Issue - meetings

- presentation by Linda Phipps, CfPS, and Kate Taylor

Kate Taylor, Policy and Scrutiny Officer, and Linda Phipps, Centre for Public Scrutiny, gave the following powerpoint presentation:-

Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) Programme

-        Programme funded by the Healthy Communities Team at Local Government Improvement and Development

-        To provide early insight into the development of accountability arrangements

-        Consider ways of working between Scrutiny, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Clinical Commissioning Consortia

Project aims: Rotherham

-        To understand new structures and accountabilities within the context of the new health reforms

-        To examine ways in which the Health Select Commission, GPs, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Health and Wellbeing Boards can work together

-        To understand how scrutiny can remain effective in a situation of reduced but more integrated resources

-        To enable Rotherham to demonstrate its leadership in health scrutiny through participation in the next phase of Scrutiny Development Area (SDA) activity

-        To participate in learning activities to capture and share project learning and insight

-        To enhance Rotherham’s own process of scrutiny

Workshop 1: Health and Wellbeing Board Representatives

Stakeholder and Role Mapping

-        Vast number of organisations identified – demonstrating the complexity of the Health and Wellbeing agenda

-        There are a number of ‘layers’ in the structure from local organisations and agencies which Rotherham can control, to those which Rotherham has no control over

-        There needs to be a relationship between other Boards which sat alongside the Health and Wellbeing Board locally

-        Organisations are changing or being re-shaped and although the map may look the same, the roles and responsibilities may change

-        Health Select Commission is “Cat with a Paw” – probing and asking questions about what difference X has made and what could be done differently

Questions raised

-        Health and wellbeing is also about economic wellbeing, regeneration and education – where does this fit in and how does the Health and Wellbeing Board influence these aspects?

-        How do we get private sector (providers) involved; how do we influence them including workplace health?

-        What is the future of joint planning boards – will GP commissioning become the new partner when PCTs are abolished?

-        How does the general public input into the Health and Wellbeing Board?  Is this through GPs/Councillors etc. who already have a relationship with people in communities?

-        How do Safeguarding Boards fit with the Health and Wellbeing Board?

-        How does the Health and Wellbeing Board fit the Local Strategic Partnership, Safer Rotherham Partnership/Adults and Children’s Boards?

-        How will public health be commissioned?  Does there need to be a public health commissioning board?

-        Are we doing enough for young people?

Worksop 2: Members of the Health Select Commission

Structure Processes and Protocols

-        Paul Plsek on good governance – 3 dimensions: structures, processes, patterns

-        Produced table of ‘What is needed’ and diagram to show processes:-

Structures                       

Terms of Reference

§         Is the membership right?

§         Do we have people common to both the Health and Wellbeing Board and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18