Agenda and minutes

As this was an informal meeting, this item did not need to be agreed, however, it was noted by the participants.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Georgia Gould, Dr Ammara Hughes, Dilini Kalupahana, Foyezur Miah, Gareth Morris, John Connolly, Julia Neuberger, Sarah Mcdonell- Davies and Vanessa Odlin.

Broadcast of the meeting

The Chair to announce the following: ‘In addition to the rights by law that the public and press have to record this meeting, I would like to remind everyone that this meeting is being broadcast live by the Council to the Internet and can be viewed on our website for twelve months after the meeting. After that time, webcasts are archived and can be made available upon request.

If you are seated in the Chamber, you are deemed to be consenting to having your contributions recorded and broadcast, including video when switched on, and to the use of those sound recordings and images for webcasting and/or training purposes.’

Any other announcements

Broadcast of the meeting

The Chair announced that the meeting was being broadcast live by the Council to the Internet and could be viewed on the website for twelve months after the meeting. After that time, webcasts were archived and could be made available upon request. Those who had asked to address the meeting were deemed to be consenting to having their contributions recorded and broadcast and to the use of those sound recordings and images for webcasting and/or training purposes.

Items 11, 12 and 13

The Chair announced the format that items 11. 12 and 13 would be discussed. Item 11 on Health and Wellbeing Strategy Implementation would be followed by two case studies, item 12: Community Champions and item 13 Living a Good Life for People with Learning Disabilities in Camden. The Board would then have an action-orientated discussion, framed by two questions which would be posed as part of item 11. 

No declarations were made.

There were no deputations.

To consider and agree the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2022.

 As this was an informal meeting, the minutes would be agreed at the next meeting of the Board.

There was no such business.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

This report gives the Health and Wellbeing Board an update on matters relating to Public Health in Camden.

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Public Health.

In their consideration of the report, a member asked about whether there could be an improved system for sharing health related data and intelligence between public health and primary care providers. As an example, they used the recent increase in Group A Strep and examples of health providers finding out about the increased cases through school letters brought by parents. The Director of Public Health agreed that a local system of sharing info with primary care should be explored.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Interim Director of Recreation (Leisure, Libraries and Green Spaces).

Update on the joint effort with London Borough of Islington to explore how parks can move from being passive health enablers to being active health assets that support physical and mental wellbeing and tackle social isolation and improved community cohesion.

Consideration was given to the report of the Interim Director of Recreation (Leisure, Libraries and Green Spaces).

After an introduction from the Interim Director, the Board made the following comments:

·       The data around economic befits to physical and mental health was impressive.

·       Voluntary Sector groups had seen a reduction of obesity, help with chronic conditions and other positive health benefits.

·       In response to a question of how the Board could help with the work, the Interim Director said that it was important to ensure that parks and the public realm were not forgotten as tool for non-medical interventions. The Interim Director said they would be happy to share information, branding and communications with organisations to help achieve this and grow the network.

·       A member asked about the involvement of the Corporation of London with the scheme. The Interim Director said that Camden had a good relationship with them and that they were keen on social prescribing. The Heath was a green space asset and attracted people who did not necessarily use green spaces in their local area.

·       In response to a question about seasonal access and the use of outdoor spaces, the Interim Director said that in winter the cold and dark did impact usage. Extreme heat in the summer had also impacted usage. They commented that making green spaces where people could stay longer was being explored.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted

Report of the Chair of Camden Integrated Care Executive (CICE).

This is a new standing item of the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB), allowing the Camden Integrated Care Executive and the Local Care Partnership Board to showcase key work from the Camden Borough Partnership, particularly around integration of healthcare services and system transformation. This report from CICE updates the Board on emerging activity to accelerate integrated working arrangements in Camden’s neighbourhoods.

The report begins by clarifying the relationship between the HWB and the Camden Borough Partnership, outlining the Board’s role in setting the direction of travel and ensuring that integration activity reflects the ambitions of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy. It then outlines the key developments in Camden since the North Central London Integrated Care System received statutory footing in July 2022, including the emergence of neighbourhood-level integration as a priority for the partnership.

The report illustrates the existing platform of integrated neighbourhood working in Camden, before outlining the immediate action and next steps being taken to join up working between our workforce, communities, and partner organisations in neighbourhoods. A more mature neighbourhood operating model will serve as a key delivery vehicle for a range of partnership ambitions and demonstrate the Camden population health approach. The report concludes by exploring the future aspirations for neighbourhood integration in the borough.

Consideration was given to the report of the Chair of Camden Integrated Care Executive (CICE).

