Agenda and decisions

To note that Mr. P. Harrison CC is the Leicestershire County Council Cabinet Lead Member for Health and Public Health and is therefore the new Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

(a)        That the progress being made in relation to delivering against the Staying Healthy, Safe & Well priority be noted;

(b)        That the progress being made in relation to delivering against the cross-cutting priorities be noted.

(a)        That the approach to reviewing and refreshing the Physical Activity Framework be noted;

(b)        That the Physical Activity Framework and the collaborative systems approach to delivery of its priorities be supported;

(c)         That members be requested to champion physical activity within their respective organisations and partnerships, thus supporting a coordinated place-based and preventative approach which uses physical activity to support residents’ wellbeing;

(d)        That members be requested to promote and encourage engagement with the Physical Activity and Wellbeing Residents Survey.

a)  That the performance against the Better Care Fund outcome metrics, and the positive progress made in transforming health and care pathways in 2025-26, be noted; 

b)  That the submission of the year-end BCF 2025-26 template to NHS England for the 5th June 2026 submission deadline, which was approved by the Chief Executive under delegated powers, be noted.

(a)        That the contents of the report be noted;

(b)        That the Better Care Fund Plan 26-27 numerical template and the narrative document that details the contents of the BCF Plan return, be noted;

(c)         That the action taken by the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Council, to use powers of delegation to approve the BCF Plan for submission prior to the deadline of 19th May 2026 be noted.

(d)        That officers be requested to carry out a review of BCF spending once the government has announced its Neighbourhood proposals in July 2026, and provide an update to the Board in September 2026.

(a)        That the strategic contribution of VAL and the VCSE sector in supporting prevention, health inequalities reduction and community resilience, be recognised;

(b)        That the continued partnership working between statutory organisations and the VCSE sector via VAL be supported;

(c)         That stronger VCSE involvement within neighbourhood health planning, commissioning and integrated care arrangements be encouraged;

(d)        That ongoing collaboration between NHS partners, local authorities, Public Health and community organisations be supported.

(a)  That the findings and recommendations from Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire’s hospital discharge work be noted;

(b)  That members be requested to support system partners to consider how the learning can inform ongoing discharge improvement, patient experience and inequality‑reduction work;

(c)   That it be noted that Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire will continue to gather patient and carer feedback to help assess progress over time.

(a)    That the development of the Strategy for carers in Leicestershire and the draft priorities and implementation plan be noted.

(b)    That officers be requested to take note of the comments now made on the draft strategy for the care and support of Leicestershire carers.

(a)        That the annual Health Protection Report 2025 be noted;

(b)    That the key health protection issues that have arisen locally, the actions taken in response and the main areas of focus for 2026, be recognised.

The next meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board will be held on Thursday 17 September 2026 at 2.00pm.