Agenda and minutes

To welcome those present to the meeting and receive any apologies for absence.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 2 October 2008 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 2 October 2008 be confirmed as a correct record.

Members of the Board must declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests with respect to agenda items and must not take part in any decision with respect to these items.

No declarations of interest were received.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with under Item 17 below). 

No items of Urgent Business were received.

The Board received a report setting out performance against National Indicators and Stretch Targets included within the Local Area Agreement (LAA). An overview was provided of the action being taken to address NI 113: Prevalence of Chlamydia in Under Twenty Year Olds.  

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

The Board received a report setting out progress made in the implementation of the Well-Being Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan.

The Framework acted as a mechanism for identifying strategic priorities for improving well-being in Haringey. It drew together priorities from existing plans and strategies to integrate a range of initiatives to improve the well-being of the Borough.

The Framework centred around seven key outcomes agreed by the Board:

• Improved health and emotional well-being
• Improved quality of life
• Making a positive contribution
• Increased choice and control
• Freedom from discrimination and harassment
• Economic well-being
• Maintaining personal dignity and respect

The Board was advised that the new Local Area Agreement (LAA), which was adopted in April 2008, provided an opportunity for re focus plans and resources to improve health and well-being. It was noted that many of the targets contained within the LAA, which were under the WBSPB’s responsibility, were shared with other Partnership Boards. In addition to these there were also a number of cross cutting Indicators that each of the Boards contributed towards the achievement of.  

RESOLVED:

1. That to note the updates to the Well-Being Strategic Framework agreed by the Well-Being Chairs Executive on 28 November 2008.

2. That the process agreed by the Well-Being Chairs Executive to undertake a full review of the priorities and actions in the implementation plan, by April 2009,  be endorsed.

The Board considered a report that set out a draft Risk Register to identify the risks attached to the running of the Board and in meeting the targets within the Boards responsibility under the LAA.

RESOLVED:

1. That the draft Risk Register presented be noted.

2. That a final version of the Risk Register should be presented to the Board in March 2009.

The Board received a report that provided an update on the second phase of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).

It was noted that the JSNA prioritised four key areas:

• Sexual Health
• Mental Health
• Vulnerable children and young people
• Population

Pools of data shared by each of the agencies involved were being formed in relation to the areas set out above and the Assessment would be driven by a partnership task group comprised of representatives from each lead agency. In addition to this a technical group had also been established.

The Board was reminded that there was a statutory duty upon Directors of Public Health, Adult Services and Children’s Services to undertake a JSNA with a view to better commissioning of services on population based need.  

The Assessment would play a key role in determining local priorities and would contribute to the development of the Community Strategy and LAA. It would also provide a core data set that would form an evidence base for the development of strategies and future commissioning plans.

RESOLVED:

1. That the four priority areas for JSNA, set out above, be noted.

2. That the establishment of four Task Groups and the draft Terms of Reference be noted.

3. That a report updating the Board on progress be presented in March 2009.  

The Board received a report setting out progress on the review and an update on the Experience Counts Strategy for improving the quality of life for older people.

It was noted that the Strategy was launched in 2005 and covered the period 2005-10. Its aim was to improve the quality of life for older people in the Borough by tackling discrimination and promoting positive attitudes towards ageing.

The Board was advised that the Action Plan would be closely aligned to the Well-Being Strategic Framework and take into account relevant targets included within the LAA. Progress would be reported through the Well-Being Chair’s Executive and the Older People’s Partnership Board.

RESOLVED:

1. That the Well-Being Chairs Executive Board and Well-Being Strategic Partnership Board should continue to monitor and support the process of renewing and updating the Strategy.

2. That organisations represented by the bodies above support the process by supporting the actions set out in the report.

A presentation will be made.

The Board received a presentation setting out proposed changes to Adult Social Care.

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Please note that Appendix A, the Cultural Strategy document, could not be merged within the main body the agenda pack. It has been appended separately.

This item was withdrawn from the agenda and deferred to a future meeting.

The Board received a report that provided an update in relation to proposed revisions to the Haringey Carers Strategy and that sought agreement to a draft Project Brief.

It was noted that the Strategy needed to be updated in order to reflect the requirements and recommendations contained within the National Carers Strategy published in June 2008. Consultation with regard to the updates would begin in January 2009 and completed by June 2009. Following this an Action Plan would be developed and monitored by the Carers Partnership Board.

RESOLVED:

1. That the approach proposed to the review and development of a new Carers Strategy be noted.

2. That the proposed Project Brief be approved.

3. That the intention to bring the finalised Carers Strategy to the Board in May 2009 be noted.

Due to its size the full Strategy has not been included within the agenda pack.

A hyperlink to the Strategy is included within the report.

The Board received a report setting out the new Homelessness Strategy for the Borough and how this would be implemented. The Strategy set out how the Council and its partners would work together to prevent homelessness and provide better outcomes for people who were homeless or at risk of being so.

It was noted that the Strategy provided the framework to facilitate effective partnership working and supported the Community Strategy and delivery of the LAA by addressing issues such child poverty, community safety, educational attainment, health inequalities and Worklessness. The Strategy also related closely to objectives contained within the Well-Being Strategic Framework and would assist in achieving these.

RESOLVED:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That the objectives and implementation of Haringey’s Homelessness Strategy 2008-11 be endorsed by the Board.  

This report will be sent to follow.

A verbal update will be provided.

The Board received a report that sought views from the Board on the direction of travel for the Supporting People (SP) programme and its medium to long term funding priorities.

It was noted that funding for the SP programme was currently ring fenced and that strict conditions governing how SP funding could be spent. However, it was likely that money previously ring fenced for SP would be subsumed by the Area Based Grant (ABG) in 2009/10. Therefore an exercise had been carried out to gauge what contribution SP services made towards achieving LAA targets.

RESOLVED:

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To consider any new items of Urgent Business admitted under Item 4.

No new items of Urgent Business were raised.

To consider any items of AOB.

No items of AOB were raised.

The next meeting is being held on 2 March 2008.

Please note that dates for new Municipal Year, May-April 2009/10, have not yet been agreed by Council. Once the dates will be circulated to Board members.  

It was noted that the next meeting was due to take place on 2 March 2009.