MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PARTNERSHIP BOARD FOR HEALTH AND WELL BEING HELD AT THE RIVERSIDE CENTRE, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON MONDAY, 15 JULY 2002 COMMENCING AT 2.00 PM
Present :
Isle of Wight Council
Mr R G Mazillius (Chairman), Mr M C Cunningham, Mr I R Stephens
Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust
Mrs V A Anderson, Dr P Bingham, Mr D Crawley
Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust
Mr G Elderfield, Mr A Munds
Voluntary Sector
Ms S Nehorai, Ms C Piggott
Community Health Council
Mrs G Squibb
Also in Attendance :
Mr C Waddicor, Mrs B Herbert - Isle of Wight Council
Mrs E Garrett - Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust/ Isle of Wight Council
Apologies :
Mrs P Lee
6. MINUTES
RESOLVED :
THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2002 be confirmed.
7. HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND MODERNISATION PLAN 2002 - 2005
The Board received the report of the Chief Executive of the IW Primary Care Trust with regard to the draft Island Plan for Health and Well-Being - the Health Improvement and Modernisation Plan (HIMP) which had been circulated to all Board members during the two month period of public consultation. It was reported that the Plan built on the two previous Health Improvement Programmes produced by the IW Health Authority, in collaboration with partners. The format and content of the Plan, however, had been fully reviewed and re-designed. Although now significantly reduced in size the Plan still retained the scope of topics as in previous years, and incorporated a number of significant changes which made the document more user friendly. While work on the HIMP had been led by the Public Health team of the Primary Care Trust the Board expressed their appreciation of the extensive cooperation from agencies in the statutory and voluntary sectors in the development of the document. It was noted that the HIMP had been developed alongside the emerging ‘Island Futures’ Community Strategy for the Isle of Wight and the need for synergy between the two documents was stressed. Members of the Board gave detailed consideration of the Plan and suggested a number of amendments/proposals for inclusion or noted items which required further clarification.
RESOLVED :
(i) THAT the consultative draft Island Plan for Health and Well-Being, 2002 - 2005 be received and the proposals outlined be considered for inclusion in the final document;
(ii) THAT the contribution and expertise of all officers in the production of the Island Plan for Health and Well-Being be acknowledged.
8. UPDATE FROM THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Representatives from the Voluntary Sector provided the Partnership Board with an oral update on a number of issues which had occurred since the last meeting. Ms S Nehorai reported that she had been appointed to the RCC Voluntary Sector Cabinet which would facilitate her role on the Board in the 2-way dissemination of information. The RCC had welcomed the draft Island Plan for Health and Well-Being but had underlined the importance of tackling poverty issues.
In response to a question, Members received an update on progress with regard to the relocation of services from the Frank James site to St Mary’s Hospital. Plans for the move were well advanced and it was anticipated that the move to the Farringford Ward should take place by the end of the month. Some services would still remain at the site for the interim period. In the meantime, in order to place a valuation on the site, an application for residential use would be submitted .
RESOLVED :
(i) THAT the report be noted;
(ii) THAT the RCC be invited to make a presentation to a future meeting of the Board regarding the Anti Poverty Initiative funded by the Countryside Agency.
9. HEALTH IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION
Members received a presentation from Dr P Bingham, Consultant in Public Health Medicine with regard to the report of the Regional Director of Public Health in the South East entitled ‘Health in the South East Region - Its Social and Economic Context’. The report provided an overview of health inequalities in the South East region by examining the influences on health and well being during the life stages of pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence & young adulthood; adult working life; ill health, loss of independence and old age. Links were also made to health inequalities and deprivation on the Isle of Wight.
RESOLVED :
THAT the report be noted.
10. LEAD COMMISSIONING PROPOSALS
Members were referred to the joint report of the Strategic Director of Social Services and Housing and the Chief Executive of the Primary Care Trust (PCT) which set out proposals for merging some of the Commissioning responsibilities for health and social care between the Primary Care Trust and the Social Services and Housing Directorate. The proposal would lead to greater efficiency and less duplication of effort and would improve the outcomes for people who relied on the services. In due course, consideration would also be given to pooled budgets for agreed areas. However, it was not envisaged that any savings could be made but that it should lead to less duplication of effort and better use of resources across the health and social care fields. It was intended that, following wide spread consultation throughout July and August, a report would be presented to the Council’s Executive and the PCT Board in September for final consideration.
RESOLVED :
THAT the report be noted.
11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
RESOLVED :
THAT the next meeting be held on Monday, 18 November 2002 commencing at 2.00 pm, in the Riverside Centre, Newport.
CHAIRMAN