Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Georgia Gould and Anna Wright, Stephen Heard, Dr Ammara Hughes, and Keith Morgan. John Lawlor and Vanessa Odlin also gave apologies for absence and sent Deborah Colson and Sarah Hulme as substitutes respectively.

No declarations were made.

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 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.’

Requests to speak at the Board meeting on a matter within its terms of reference must be made in writing to the clerk named on the front of this agenda by 5pm two working days before the meeting.

There were no deputations.

There was no urgent business.

Report of the Executive Director, Adults & Health.

·       Good work and employment is identified as key priority in the Camden Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-30. Progress has been made on this priority across the last 12 months, however in most cases this has been through individual projects and collaborations, rather than as a partnership.

·       The recent Health Needs Assessment (HNA) undertaken by the Health and Wellbeing Department presents an important first step in applying a population health approach. The results of the assessment serve as a reminder of the needs of Camden residents and the impact of unemployment, also illustrating the challenges faced by those working to support them.

·       The NCL People Strategy provides an example of holistic, system-wide thinking that could inform our sense of what can be achieved when the partnership comes together as a system.

·       We now need to regroup and think about ways to build momentum and improve how the Camden Borough Partnership comes together as a system to deliver on our commitments on this priority. When doing so, it will be important to draw and from Good Work Camden, the council led programme to support high quality, inclusive jobs in Camden.

Consideration was given to the report of the Executive Director, Adults & Health. The report was introduced by the Executive Director, Adults & Health, Public Health Consultant, Assistant Public Health Strategist and NCL Chief People Officer.

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

·       It was important to provide support for those experiencing unemployment due to poor health post-covid. Improving their health to help them access good work.

·       A Board member said it was a priority within their trust to increase the amount of workforce who lived local to their work. A key consideration was how to create entry level positions within the NHS that could offer meaningful career progression.

·       The Board recognised the need for workplace protections against exploitation, such as modern-day slavery, within any workforce strategy.

·       Whether the recruitment of Occupational Therapists could be used an as opportunity to model a collaborative approach to recruitment.

·       The Board discussed the volunteer to career pathway, a system by which could support people in entry level roles to build confidence and skills in the workplace.

·       Could healthcare settings provide an opportunity to have work conversations with people who are out of work due to poor health.

·       The Board acknowledged the barriers that housing and childcare could create for local people entering work and whether there were ways to reduce those barriers.

·       Board members discussed smaller organisations in health and the trend towards having a local workforce, learning could be taken from these organisations.

·       Support given to existing staff and ensuring staff retention was key practice within a good recruitment strategy.

·       Using the Camden and school resources to share information about health and social care careers and apprenticeships.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

This report provides an update on health protection issues and epidemiology in Camden.

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Public Health. The Report was introduced by the Director of Public Health.

In their discussion of the report, the Board discussed learning around vaccination uptake.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Integration, Camden borough, NCL ICB and the Director for Population Health Commissioning, NCL ICB

This report sets out:

·       a system-level update on how the NCL (North Central London) population health improvement strategy and delivery planning has progressed following the previous discussion with Camden’s Health and Wellbeing Board (May 2023); and

·       considerations for how we will localise and deliver this work, including how we will discuss and develop consensus for the approach within the Camden borough partnership.

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Integration, Camden borough, NCL ICB and the Director for Population Health Commissioning, NCL ICB. The report was introduced by the NCL Director of Population Health, the NCL Director of Integration and the Executive Director, Adults and Health.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

Directors of Public Health in England have a statutory duty to write an Annual Public Health Report (APHR) to consider the state of health within their communities. Camden’s 2023 APHR focuses on adolescent health and wellbeing.

Appendix A contains the full APHR 2023, whilst appendix B contains a summary slide deck prepared for the Health and Wellbeing Board to help present on the context, summary of content and describe the launch plan for the APHR 2023 report.

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Public Health. The report was introduced by the Director of Public Health and the Communications and Engagement Lead - Camden Health and Wellbeing.

The Board welcomed the report and thought that it raised some key areas for future collaborative working between primary care and schools.

In response to a question, the Director of Public Health said that this report could be used in conjunction with the State of the Borough report, however, this report was an in depth look at a specific topic. The Annual Health Report was not intended to be used as a tick box action plan, but instead the intention was to use it to start and continue conversations around health.

A Board Member suggested that this report be shared with the Governors Forum and upcoming Headteachers Conference.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Camden Division Managing Director, Camden and Islington Mental Health Foundation Trust.

This report provides an overview of the progress in embedding Core Teams in Camden since July 2021. Core Teams operate as multi-disciplinary teams consisting of staff from the NHS, adult social care and voluntary sector. They aim to provide preventative, accessible, holistic support within local primary care network and neighbourhoods for people with mental health needs. 

The teams have focused on building relationships with partners and local communities and establishing processes to meet a diverse range of needs.  We have introduced a new care planning tool, DIALOG+ as a framework for our individual work, and have established internal group support as well as ongoing workshops and drop in spaces in partnership with community providers.

Our early data indicates that we are providing timely support to a large number of local residents and reducing the need for referrals to secondary care services. 

We are building a learning framework to ensure we adapt the work of Core Teams in response to feedback, data and our own observations on emerging needs.  This approach has also provided us with valuable experience and learning to take into the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams which we are developing with partners. Some of these insights are shared in this report.

Consideration was given to the report of the Camden Division Managing Director, Camden and Islington Mental Health Foundation Trust who introduced the report.

The Board made the following comments in their discussion of the report:

·       Members were impressed with data provided and were looking forward to taking the principles and outcomes forward.

·       The importance of specialist information and for providers to know who to contact. It was important that all elements of the partnership had access to the core mental health team.

·       There was a challenge around the demand for mental health services having increased.

·       There was need for emphasis on mental health for fathers and men. The Officer from Camden and Islington Mental Health Foundation Trust said there were links to men specific mental health but not specifically for fathers. This was something they could take away.

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. The future programme 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.

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

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

·       20 December 2023

·       13 March 2024

The dates of the next and future meetings were noted.

There was no such business.