Agenda and minutes

(1)          Dr Bowes proposed and Cllr Mrs Harrison seconded that Mrs Bell be elected as Chairman of the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board.

(2)          Resolved that Mrs Bell be elected as Chairman of the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board.

(1)          Mrs Bell proposed and Mr Gough seconded that Dr Bowes be elected as Vice-Chairman of the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board.

(2)          Resolved that Dr Bowes be elected as Vice-Chairman of the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board.

To receive apologies for absence and notification of any substitutes

(1)          Apologies for absence were received from Mr M Dunkley, Mrs P Graham Councillor Mrs J Hollingsbee, Mr M Walker and Mr W Williams.   

(2)          There were no substitutes.

(3)          It was noted that Cllr David Burton had replaced Cllr Mrs Gooch as a member of the Board.

To receive any declarations of Interest by Members in items on the agenda for the meeting

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive and agree the minutes of the last meeting

Resolved that the minutes of the last meeting are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

(1)       The report asked the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board to consider recommending to the Kent and Medway Joint Health and Wellbeing Board the appointment of a representative to attend meetings of the Kent and Medway Primary Care Commissioning Group following a request from the Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). 

(2)       It was suggested that a representative of social care attend meetings of the PCCCG in addition to a representative of the KAMJHWB.  The role of the PCCCG and its terms of reference were outlined.

(3)       Resolved that:

(a)  a member of the Kent and Medway Joint Health and Wellbeing Board be nominated to attend meetings of the Kent and Medway PCCC in accordance with paragraph 4 of the terms of reference of the PCCC;

          (b)    James Williams, Director of Public Health at Medway attends the PCCC’s meetings as the representative of the KAMJHWB; and

          (c)    this appointment be reviewed in 12 months’ time in line with the development of the Integrated Care Systems boards.

(d)             the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board receives a paper setting out how the Health and Wellbeing Board might be appraised of developments in the new NHS architecture including communication between the various boards and how it might have oversight of activities. 

(1)          Karen Cook introduced the report which set out the implications of the Health and Social Care Bill 2021 on Health and Wellbeing Board arrangements and sought the approval of the Board to undertake a review of its governance arrangements.

(2)          The Board generally welcomed the proposed review. The need to ensure consistency, understand the touching points between the Health and Wellbeing Board and the new integrated partnership boards and the need to avoid duplication was acknowledged.  It was also said that the Health and Wellbeing Board should learn from its experiences and become a vibrant and challenging body.

(3)          Resolved that:

(a)        the Kent Health and Wellbeing Board be subject to a review of its terms of reference and membership, taking into account the requirements of the Health and Social Care Bill 2021 and its future relationship to the emerging Integrated Care Partnership

(b)        the Kent and Medway Joint Health and Wellbeing Board transitions into the Integrated Care Partnership Board as of 1st April 2022.

The Chairman invited Allison Duggal to make a statement about the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. Mrs Duggal said that the deadline for the publication of the next PSNA had been extended to October 2022 because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  She also said that the authority was still on track to meet the original deadline of May 2021.

It was noted that the next meeting of the Board is scheduled to take place on 1 February 2022.