Agenda and minutes

For Members of the joint committee to elect a Chairman for the ensuing 24 months.

Councillor Jane MacBean was proposed by Councillor T Linden and seconded by Councillor J Hanna.  No other valid nominations were received.

Resolved: That Councillor Jane MacBean be elected Chairman of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the ensuing 24 months.

For Members of the joint committee to elect a Vice-Chairman for the ensuing 24 months.

Councillor Jane Hanna was proposed by Councillor A Mather and seconded by Councillor J MacBean.  No other valid nominations were received.

Resolved: That Councillor Jane Hanna be elected Vice Chairman of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the ensuing 24 months.

Apologies were received from Councillors F Van Mierlo, D Hayward, N Leverton, I Edosomwan and S Morgan.

Cllr D Levy substituted for Cllr F Van Mierlo.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership is engaging with partner organisations, the voluntary sector, other stakeholders and residents to understand their views on a set of priorities for the partnership to help improve the health and care system for local people.

The draft strategy focusses on the following priorities - promoting and protecting health, start well, live well, age well and improving quality and access to services.

Members will hear from Integrated Care Partnership representatives on how the draft strategy has been developed, the feedback so far and the next steps.

Presenters:

Cllr Jason Brock, Chairperson, Integrated Care Partnership

Rob Bowen, Deputy Director of Strategy

Jane O’Grady, Director of Public Health, Buckinghamshire

AnsafAzhar, Director of Public Health, Oxfordshire

Tracy Daszkiewicz, Director of Public Health, Berkshire West

Papers:

Draft Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership Strategic Priorities

The Chairman welcomed Cllr Jason Brock, Chairperson, Integrated Care Partnership; Rob Bowen, Deputy Director of Strategy; Jane O’Grady, Director of Public Health, Buckinghamshire; Ansaf Azhar, Director of Public Health, Oxfordshire and Tracy Daszkiewicz, Director of Public Health, Berkshire West to the meeting.

Cllr Brock, Jane O’Grady, Ansaf Azhar and Tracy Daszkiewicz attended the meeting virtually.

During their presentation, the following key points were made:

·       The Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) was a new statutory committee that would formally meet on Friday 27^th January 2023. The membership of the ICP included six elected Members from across the BOB local authorities as well as health partners from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and organisations from the community and voluntary sector.

·       One of its purposes was to set a clear strategy for the integrated care system, which had been developed by representatives of the member organisations.  The Public Health Directors from across BOB had been instrumental in bringing together the health and wellbeing strategies and identifying the common issues as well as highlighting fundamental differences in health outcomes across the BOB footprint.

·       The strategic priorities had been divided into 5 categories, as follows:

o   Promoting and protecting health;

o   Start Well;

o   Live Well;

o   Age Well;

o   Improving quality and access to services.

·       The draft strategy had been shared with key stakeholders, including the Health & Wellbeing Boards from across BOB.  It was currently in a period of engagement to provide an opportunity for the public and partner organisations to respond to the proposed 18 priorities outlined in the strategy. 

·       The feedback from the draft strategy would help to inform the joint 5 year forward plan which was being prepared and would be circulated to key stakeholders in March.

During the discussion, Members raised the following questions:

·       Cllr Brock explained that the area covered by the ICS was complex, including a range of different demographics. It was therefore important to consider issues at place level as well as at system level.

·       Cllr Brock and Mr Bowen highlighted the importance of the Joint Committee’s role in scrutinising the work of the ICP and the ICB.

·       A Member emphasised the need for greater public engagement to ensure the strategy delivered better outcomes for residents.  Feedback already received from members of the public highlighted the need for information to be provided at an early stage. Members also raised concerns around the lack of information and communication with local authorities. Mr Bowen explained that the timescales for engaging with the public and key stakeholders had been extended to ensure more meaningful engagement. In response to a Member question, Mr Bowen advised that whilst the ICP was a statutory committee, there was no current guidance on how frequently the strategy needed to be refreshed. Dr O’Grady added that the strategy had been written in order to remain relevant for the foreseeable future, though amendments could be made in line with feedback. She further emphasised the focus on prevention and health inequalities, which also needed to be reflected  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

For Committee Members to discuss items for forthcoming meetings.

Members discussed the work programme and the ways in which the Committee would carry out their work.  It was acknowledged that in person meetings were required in order to make formal decisions but Members felt that some of the work of the JHOSC could be conducted virtually.  The Chairman agreed to review the working arrangements of the JHOSC and put forward a proposal for the Members to consider.  Members also discussed the role of Healthwatch on the JHOSC which is referred to in the terms of reference. 

To be confirmed

The date of the next meeting would be confirmed following clarification around the timeframes for the draft 5 year joint forward plan.