Agenda and minutes

An election of Chair for this meeting only was conducted.

RESOLVED –

THAT Councillor Anna Wright be elected Chair for this meeting only.

Apologies for absence were received from Tim Aldridge, Sanjay Ganvir, Jess McGregor, Keith Morgan, Simon Wheatley and Vanessa Odlin who sent Sarah Hulme as a substitute.

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

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.

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.

To note the Health and Wellbeing Board terms of reference.

The terms of reference were noted.

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2024.

RESOLVED –

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2024 be agreed.

There was no such business.

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, who introduced the report.

A member of the Board said that, since the last meeting, there had been a couple of opportunities to test information sharing around outbreaks of certain illnesses with neighbouring practices. They said that it was working well.

The Board discussed antenatal vaccinations and that the system meant people had to get certain vaccines from different healthcare providers. With some being available through community midwives and others being received in hospitals.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Public Health.

The 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.

RESOLVED –

THAT the work programme be agreed.

Report of the Director of Proactive Care and Long-Term Conditions, North Central London Integrated Care Board.

This paper provides an update on work to improve heart health outcomes in North Central London (NCL), including development of a NCL Integrated Care System Heart Health programme that aims to bring the work of different organisations across the health and care system together to improve blood pressure detection and management, and a new Integrated Heart Failure Service in Camden and Haringey.

Consideration was given to the report of Director of Proactive Care and Long-Term Conditions, North Central London Integrated Care Board. The report was introduced by the Public Health Consultant and the General Practitioner, Hampstead Group Practice.

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

·       The Board noted the importance the work and the value it added.

·       The Board discussed community conversations, and how to bring a focus to family education and testing.  As well as hereditary factors, heightened risk of poor heart health could come from copying unhealthy behaviour and lifestyle choices from family members.

·       A member of the Board noted the unique window for lifestyle change that came with blood pressure screening and asked if there was scope for self-screening. The Public Health Consultant said that they were looking to increase access to community pharmacies and provide additional contraceptive and blood pressure services. There were currently 61 high street pharmacies that were linked with GP practices and there would soon be a pilot programme of certain medical prescribing in pharmacies.

·       The Board noted that heart failure was higher in people with learning disabilities and discussed the broadening of the screening to include those with learning disabilities.

·       Board Members discussed the importance prevention work and of taking interventions out of medical settings. Noting the effectiveness of nursery school interventions.

·       Members of the Board discussed NHS health checks, who they reached and how they could be changed to make sure everyone received them. A member of the Board commented that, often, health checks and identification could feel like tick box exercises and asked that health checks and screening be considered as a future agenda item.

Action by: the Senior Policy and Projects Officer

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted

Report of the Executive Director of Adults and Health.

Board meetings provide a key opportunity for collaborative discussion among members on the enablers and barriers around improving wellbeing and reducing health inequalities in Camden. The Board currently functions well but more could be done to deepen the collaborative aspect of meetings and better reflect the degree of collaboration on the partnership’s priorities that takes place outside of meetings.

To this end the report contains two proposals aiming to broaden ownership of meeting agendas and create more space for collaborative discussion within meetings. Board members are invited to consider and comment on these proposals.

Consideration was given to the report of the Executive Director Adults and Health.

The Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care gave a brief introduction of the report before inviting Board Members to an informal discussion of the future of the Board.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

There was no such business.