Agenda item - Chair's Communications

The Chair of the Board will start the meeting with a short update on recent developments on health and wellbeing.

14.1    The Chair, Councillor Moonan, stated that at the previous Board meeting she had mentioned trialling a newsletter approach for the Board as a way of reducing the length of Chairs Communications. She was pleased to be able to confirm that following that days meeting a final version of that newsletter would be produced and circulated. Draft copies had been tabled for the information of Board Members and any comments on that draft document should be forwarded either to herself as Chair or to the Public Health Business Manager, Barbara Deacon. There were however particular highlights from the newsletter which she wished to focus on:

            The Ageing Well Festival

14.2    The Ageing Well Festival would be taking place between 30 September - to 13th October. There was an extensive programme of fun packed activities and the Chair urged Board Members to have a look at this.

Emotional Support for Children

14.3    Board Members views as well as those of the public were wanted about the emotional health and wellbeing support available in the city for children and young people. A survey was out and as part of the evidence gathering process as many people as possible were encouraged to give their views.

Fire at Wellington Road

14.4    Board Members may have heard that there had been a fire in a block of flats in Wellington Road, Brighton at the weekend. The fire had occurred in a block of flats shared with housing for people with acquired brain injuries and 4 temporary accommodation flats. Disabilities Trust provided 24 hour support to our residents there. Assurances had been received that everyone had been evacuated swiftly and had been able to return to their flats by 3:30 with no injuries and no damage to any of the flats. The fire appeared to have started on one of the solar panels on the roof (this had yet to be confirmed) and the only damage had been to a sky light above the stairwell. Baron Homes were due to fix the skylight on Monday 9th September.  

David Supple, Chair of CCG Retirement

14.5    The Chair concluded her communications by explaining that today’s meeting would be the last Board that Dr David Supple, the Chair of the CCG and one of the deputies of the Health & Wellbeing Board would be attending as he would be stepping down both from the Health and Wellbeing Board and CCG due to his retirement. Interviews for his replacement as Chair of the CCG were currently taking place. The Chair stated that she would like to take this opportunity to thank David for the knowledge and practical expertise he had brought to the Board. He had been highly supportive of the Board and its development and he was sure that the Board would want to add to her own comments in wishing him well in his retirement.

14.6    RESOLVED – That the content of the Chair’s Communications be received and noted.

            CALLOVER

14.7    The Chair stated that there was one late report which she had accepted as the information given to the Board at its meeting in July needed to be updated in order to ensure that the Board were provided with the most up to date information.

14.8    The following items on the agenda were reserved for discussion:

             - Item 20 – Future Use of Knoll House Resource Centre;

             - Item 22 – Brighton and Hove Healthwatch Annual Report 2018/19

14.9    The following items were not called for discussion and were therefore taken as received and the report recommendations agreed:

 - Item 17 – Sussex Health and Care Strategic Plan and Response to the NHS Long Term Plan;

             - Item 18 – Better Care Plan Funding;

             - Item 19 - Winter Planning to Support the Health and Care System;

             - Item 22 – Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment - Suspension of Pharmacy Contract – Boots, 119 – 120 London Road, Brighton