Agenda and decisions

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 26 February 2026 2.00 pm

Venue: Sparkenhoe Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield. View directions

Contact: Euan Walters (Tel: 0116 305 6016)  Email: Euan.Walters@leics.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of the previous meeting. pdf icon PDF 137 KB

2.

Urgent items.

3.

Declarations of interest.

4.

Position Statement by the Chairman. pdf icon PDF 296 KB

5.

Election of Vice Chairman.

Nominations will be sought from amongst the Board membership and a vote will take place.

 

 

Decision:

That Matt Gaunt (Integrated Care Board) be elected Vice Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board for a period of two years.

 

6.

Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy update- Best Start for Life. pdf icon PDF 306 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(a)        That the progress being made in relation to delivering against the Best Start for Life priority be noted;

 

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

 

(c)         That the proposed changes to the Operational Delivery Group of the Health and Wellbeing Board overseeing the Best Start for Life strategic priority be approved, and a review of these governance arrangements be requested to take place in one year’s time.

 

7.

Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy amendment, Easy Read and Delivery Plans. pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(a)        That the change of wording to the ‘healthy homes’ commitment in the Staying Healthy Safe & Well life course priority within the Joint Local Health & Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS) be approved;

 

(b)        That the easy read document of the JLHWS be approved;

 

(c)         That the JLHWS Delivery Plan be noted.

 

8.

Better Care Fund - Quarter 3 update. pdf icon PDF 148 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the performance against the Better Care Fund (BCF) outcome metrics, and the positive progress made in transforming health and care pathways up to Quarter 3, be noted.

 

9.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Programme of Work. pdf icon PDF 166 KB

Decision:

(a)        That the establishment of a JSNA steering group to undertake the prioritisation and sequencing of JSNA topics which will guide the ongoing development of the JSNA programme of work, be approved;

 

(b)        That the new demography dashboard be welcomed.

 

10.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Clinical Strategy pdf icon PDF 288 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(a)        That the Clinical Strategy, implementation progress to-date and key next steps be noted;

 

(b)        That the strategy’s alignment with the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, and the opportunities to support or enhance its delivery impact through partnership working be noted.

 

11.

Integrated Care Board 5 Year Commissioning Strategy. pdf icon PDF 548 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the contents of the report and the 5 Year Strategic Commissioning Strategy be noted.

 

12.

NHS Transformation and Transition. pdf icon PDF 184 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the contents of the report, and the position of the NHS transformation and change agenda, be noted.

 

13.

Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference Review. pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(a)        That the revised Terms of Reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board as set out in the appendix to the report be approved, subject to the removal of the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Council from the membership list;

 

(b)        That the list of Operational Delivery Groups that sit under the Health and Wellbeing Board include the CYP Place Based Group instead of the Children and Families Partnership;

 

(c)         That an additional Operational Delivery Group known as the County Place Based Team be created.

 

14.

Date of next meeting.

The next meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board will be held on Monday 15 June 2026 at 2.00 pm.