Agenda and minutes

Apologies were noted from Councillors P Baillie and Paffey, Dr Hana Burgress, Dr Paul Grundy and Dr Sarah Young.

To confirm the recommended appointment of Dr Sarah Young as Vice-Chair of the Board for the Municipal Year 2022-2023 following the previous meeting not being quorate.

RESOLVED: to appointment Dr Sarah Young as Vice-Chair of the Board for the Municipal Year 2022-23.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health which presented the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report 2022.

Through discussion of the report with the Board, Dr Debbie Chase highlighted that this year had been about exploring in more depth health inequalities arising from the Pandemic, how we can make improvements and reduce risk going forward through the adoption of a framework that aimed to:

·  Give every child the best start in life

·  Enable all children, young people and adults to maximise their capabilities and have control over their lives

·  Create fair employment and good work for all

·  Ensure a healthy standard of living for all

·  Create and develop healthy and sustainable places and communities; and

·  Strengthen the role and impact of ill-health prevention

The report concluded with 5 recommendations:

1.  Amplify leadership across agencies to celebrate, sustain and protect our local commitment to reducing health inequalities;

2.  Maximise the impact of our core business on the ‘causes of the causes’ of health, wellbeing and inequality;

3.  Continue to do what we know works;

4.  Commit to a new way of working with and alongside our communities – a different relationship is good for us all

5.  Harness and assure the benefit of system working to improve health.

RESOLVED:

(i)  The Health and Wellbeing Board supported the recommendations set out in the report;

(ii)  In recognition of the significant impact that local organisations have on the local population’s health and wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing Board partners support joint work as Anchor Institutions. Specifically, this would involve considering their organisation’s role in collective action to increase the impact of local employment, procurement and estate on health and wellbeing as well as consideration of environmental impact.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 6^th October 2021, 2^nd March and 21^st September 2022 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meetings held on 6th October 2021, 2nd March and 21st September 2022 be approved and signed as a correct record.

The Board considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Health, Adults and Leisure providing a summary JSNA and an update on the progress of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017-25.

RESOLVED:

(i)  The Board noted the findings of the JSNA summary;

(ii)  The Board noted the progress against the Health and Wellbeing Strategy to date;

(iii)  The Board re-committed to the promotion and implementation of the strategy; and

(iv)  The Board continued to lead a multi-faceted approach to reducing health inequalities and improving health.  It agreed that priorities for the next year should be COVID-19 recovery, protecting a good start in life, all age mental health, reducing smoking prevalence and embedding a Health in All Policies approach locally, as well as a focus on building and improving effective system leadership and partnerships within the new health infrastructure.

The Board considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Health, Adults and Leisure proposing the adoption of the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health.

RESOLVED:

(i)  To proceed with the preferred option to adopt the OHID Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health for Southampton, including the following steps:

•  Submit an application to OHID to join the Prevention Concordat

•  Establish a multi-agency partnership for adult mental health & wellbeing, with links to relevant groups and networks

•  Identify a leader for adoption of the Concordat in Southampton who ideally sits on the Health & Wellbeing Board

•  Review the Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Mental Health Needs Assessment alongside data and intelligence around need for Southampton

•  Conduct a Community Asset Mapping exercise

•  Co-develop a plan for mental health and wellbeing based on local priorities

(ii)   To continue with a separate multi-agency Southampton Suicide Prevention Partnership for the city, to support the delivery of the Southampton Suicide Prevention Plan 2020-23. 

The Board considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Health, Adults and Leisure summarising the work to understand and improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes in Southampton.

RESOLVED:

(i)  To consider the findings of the health needs assessment, specifically that implementation of recommendations and clinical joint-working was taken forward through a renewed sexual health network at place level (Southampton); and

(ii)  That sexual health and wellbeing was promoted across the city’s communities and the health and care system via strong relationships and partnerships; reducing stigma through conversations in the community and at health and care touch points, and improving awareness and access to services when residents need them, will contribute to improving sexual health outcomes.

The Board considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Health, Adults and Leisure proposing the approval of the new Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Strategy 2023-2028.

RESOLVED:

(i)  To approve the new Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Strategy for the city (as attached at appendix 1); and

(ii)  To recommend that Cabinet approve the Strategy for adoption at their 20th December 2022 Cabinet meeting.

The Board considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Health, Adults and Leisure outlining the key priorities in the draft Interim Integrated Care Strategy of the Integrated Care Partnership.

It was acknowledged that the Strategy was in its infancy and that work was ongoing in developing the way forward.  The Strategy in its broadest sense was being developed to include five key themes:

1.  Children and Young People

2.  Mental Wellbeing

3.  Good Health

4.  Workforce Shortage

5.  Digital solutions/better intelligence. 

The Board discussed how the public and voluntary sector were able to engage with the process. 

RESOLVED:

(i)  To note and support the direction of travel as outlined in the draft strategy;

(ii)  To seek views from the board on how we ensure that the Southampton City Health and Wellbeing Board are part of the continuing development and delivery of the priorities within the draft strategy.