Agenda item

This item will focus on the following issues:

·        Implementing the new partnership structure

·        York’s Strategic Plan for Children, Young People and their families

·        Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group Integrated Plan

·        Finance

Board Members received a report which provided them with an update of the some of the work that was progressing and was relevant to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Discussion took place which related to the infrastructure, in particular the partnership bodies beneath the Board, which would carry out the implementation of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy in the city.

It was noted that recent government legislation had stated that all decisions must be made in public, unless there was special reason for it to be made in private. It was also noted that there would be occasions for when confidential matters needed to be discussed.

Some Board Members suggested that a decision on the implementation of the infrastructure should be deferred to a future meeting until further clarification was obtained on how the various boards would meet in public and how they would consider confidential items. They added that they felt that the Terms of Reference for each of the partnership boards in the structure would need to be re-examined in light of a review. They suggested that the Terms of Reference as outlined in Annex B to the Officer’s report, be withdrawn.

The Chair of the YorOK Children’s Trust Board confirmed that she was happy for the meeting to take place in public. Other Board Members felt that there should be a presumption for all boards underneath the Shadow Health and Wellbeing Board to take place in public.

The Chair of the Board felt that the level of transparency and public involvement in development of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, through partnership boards, should be reviewed at the Board’s December meeting.

Some Board Members highlighted that the Children and Young People’s Plan, that the YorOK Board had developed, did not include a section on finance. They were also informed that a work plan was being drafted which would allow for YorOK to monitor successful outcomes that came from their work.

In relation to Annex C to the report, which informed Board members about statistics relating to living and working in York, some Members questioned why the average earning figures were not the same as those presented in the Council’s Local Plan. In response, Officers suggested that the Council’s Business Intelligence Unit could investigate this.

In relation to Annex D to the report, the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group Integrated Plan 2012/13-2015/16, it was noted that there was a more up to date version than the one attached to the agenda. Discussion relating to the Plan took place which highlighted that it might be more helpful to include 2 year budget figures, and that census figures relating to the city’s older population needed to be taken in to account.

The Chair of the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group spoke in relation to a comment raised about a 2 year budget, and stated that it was still unclear what funding the Group would receive given from the NHS Commissioning Group who would have responsibility for the budget. It was suggested that Finance Officers from both the Council and the NHS should meet and bring further joint information to a future Board meeting.

Some Board Members also commented that it would be beneficial for the Plan to be produced in an easy read format, and that all documents which contributed to the Strategy should also be in that format to be consistent.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That the Board confirm their support for the implementation of the partnership boards beneath them and the nominated Chairs of these boards.

(iii)     That the terms of reference to be used by the partnership boards be reviewed and confirmed by the Board at their December meeting.

(iv)    That the draft  ‘Dream Again’ York’s Strategic Plan for Children Young People and their Families 2013-2016 be noted.

(v)     That the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group Integrated Plan be noted

(vi)    That a joint approach to budget consultation be agreed.

(v)     That a meeting between Finance Officers from both the Local Authority and the NHS be arranged in order to share information on upcoming budget or commissioning decisions which will impact across and could benefit from input across the Shadow Health and Wellbeing Board.

(vi)    That Finance Officers bring this information back to the Shadow Health and Wellbeing Board at an additional meeting to be arranged in January 2013.

REASON:           To implement the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.