Issue - meetings

In accordance with Minute No. S2, the revised Terms of Reference were submitted for consideration incorporating suggested comments that had been received.

Discussion ensued on the document particularly the issue of voting rights with the following views expressed:-

-        What would the Board ever have to vote on?

-        The Board’s aim was to give an overarching strategic direction to the Health and Wellbeing commissioning activities of the Health commissioners and the Local Authority commissioners; it was not a commissioning body

-        The Board should be setting the direction for those commissioning services against the strategic direction.  There had been no discussion as yet as to what happened when the strategic direction was not achieved

-        Under governance arrangements there should be voting rights laid down as a fallback position should the situation ever arise

-        Should HealthWatch be a voting member?

-        The Board was to seek solutions through representatives working together and a decision to be made by consensus. This did not sit with voting rights

-        Should there be a core membership with invitees?

Agreed:-  (1)  That further discussion take place with regard to voting rights.

(2)  That the inclusion of the following under point 2.1 (Key Responsibilities of the Board) be agreed:-

o        “To promote the development and delivery of services which support and empower the citizen taking control and ownership of their own health”

o       “All services delivered in Rotherham ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children”

(3)  That the inclusion of the following under 2.2 (Operating Principles) be agreed:-

o       Setting clear strategic objectives and priorities

o       Seeking opportunities to increase efficiency across Service Providers

o       Holding partners to account

(4)  That the last paragraph of point 3 (Membership, representation and conduct) starting “the Health and Wellbeing Board is a commissioning Body …” be reworded.

(5)  That point 5 (Governance and Reporting Structures) be amended to read “Council” and not Cabinet and include the Cluster Board.