The Executive Director Supporting People and Deputy Chief Executive in their role as a Co-Chair of CICE, introduced the report and said that spotlights on work to improve integration at a neighbourhood level would now form a standing item at meetings of the Board. Darren Summers Camden and Islington Metal Health Trust Foundation, the other Co-Chair of CICE, also introduced the report.

In their discussion of the report, the Board made the following comments:

·       It was important to recognise that neighbourhoods as residents viewed them and how organisations split up areas were not always the same. A compromise needed to be found in order to fit workable care networks within areas so that residents would feel a part of and recognise them as their own neighbourhoods.

·       The workforce was a big asset, it would be important to ensure that they were equipped with the knowledge and tools to deliver this vision.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

The report sets out the process being tested for the implementation of short-term priorities within the Camden Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-30. This includes how the Camden population health approach has been applied to different issues and population groups to bring partners together from across the system to identify and prioritise opportunities for collective action and intervention.

This report describes how the process has been applied in the context of the Community Connectedness and Friendships short-term priority, including work that has been undertaken to understand local need, map and convene stakeholders, identify opportunities and transition to delivery.

The strategy implementation model is being developed as a step-by-step guide outlining how to take a population health approach in relation to any health and wellbeing challenge (Appendix A). This can be used and applied by colleagues from across the Camden Borough Partnership when progressing activity around the Health and Wellbeing Strategy priorities.

Consideration was given to the reports of Public Health and the report of the Director of Adult Social Care and the Head of Integrated Camden Learning Disability Service. The Director of Public Health, along with the Acting Assistant Director of Public Health, introduced the report and questions for discussion with items 11, 12 and 13.

The Board were then taken through the structure and process of the Community Champions Project by the Participation Lead, Corporate Services before hearing from the Regents Park program Coordinator and two Champions who spoke of their experience of the project. A presentation had been circulated to the Board ahead of the meeting as an aid to this conversation. (Appendix A)

The Director of Adult Social Care gave an introduction to the Living a Good Life for people with learning disabilities in Camden report before the Chair opened the discussion.

The Board discussed the work that was happening within their individual organisations and groups and discussed ways to continue the work around Community Connectedness:

·       It was important to work with a coordinated approach to help take some pressure off of community organisations who were already working at their capacity.

·       The Board commented that working closely with leaders in the sector and creating visibility within the community would help build trust with residents.

·       Including local people in conversations about how to increase capacity for a neighbourhood model would be essential.

·       Organisations should work together to reach communities that had not been engaged with.

·       Creating opportunities and routes for people to get into working would be a key way of helping reduce loneliness and isolation.

·       When thinking about how to engage with and reach out to children and young people, it would be important to understand that to do this, new communication platforms may need to be explored.

·       With reference to the Project Choice Programme, an NHS initiative that supported young people with internships as an entry point to careers, a similar model could be used in Camden to create opportunities for peer support workers who had with lived experience of health and wellbeing barriers.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

Community Champions is a pilot programme to deliver resident-led approaches to health and wellbeing, focused on housing estates in three areas in Camden (Regent’s Park, Kentish Town and Kilburn). The programme has been running since April 2020 and is currently funded to March 2024.

Public Health fund a Champion Co?ordinator in each of the three areas, hosted by a community organisation. The Co?ordinator’s role is focused on engaging residents to understand their priorities to improve health and wellbeing, to recruit, train and support a network of Champions to deliver activities and initiatives to address community needs raised by residents, and act as a strategic bridge between residents and services

This report is intended to provide a progress report on the community champions programme and highlight the contribution the programme is making towards theimplementation of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, particularly the - Community connectedness and friendships priority.  It also sets out the contribution that the programme can make to the Neighbourhoods approach.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Adult Social Care and the Head of Integrated Camden Learning Disability Service.

This report summarises the action taken and next steps to achieve the vision to support people with learning disabilities in Camden to Live a Good Life as part of the Board’s short-term strategy to improve ‘community connectedness and friendships’. The project is being delivered through 3 workstreams which support people with learning disabilities to live the life in the way they want, with friendships, personal growth and having a valued place in society at its core.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

The Camden Health and Wellbeing Board’s work programme is developed by Board members and partners, with oversight from the Chair of the Board and support from Camden strategy officers.  This programme for 2022/23 is intended to be a working document and will be reviewed and agreed by the Board at every meeting. The Board is asked to note the draft programme and suggest items for inclusion at future meetings.

RESOLVED –

THAT the work programme be noted.

There was no such business.