Minutes:
12.2 Mayor Glanville highlighted:
· That the approach taken was coherent;
· Trust between professional disciplines, partners and communities was critical to the delivery of the plan and service redesign;
· Recognition that need still existed that had not yet been met;
· There was a need to continually assess work undertaken;
· A model that serves a broader range of vulnerable people - 0-25, some of which had not have accessed the existing model before;
· The need to consider how the approach links back into the strategic plan and the political governance in the Council together with the Integrated Care Board, the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the Hackney Young Futures Commission;
· The need to involve young people in a meaningful way, in particular around mental health;
· The need to consider how partners engage and connect;
· Ensuring continuity across cohorts.
12.3 Councillor Fajana-Thomas highlighted the following:
· To welcome that young people would be involved in shaping the Young Person's Hub;
· The importance of involving young people in the decision making process;
· The need to focus on neighbourhoods as the hub will be more necessary in some of these than others;
· That racism was driven by inequalities.
12.4 Deputy Mayor Bramble highlighted the following:
· That there was a need for a safe space for people to have a conversations on race and to challenge;
· The need for a framework to support staff in an often emotional conversation;
· 12.5 Frances Haste highlighted that the Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS);
· was carrying out much work with children and families. She stressed the need for a sustainable funding model and asked for clarification on the funding model to involve the Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS) in anti-racism and the introduction of family hubs.
12.6 The Chair stressed the importance of how the CVS embedded anti-
rascism in its work. The Neighbourhood Health and Care Board had agreed to continue to fund the Community and Voluntary Sector in working in partnership across City and Hackney, creating the capacity to consider how the anti-racism work becomes embedded in the work of all partners.
12.7 The Children, Young People, Maternity and Families Programme
Manager told the Board that work was ongoing to structure the Oversight
Group to ensure that young people can co design and steer its direction with meaningful involvement. A number of young people were currently involved in the development of the agenda and priorities.
12.8 The Consultant in Public Health told the Board that design principles would be developed to reflect how the involvement of the VCS is included in the design as it was very relevant to all the integration projects that would be taken forward.
12.9 The Head of Early Years, Early Help and Wellbeing highlighted that the
role of the CVS was recognised. Workforce development included the entire system, including the CVS. The CVS was currently being consulted on work on attachment between fathers and children. The voices of young people would be considered as part of the process.
12.10 The Head of Policy and Strategic Delivery highlighted the following:
· The involvement of the Community and Voluntary Sector was recognised together with the need to consider funding required for this involvement. A fund was available for community programmes but this was not sufficient to fund all projects. A Lottery Bid had been submitted with the CVS which was successful and there would be a partnering with Hackney CVS to relaunch work aligned to the anti-racism action plan;
· The need to look at racism in a segmented way considering the specific experiences of inequalities for different groups and different heritages. The purpose of the work was to understand race as a construct and to recognise that racism was deeply embedded in society;
· One of the strands of work focused on workforce and diversity and within that it was recognised that support for staff was a prerequisite. There was a need to understand why staff were facing these problems. Inclusivity was included in the action plan, considering bias, assumptions made and the impact on staff;
· The importance of trust. Hackney Strategic Plan had a commitment to co-production with work ongoing on up skilling and support;
· There was a consistent approach but increased focus was required with assistance from the Health System. A refresh on engagement was being scoped at present linked to the health based partnership.
12.11 Mayor Glanville told the Board that Stephen Haynes had expressed on
interest in involvement on how adult learning and employment wrap around the new models together with consideration being given to providing new spaces for the activities.
12.12 Councillor Kennedy highlighted the following:
· The need to have the correct vision, shifting from competition to collaboration;
· The need to involve broader partners and ensure co-production;
· To use the community to be part of the solution, with the use of mentors;
· The importance of securing resources within the system.
12.13 The Children, Young People, Maternity and Families Programme
Manager told the Board that new talent was being nurtured across the
health system, with mentors in the voluntary sector and an increased focus on employability and sustainability. Links were being built with schools and HR agencies.
12.14 The Deputy Director of Public Health highlighted that representations had
been made to the Integrated Care board (ICB) on the importance of the
anti-racism approach being included in the place based work. The NHS had made that commitment. The ICB was drafting its joint forward plan on how it will deliver on its strategic priorities. Specific responses back from all the organisations that make up the NHS locally on how the anti-racism commitments would be embedded was welcomed.
12.15 The Chair stressed the need to engage on the ICB forward plan going
forward.
12.16 Louise Ashley told the Board that the Homerton Hospital supported the anti-racism work, now producing a 5 year strategy with a strong focus on anti-racism and intolerance. It was considered that there was a coherent approach. In relation to maternity services, there were links into the ICB with work on listening to the voices of women and tackling inequalities within women's services.
12.17 The Chair summarised discussion, highlighting the following:
· The need for collaboration with the wider partnership, supporting the specific work, taking into account the importance of the CVS, taking a sustainable approach;
· The importance of trust between all concerned in the approach;
· 0-15 approach is key;
· The need to involve young people in a meaningful way;
· The importance of continuity across the cohorts;
· Recognition that collaboration/ integration does not automatically lead to better outcomes;
· Consideration to be given to tangible outcomes for the population resulting from partnership working;
· Looking at good stewardship in improving population health outcomes;
· How is the work approached to ensure that it makes a difference to the lives of children and families.