To consider a report of the Head of Partnerships & Communities.

Please note: the proposed new Terms of Reference for the Health & Wellbeing Board will be circulated separately prior to the meeting.

The Board received a report of the Head of Communities and Partnerships outlining recommendations made by the Governance Task group which met to consider the new Trafford Partnership structures adopted by the Trafford Partnership Executive. The report also presented a revised Terms of Reference and Membership for the HWBB for consideration / amendment, and recommendation that they be taken to the Trafford Council meeting for adoption in January 2016.

The report confirmed the creation of the Third Sector Strategic Forum, and that the Trafford Partnership had agreed to the new structure. Members discussed the new meeting arrangements, and it was confirmed that the Central Manchester Foundation Trust NHS would be represented on the Board.

The Director of Public Health provided an overview of the draft Terms of Reference which would be finalised in due course, with the final version set to be taken to full Council on 20 January 2016. It was confirmed that the annual rotation of the Chairman of the Board would continue.

RESOLVED: That the Health & Wellbeing Board note the contents of the report and, subject to Trafford Council approval (where applicable):

(1)  Agree the recommendations made by the Governance Task Group

(2)  Agree the revised Terms of Reference and Membership for the HWBB (subject to approval by Trafford Council in January 2016)

(3)  Agree to move HWBB meetings in line with the new quarterly arrangements adopted by the Trafford Partnership beginning on 22/1/16

To receive a report of the Head of Partnerships & Communities.

The Board received a report of the Head of Communities and Partnerships, Trafford Council. The report, based on an earlier report which was brought to the Partnership Executive on 17 September, provided an update on the review of the Trafford Partnership and the latest proposals which were being considered by the Partnership Executive. It asked the Health and Well Being Board to consider how these proposals connected with the wider review of the Board.

Some Board Members questioned the perceived omission of the Third Sector from the plans presented in the report, and questions were raised about the plans’ complexity as well as accessibility for residents. It was advised that the plans in the report were already dramatically simplified from previous drafts, but it was agreed that there was still work to be done and that these plans were not final. It was mentioned that the Stronger Communities Board is the main place where the Third Sector is represented and the development of the Localities into virtual parternships of which any one can be a member is the way the Partnership seeks to connect with communities as well as through the Be Bold campaign.

Members commented that each Board’s structure and remit would need to be clearly defined, as well as the relationships between the different Boards. This would be particularly important to ensure duplication of work by different Boards would be kept to a minimum.

The general feeling amongst the Board was that if Members received enough notice of the dates, then altering the meetings of the Health and Wellbeing Board to be quarterly morning meetings would be possible.

RESOLVED:

(1)  That the report be noted.

(2)  That the above comments on the proposals be noted.

(3)  That the Board supports the proposal for the November 19 Trafford Partnership event to have a health related theme.