Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies of absence

Minutes:

Apologies had been received from Nigel Challis and Dhruv Patel.

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2.

DECLARATIONS UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN RESPECT OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

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3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 149 KB

To agree the minutes of the previous meeting.

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Minutes:

Resolved – that the minutes be agreed as an accurate record.

 

Matters Arising:

The Board were informed that signs had been erected close to stairwells in Guildhall under the StepJockey initiative informing City Corporation staff of the number of steps and calories which would be burned from using the stairs. A Board Member asked Officers to investigate whether these signs could be placed in other Corporation buildings. A Board Member also highlighted that he had requested Officers to look into the possibility of staff using the swimming pool at the City of London Boys School.

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4.

Presentation: Westminster Drugs Project

The Board are invited to receive a presentation from colleagues involved with the Westminster Drugs Project who oversaw the launch of Square Mile Health one year ago.

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Minutes:

The Committee received a presentation regarding the Westminster Drugs project, focussing on the improving the health of residents and workers in the Square Mile. Members noted that services offered included smoking cessation and e-cigarette pilot schemes. Accessibility to pharmacies and the relationships with independent pharmacies remained good.

 

Board Members were mindful that e-cigarettes must be welcomed cautiously as a tool of smoking cessation. This was due to the lack of research into the effects of e-cigarettes. Members agreed that although using e-cigarettes was better than smoking, it was yet to be determined how much better it was. The Board noted that smoking cessation also targeted the daily habits of smokers which led to them smoking. Through the various phases involved it was hoped that the habits leading to smoking would be broken, thus resulting in the user smoking less or not at all.

 

Resolved - that the presentation be received.

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5.

Draft Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy pdf icon PDF 94 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

 

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the development of the draft City of London Joint Health and

Wellbeing Strategy, which was required of local authorities by the Health and Social

Care Act 2012.

 

The draft strategy set out the City of London Health and Wellbeing Board’s

commitment to improving the health of City residents, workers and rough sleepers.

The proposed priorities were;

· Priority 1: Good mental health for all

· Priority 2: A healthy urban environment

· Priority 3: Effective health and social care integration

· Priority 4: Children have the best start in life

· Priority 5: Promoting healthy behaviours.

 

Board Members agreed that the strategy should be sent to all Members of the Court of Common Council with a covering note from the Chairman to ensure that all Members were sighted on the City’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

 

Resolved – that Members endorsed the report for public consultation.

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6.

Integrated Commissioning for Health and Social Care pdf icon PDF 164 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

 

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Minutes:

The Board noted that the NHS was facing growing financial and service pressures at a time of rising demand. NHS England published a five-year plan to address some of these challenges and encourage health and social care organisations to work more closely together to address them.

 

Local areas were required to produce Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) that set out how organisations will work together at a local level to meet the

challenges set out in the plan. This includes looking at transforming services and

using resources differently. Although local authorities are part of the plans, their

budgets are not included in the overall budget total for STPs. However, some of the

service changes proposed through STPs could have an impact on adult social care

services and their funding, for example an increased focus on preventative services

or providing more care based in the community rather than in hospitals.

 

The Board noted that the City of London Corporation was part of the North East London STP, which included eight local authorities, seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and three acute hospital providers. London Borough of Hackney and City and Hackney CCG had already proposed a devolution pilot, which is now reflected in the STP. The pilot was about exploring the delegation of powers to a local level relating to estates, licensing powers to support public health and prevention and the development of models for integrated commissioning.

 

Members noted the opportunities and risks of the proposed integrated commissioning model and agreed that it was a timely opportunity for the City Corporation.

 

Resolved – that the report be received.

 

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7.

City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

 

The Annual Report has been circulated to Members of the Board via email and can also be found at: http://hackney.gov.uk/media/7875/City-and-Hackney-Safeguarding-Adults-Board-annual-report-2015-16/pdf/CHASB-annual-report-2015-16

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Minutes:

The Committee noted that the City of London Safeguarding Adults Sub-Committee, now chaired by Dr Adi Cooper, provided greater understanding and accountability on the part of officers and partners as to their responsibility to safeguard adults in the City of London, and acts as a sub-group of the main board. This is an important conduit to cascading messages from the CHSAB and a means of developing a City-specific work plan in line with the board’s priorities. City of London Adult Social Care (CoLASC) sits on this sub-committee and provides regular practice updates and performance data, which are open to challenge, scrutiny and learning. The Director of Community and Children’s Services and Assistant Director (People) sit on the CHSAB. The AD sits on the CHSAB Executive Board and chairs the SAR sub-group. The ASC Service Manager and Team Manager sit on the SAR and Learning and Development subgroups.

