Agenda and minutes

1.1  Councillor Feryal Demirici was elected as Chair.  Dr Alan Ricketts was appointed as Vice-Chair.

2.1 The Chair welcomed all members to her first meeting of the Board. Members give a brief description of their organisation and their priorities for the coming year.  The Chair told the Board that she looked forward to working with all organisations on joint aspirations. She thanked Councillor Jonathan McShane, the previous chair for his excellent work in this area and that she wished to continue the strong relationship that had been developed with all partners.

3.1  The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record with the following amendments:

Under Minute 6 it be clarified that costs would be shared on the launch of the Complaints Charter.

That the Alistair Wallace’s name be corrected in the list of attendees.

4.1  There were no declarations of interest.

5.1  There was no Community Voice section at the meeting.

6.1  Nicole Klynman introduced the report outlining the actions as follows:

·  Deliver a comprehensive programme of Mental Health Awareness and Literacy training for Council staff by March 2018.

Rethink had delivered training to a range of stakeholders across the public sector partnership and the VCS, with priority given to services that work with young black men. Over 300 people had been trained with excellent feedback. A further round of mental health aid training was to be commissioned for 2018/19. 

·  Maintain signposting systems that explain services relevant to mental wellbeing which trained staff, partners and residents can use

It was noted that work was well underway to improve how information is shared across the borough to residents and staff who provide support.  Alongside the broader review of local service directories, the website iCare was being updated and refreshed. In response to a question from Deputy Mayor Bramble asked whether Nicole Klynman told the Board that more work was required around explaining what the course was. Recommissioning was to take place and that there would be more local context.

Dr Mark Rickets asked whether there was a narrative on how the course affected behaviour. Nicole Klynman told the Board that there was a narrative and that consideration was to be given to how useful the course was.

·  Make Hackney the most welcoming, healthy and accessible place in London for residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions by March 2018

The Board noted that meetings had been held with peer networks and support groups for residents with severe and enduring mental health problems, led by Mind and the Advocacy Group. She reported that efforts had been made to engage with the East London Foundation Trust on the project, but as yet this had not been successful. Relevant training would be provided to Key council staff and management agreement to staff attendance would be sought.

·  A series of ‘Life Events’ support packs that provide ideas, advice, phone numbers, video clips, etc of how to  be mentally resilient in times of stress

The Board noted that grant funding had supported the first four projects within this action. Training materials would be produced to support services that come into contact with people during key times of change. 

·  Deliver a child-centred, prevention-focused health and wellbeing education service that builds the resilience of all children and young people  in Hackney aged 5-19 years, and up to 25 year for those with additional needs

The Board noted that much work was being undertaken in this area. The Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission was currently planning a review of CAMHS, focused on early intervention and support to schools. Dr Alan Ricketts stressed the need to be able to access information more easily. Raj Radia.

Nicole reported that in addition to these actions, it was proposed to focus on two new areas:

·  Work to prevent suicide and self-harm

·  Work to ensure that the built local environment promotes positive mental wellbeing and creates mentally healthy places.

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7.1  Jack Gooding introduced the report. The report provided a background on obesity, the Obesity Strategic Partnership, the Declaration and set out the actions agreed by the OSP for each of the priority areas for the Local Government declaration. The purpose of the Local Government Declaration on sugar reduction and healthier food was to provide a framework to support local authorities to make public commitment to improve local authorities to make a public commitment to improve the availability of healthier food and drinks and to reduce the availability and promotion of unhealthy options. Jack Gooding emphasised that Hackney had a higher percentage of obese people compared to London and the best of England. By signing the declaration the local authority commits to implementing at least one action from each of the six action areas. The OSP was Hackney’s whole systems approach to supporting obesity reduction and promoting healthy weight in the Borough. This had been running since February 2016 and was chaired by the Council’s Chief Executive.

7.2  The Board noted difficulties accessing secondary schools in relation to obesity and asked that this matter be placed on the Obesity Partnership agenda. The Board stressed the need look at business in relation to how they sugar levels in products. It further stressed the need to set targets in approaching this problem.

AGREED:

To endorse the proposed declaration to a full cabinet meeting in order for the Council to sign up to the declaration.

8.1  Alan updated the Board on the East London Health and Care Partnership.  The ELHCP governance was to be reviewed in light of the arrangements across east London, namely the establishment of the NEL Commissioning Alliance and the appointment of a Single Accountable Officer, Jane Milligan.  It had been agreed to use each of the integrated care systems as the main building block for driving delivery forward. NEL would focus on the key enablers – workforce, estates and digital. The first Assembly was to be held in October and it was planned to involve a range of stakeholders including patient groups such as Healthwatch, the community and the voluntary sector. The Citizens Panel was being established to gather the views of patients and the wider community in shaping and driving decisions about health and care services.

8.1  Anne Canning expressed the concern that the care aspect did not seem to be well represented the system and asked whether Boroughs had formal recognition. Alan agreed to pursue this matter. He acknowledged that more work was required and discussion was required on collaboration and transforming services. He told the Board that engagement with local people would take place locally and that decision making would be transparent.

8.2  Penny Bevan expressed the concern that the report did not address the financial challenges in respect of the East London Health & Care Partnership. Further, she stated that an integrated approach and that there was a need for increased emphasis on prevention. Alan acknowledged that there were financial challenges associated with the initiative. He stressed the need to align elements and to come to agreement on how services and commissioned. In relation to prevention he stressed that NEL wanted to focus on enablers and that there would be a focus on better lifestyles. Secondary prevention would have an affect overall spend.

9.1  Jon Williams reported that the Complaints Charter would be submitted to the September meeting.

-  5 September 2018