Meeting
Health and Wellbeing Board - Doncaster
Scheduled Time
Thursday, 6th June 2024
9:00 AM
Thursday, 6th June 2024
1:00 PM
Actual Time
Thursday, 6th June 2024
12:00 AM
Thursday, 6th June 2024
12:00 AM
Confirmed
06 Jun 2024
Council Chamber, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BU
Anthony Fitzgerald
NHS South Yorkshire ICB
Present, as expected
Laura Sherburn
Primary Care, Doncaster
Present, as expected
Dr Nabeel Alsindi
GP and Place Medical Director, NHS South Yorkshire ICB
Expected
Toni Illman
Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust
Present, as expected
Chris Margrave
Chief Executive, St Leger Homes of Doncaster
Apologies
James Woods
Citizens Advice Doncaster
Present, as expected
Pamela John-Lewis
Expected
Toby Lewis
RDaSH
Present, as expected
Riana Nelson
Executive Director of Children, Young People & Families (DCS), Doncaster Council
Present, as expected
Dan Swaine
Executive Director of Place
Absent
Chief Superintendent Ian Proffitt
Doncaster District Commander, SY Police
Absent
Lucy Robertshaw
Health and Social Care Forum
Present, as expected
Councillor Nigel Ball
Present, as expected
Councillor Lani-Mae Ball
Apologies
Councillor Sarah Smith
Present, as expected
Ellie Gillatt
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
Absent
Phil Holmes
Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing & Culture (DASS), Doncaster Council
Present, as expected
Fran Joel
Healthwatch Doncaster
Present, as expected
Rachael Leslie
Director of Public Health, City of Doncaster Council
Present, as expected
Richard Parker
Chief Executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Present, as expected
Apologies for the meeting were received from Councillors Lani-Mae Ball and Chris Margrave.
James Woods, Toni Illman and Chris Margrave were welcomed as new Board members.
RESOLVED that Anthony Fitzgerald be appointed as Vice Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board for 2023/24.
At this point in the meeting the Chair left the meeting, and the Vice Chair assumed the Chair.
Reference was made by Members of the Board to the skills brought by Councillor Rachael Blake to her role as Chair and the difference she made, for example, through the launch of the initiative Choose Kindness and her involvement in key strategies and reports that underpinned the work of the Board.
- Document HWB 070324 FINAL mins 29 May 2024
- Document Cover sheet HWBB Annual Report 29 May 2024
- Document HWBB Annual Report 2324 V4 29 May 2024
Louise Robson, Public Health Lead (Healthy Lives), informed Members that the report celebrated the work of the Board during the last 12 months since the last report in July 2023. Reference was made to the many positive examples of partnership working and projects in Doncaster that have taken place as well as the shift towards those with lived experience. It was noted that the Annual Report might look different next year, as the Board forms new priorities in line with delivering the refreshed Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Reference was also made to the ongoing work being undertaken with the LGA in supporting the Board taking that forward. In concluding, Louise summarised the next steps and recommendations that were set out at the back of the Annual Report.
Anthony Fitzgerald, Vice Chair and Executive Place Director, NHS South Yorkshire, ICB, thanked those involved in producing the report and commented on the vast the number of contributors involved in the report and multi-organisational approach that demonstrated the commitment of working across Doncaster,
Toby Lewis, Chief Executive, RDaSH, asked that next year’s report to be made more clearer in its evaluative content to review what had worked during the year. It was felt that this linked well to the report’s recommendation around ‘ways of working’ and therefore was something that should be built into future reports.
Phil Holmes, Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing and Culture (DASS), commended how the report credited those people who had brought their own lived experience to the work.
Cllr Sarah Smith, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, supported the use of case studies making the document more tangible to a wider audience. Areas were highlighted which included the work of Well Doncaster and the Learning and Disability Partnership. Reference was made to a significant increase in young carers, who it was hoped would be considered more going forward as well as a greater focus on paid carers in general.
Cllr Glynis Smith shared that she was pleased that the Learning and Disability Partnership featured within the report and stressed the need for more younger parents and young people with a learning disability, coming through the education system, to help the work keep evolving.
Rachael Leslie, Director of Public Health explained that the report would form part of the JSNA pages and go out for information and inspiration. It was commented that the inclusion of the report through any of the groups or sharing with partners would be welcomed, and that there was offer of individual briefings to other groups, if found useful.
RESOLVED that the Board endorse the Health and Wellbeing Board Annual report 2023/24 and take to Full Council for final sign off by Full Council.
- Document cover sheet HWBB STrategy (1) 29 May 2024
- Document HWB Strategy Slides 06 June 24 29 May 2024
A discussion took place which addressed the following.
Anthony Fitzgerald, Vice Chair and Executive Place Director, NHS South Yorkshire, ICB, felt that the strategy and areas of focus reflected the conversations that had taken place through the development workshops. It was noted that there was more work to be done and clarity was needed around how success could be better evaluated. In reference to support provided through the LGA, it was explained that this would be provided at the next development workshop and through recommendations put forward to support the work of the board.
Toby Lewis, Chief Executive, RDaSH expressed his support of the report and slight concern that bringing children and women’s health together may narrow what we choose to mean. In terms of the inclusion of mental health, Rachael Leslie, Director of Public Health explained how this could be further explored later when looking at improving the experience of ageing and undertaking something similar around closing the women’s and children’s health gap. Reference was made to JSNA data that showed a clear case around women’s healthy life expectancy as well as around children. Riana Nelson, Executive Director of Children Young People and Families provided assurances that where were other forums that addressed children’s health that included mental health and physical health in terms of disability.
Phil Holmes, Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing and Culture (DASS), felt that more clarity on the relationship and connections between the Board and the South Yorkshire ICP on this strategy (and its areas of focus), would help this work in a more complementary way. It was commented that there was a balance linking those areas to where we could in the South Yorkshire ICP, and where efforts needed to be better concentrated.
Councillor Glynis Smith stated that there were certain geographical areas where the figures differed broadly and asked that places where figures were at the lowest be those areas most concentrated on as a matter of urgency. The Director of Public Health referred to what was in place to support the Health and Well-Being Board in this work such as the JSNA, community health profiles and how we allocate the resources for those who need it most with the aim to improve everyone’s life, alongside partners in delivering this work.
Regarding next steps, it was explained that the completed strategy would be signed off at Council in September 2024, and although the draft could be shared before that point, the preferred option was to wait until after Council.
Clare Henry, Public Health Principal, informed the Board that further work would be undertaken to develop a resident’s version and that this could be brought back to the Board in due course.
Clarification was provided that the focus of the Board would remain on the 3 priorities outlined in the Strategy. Members were told how in preparing the launch of the strategy, suggestions had been made for where previous items that had been on the forward plan could now be considered.
RESOLVED that the Board endorse the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and take to Full Council for final sign off.
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