Agenda and decisions

That the Board:

(a)             Notes the progress of the seven Community Health and Wellbeing Plans within Leicestershire County;

(b)             Notes the areas of concern and celebrations outlined in the report;

(c)             Notes that future updates will be provided via the Staying Healthy Partnership update report or directly by exception.

That the Board:

(a)             Notes the update on the WorkWell programme for LLR and that all fifteen Primary Care Networks within Leicestershire have signed up to host and deliver the Programme;

(b)             Supports the implementation of WorkWell within Leicestershire.

That the Board notes the performance against the Better Care Fund outcome metrics, and the positive progress made in transforming health and care pathways up to Quarter 2.

That the Board:

(a)          Notes the work undertaken to refresh the Section 75 pooled budget agreement for the Better Care Fund;

(b)          Approves the continuation of Section 75 pooled budget arrangements between Leicestershire County Council and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board.

That the Board gives approval to pilot a new approach to the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

That the Board:

(a)      Notes the findings of the needs assessment for Leicestershire carers.

(b)      Approves the current draft of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment;

(c)       Agrees to the full commissioner-led recommendations being added to the report once the Carers Strategy working group has developed the new strategy in due course.

(a)        That the Board notes the update on the development of the LLR Suicide Prevention Strategy 2024-2029.

(b)        That officers be requested to consider the comments now made as part of the consultation on the Strategy.

(a)      That the Board notes the progress underway, including the actions relating to the December 2023 development;

(b)      That the Board supports the ongoing activity to deliver these actions.

That the Board:

(a)      Approves the suggested approach to carrying out the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy review, included the suggested approach to carry out the consultation and engagement;

(b)      Agrees the timescales for delivery as set out in the report.

That the Board:

(a)        Notes the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2024 and the recommendations in the report;

(b)    Agrees to take the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report into account when reviewing the Joint Local Health & Wellbeing Strategy;

(c)    Recommends that the Integrated Care Board consider the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report at one of its future meetings.

That the Board agrees to spotlight the following priority areas:

(a)               Health and the Strategic Planning System;

(b)               Healthy Weight.

That the Board approves the revised Protocol Between the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Healthwatch Leicestershire.

The next meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board will be held on Thursday 27 February 2025 at 2.00pm.