Improving Lives’.

·        Agreed to delegate a response to the request for advice on the consideration of identified housing related health impacts through the Health and Care Strategy ‘Fit for Your Future’ and the STP to The Director of Public Health and the CCG Lead for the Fit for Your Future Programme.  Following this, the Board recommended that a discussion and challenge session be arranged to include District Council Housing colleagues.

To receive the report.

The Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board:

·        Agreed the appointment of Cllr Gill Slocombe as Gypsy and Traveller Champion for the Health and Wellbeing Board.

·        Agreed that the Gypsy and Traveller Champion should report back regularly to the Board as the role develops.

To discuss any items for the work programme. To assist the discussion, attached is the Board’s current work programme.

The Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board:

·        Agreed to add an item on Sexual Health to a future meeting.

The Chairman may raise any items of urgent business.

A Board Member requested the Board’s support in reviewing the health & wellbeing impacts of the proposal to close the Cresta Pool in Chard.  The Board agreed that this would already be considered as part of the decision-making process and that time should be allowed for alternative solutions to be put forward.