To receive a series of reports from the Interim Director of Public Health.

The Interim Director for Public Health reminded the Board that at the last meeting the five priorities of the Board had been described and since that meeting Trafford had been performing well in those areas. However, it had been found that by focusing solely upon the 5 priorities the Board had lost sight of the whole life course approach. In order to redress the balance three sub groups had been created. Each of the sub groups were chaired by an Executive Member and focused upon a different area of the life course. It was hoped that the mental health sub group set up by the Lead Commissioner Mental Health and Learning Disability for Trafford CCG would be the fourth strand interacting with the other groups.

The CEO for Wythenshawe Hospital asked for clarity on the sub groups’ roles and asked that a maternity representative from MFT be on the starting well sub group. The Interim Director of Public Health responded that representatives from MFT would be welcomed and that the Terms of Reference had been circulated with the agenda. The Trafford Integrated Network Director informed the Board that he had not received an invitation to join the subgroups but would be interested in doing so. The Senior Partnerships Officer said that an invite should have been sent out and that she would look into it after the meeting.

The Chairman of the Trafford Joint Safeguarding Board enquired as to what the linkages between the sub groups and other boards, partnerships, and organisations were. The interim Director of Public Health responded that this was something that needed to be focused upon and which she would need to meet with the Chairman of the Joint Safeguarding Board to discuss. The Interim Director of Public Health noted that some members of the subgroups sat on a number of other Boards and Partnerships and she wanted to look at maximising the effectiveness of those links.

The Chairman of Trafford’s Health Scrutiny Committee informed the Board that a piece of Task and finish group work on social isolation was being conducted by Trafford’s Scrutiny Committees. The work had shown that social isolation was an issue for people across the whole life course. As such the Chairman of Trafford’s Health Scrutiny Committee proposed that social isolation be a theme across all three subgroups.

The Chairman of PRAP asked whether providers and the 4^th Sector were represented on the sub groups. The Interim Director of Public Health responded that the 4^th Sector already had representation and, for example,  Age UK and Trafford Carers Centre had been invited to join the Age Well Board. The Corporate Director of CFW informed the Board that Trafford were setting up a Trafford Care Managers forum and that an invitation should be extended to that forum’s members.

The Executive Member for Children’s services noted that there was only one Councillor on each group and he thought that greater councillor representation was needed. The Interim Director of Public Health stated that it had already been put forward that Shadow Executive Members were to be invited to sit on the subgroups in addition to the Executive Members and the Board supported the proposal.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the update be noted.

2)    That a Maternity representative from MFT be added to the Start Well Board Membership.

3)    That the Trafford Integrated Network Director to confirm Pennine Care representation at the relevant sub groups.

4)    That Social Isolation to be included across all three sub boards as a theme.

5)    That the Head of Partnerships and Communities, the Interim Director of Public Health, and the Chairman of Trafford’s Joint Safeguarding Board look at common membership between sub Boards, Safeguarding and Prevention to ensure effective communication

6)    That additional VCSE and provider representation to be considered for all three Sub Groups.