Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Clare Watson (South Cheshire CCG), Alex Mitchell (Eastern Cheshire CCG) and Fiona Reynolds (Cheshire East Council).

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

Councillor S Corcoran declared a non-pecuniary interest by virtue of his wife being a GP.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2019.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2019 be confirmed as a correct record.

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 to the Rules a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider a report which outlines the progress in the development of the Operational Plan.

The Board considered the draft Operational Plan 2019/20 for the Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Groups.

This was the first time that the four Clinical Commissioning Groups had worked together to produce a single Operational Plan. 

The Board were asked to provide feedback on the content and commented on the following:

·         Mental Health - the figures for children and young people with a diagnosable mental health condition and that this should be given a higher priority for providing services

·         importance of routine health related engagement

·         the Plan should be user friendly in appearance and language and the public engagement section expanded

·         include reference to the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership Plan and Cheshire and Merseyside Population Health Framework

·         the correct timeline for CHC eligibility be included

The draft Operational Plan was being shared and discussed with other bodies and a final version would be circulated to Board members before submission to NHS England in April 2019.

RESOLVED:  That the Board

1          note the current progress in developing the content of the Operational Plan;         and

2          endorse the submission of the Operational Plan to NHS England in April 2019.

To consider a summary of the key points arising from the 2018/19 Quarter 2 Better Care Fund and Improved Better Care Fund return.

The Board considered a report which provided a summary of the key points arising from the 2018/19 Quarter 3 Better Care Fund and Improved Better Care Fund return.

The report detailed performance against the Better Care Fund four metrics and highlighted the performance of the ‘Live Well Cheshire East’ scheme, which was an online resource.

RESOLVED:

That the Better Care Fund and Improved Better Care Fund performance during Quarter 3 be noted.

To consider a report which summarises the Making the Mile initiative being supported by the Public Health Team to support greater physical activity in schools.

The Board considered a report on the Making the Mile initiative.

The Government’s Obesity Guidance - Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action (Jan 2017) and A Plan for Action Chapter 2 (June 2018) recommended initiatives that encouraged children to walk or run a mile every day in school.  In Cheshire East, the Public Health Team supported a Make the Mile initiative.

The Make the Mile has been promoted in all Cheshire East Primary Schools with a target that all schools increase levels of physical activity of children.  A total of 54 schools had implemented a scheme.

There was limited evidence to suggest that the initiative would reduce obesity levels in children on its own.  However, if developed as a whole system approach to tackling obesity including healthy eating, physical activity and environment, future benefits would be realised.

The Board discussed the benefits of this initiative and felt that it should be encouraged as it helped with mental health wellbeing and should be linked with other initiatives which promoted healthy eating.  Reference was made to an American study which noted that low physical fitness killed more people than did either smoking, diabetes or obesity.

It was agreed that a further report would be brought to the Board which set out what was already being done and what could be done to support and encourage healthy weight in children and adults in Cheshire East.

RESOLVED:  That the Board

1          promote and support the Making the Mile initiative, which encourages schools to facilitate sessions for school children to run/walk/jog a mile every day; and

2          to consider further taking specific actions to support efforts to encourage, support and facilitate healthy weight in children and adults across Cheshire East.

To receive a verbal report on the Health and Care Partnership Plan.

The Board received a verbal report on the Health and Care Partnership Plan.

It was reported that the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership had to submit to NHS England by next week a one year operational plan.  A five year plan was in the early stages of development, which would be subject to pubic and partnership engagement.  This would be informed by the nine Place five year plans.  The Cheshire East Plan would be drafted over the next couple of months.

RESOLVED:

That the verbal report be received.

To receive a verbal update on the Cheshire East Partnership Transformation.

The Board received an update on the Cheshire East Partnership Transformation.

It was reported that the new Executive Chair had taken up their position and that Mark Palethorpe would be taking over the Place SRO lead from Tracey Bullock.  Work was being undertaken to define roles and responsibilities to ensure that resources were in place to deliver the transformation.

RESOLVED:

That the update be received.