 

The annual report illustrated that Safeguarding Adults Boards have operated on a statutory footing for the first time under the Care Act 2014 from 1 April 2015. This year the CHSAB has undertaken significant work to ensure that it has fulfilled its statutory responsibilities and established a firm platform for continuing to do so.

 

Members noted that the Safeguarding Adults Board comprised of 20 members who ranged from health professionals, service users, police officers, housing officials, local authority Members and lay members. The Committee suggested that in future the annual report should include the complete membership for the information of Members.

 

Resolved – that the update be received.

 

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8.

Update on the procurement of sexual health services pdf icon PDF 111 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

 

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Minutes:

The Board noted that the transformation of sexual health services in London presented an opportunity to reduce costs and improve outcomes for users of sexual health services. Members considered two strands of the London Sexual Health Transformation Programme:

· the procurement of a London-wide e-healthcare service for sexual health

testing; and

· the North Central London procurement of clinic-based sexual health services,

of which Hackney and the City of London form a single distinct lot

The City of London has accepted a formal request from the leader of the London

Sexual Health Transformation Programme, on behalf of the participating London

boroughs, to take the Lead Authority role for the proposed new sexual health e-healthcare service for London. This was agreed by the Chairman and Deputy

Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board, with endorsement from the Town

Clerk, the Director of Community and Children’s Services and the Director of Public

Health.

 

The City of London was also currently involved in the process of procuring a new

sexual and reproductive health service which will cover the geographical area of

Hackney and the City of London. This was part of the London-wide transformation of

clinic-based sexual health services.

 

Resolved – that the report be received.

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9.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Inspection Framework and CoL Draft SEND Strategy pdf icon PDF 94 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members were provided with an update regarding the publication of a new Ofsted/CQC Inspection Framework for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) which was published in May 2016. This inspection framework prompted an internal review of the current SEND Strategy

and Policy (2013–17) which was ratified at Community and Children’s Services

Committee in July 2013.

 

The new inspection framework was an ‘area’ inspection with the local authority as the hub of each area. The Draft SEND Strategy was aligned to the themes for inspection articulated within the newly published framework.

 

Resolved – that the strategy be received.

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10.

Update Report pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

 

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Minutes:

Officers updated Members on the work of the Board on the following areas:

· Safer City Partnership Update

· Active Travel Update

· Square Mile Health Update

· Liaison and Diversion Service

· Mayor’s Vision for Cycling- Quietways update

· Health and Wellbeing advisory group

· Bags of Taste

· Report to Audit and Risk Management Committee on Air Quality

 

Members also noted that following the successful poster campaign encouraging

smoke-free playgrounds around the City, the Chartered Institute of

Environmental Health had requested to use the City’s campaign as a case

study on World Environmental Health Day which could be documented by BBC

News. A Member queried whether this campaign could include other pockets of

open space across the City however, officers advised that was currently not

possible due to a number of enforcement issues.

 

Resolved – that the update report be noted.

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11.

Questions on matters relating to the work of the Board

Minutes:

There were no questions.

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12.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT

Minutes:

Members of the Board noted that the Sustainable City Awards had been modified following comments and feedback from the City Corporation. Members were happy to take part in the judging of the awards and anyone interested in serving on the panel would contact the Town Clerk.

 

The Director of Public Health informed the Members that…

 

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13.

Exclusion of public

MOTION - That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

 

 

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Minutes:

Resolved - That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

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14.

Bi-Annual Performance Report

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

 

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Minutes:

The Board noted the annual performance data for 2015/16 and quarter 1 data for

2016/17 across a range of agreed key performance indicators.

 

Resolved – that the update be received.

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15.

Non public questions on matters relating to the work of the Board

Minutes:

There were no questions.

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16.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT AND WHICH THE BOARD AGREES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHILST THE PUBLIC ARE EXCLUDED

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

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