Meeting documents

Ashford Health and Wellbeing Board
Wednesday, 19th October, 2016 9.30 am

NumberItem
 Agenda Front Page 
 Agenda Papers 
 Minutes for this Meeting 
 Welcome and Apologies
2.Declarations of Interest
3.Notes of the Meeting of this Board held on the 20th July 2016 
4.Update on Ashford Health and Wellbeing Board Priorities (Faiza Khan)
 Progress has been made on six of the seven actions identified in the Smoking Task and Finish Group Action Plan for Ashford. The seventh action to develop focus groups is scheduled for delivery following the local audit in the new year. This report provides an update on each of the actions along with a comprehensive Risk Assessment undertaken by the Group. Also attached is the Communication Update for this Health and Wellbeing Board priority which will be updated quarterly. The purpose of the Communication Update is to provide information on local Smoking issues and progress undertaken to the Health and Wellbeing Board partners other local agencies and to interested members of the public.
 (a) Reducing Smoking Prevalence Update Report 
 The Healthy Weight Action Plan is being progressed to raise awareness of the issues of an unhealthy weight and promote access to services where appropriate. This will be delivered through a range of initiatives in different settings targeting areas where unhealthy weight is known to be most prevalent
 (b) Healthy Weight Update Report 
5.Kent Health & Wellbeing Board Meetings held 20th July and 21st September 2016 (Navin Kumta) – verbal update (link to papers)
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6.East Kent Strategy Board Update: Better Health & Care in East Kent – Time to Change (Navin Kumta) 
7.Strategic Transformation Plan (Neil Fisher) (to follow)
8.Children and Young People
 An update on Early Help & Preventative Service and partnership working others to promote emotional health and well-being.
 (a) Emotional Health & Wellbeing (Helen Anderson & Lisa Barclay) 
 (b) Looked After Children (Rebecca Ransley) 
 Following the pledge from the UK Government in September 2015 to provide refuge for 20000 of the most vulnerable refugees from Syria Ashford committed to accepting up to 50 refugees per year for 5 years under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. This report outlines the background the current position what has gone well and the challenges faced in developing a refugee support programme in Ashford since the first families arrived in December 2015. We ask for the support of the Board in further developing a robust resettlement and integration programme to enable this vulnerable group to re-build their lives.
 (c) Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS) (Anne Forbes) 
9.Partner Updates
 (a) Clinical Commissioning Group – Neil Fisher 
 (b) Kent County Council (Social Services) – Philip Segurola (to follow)
 (c) Kent County Council (Public Health) – Faiza Khan 
 (d) Ashford Borough Council – Tracey Kerly 
 (e) Voluntary Sector – Charlie Fox 
 (f) Healthwatch – John Bridle 
 (g) Ashford Local Children’s Partnership Group – Helen Anderson 
10.Forward Plan
 January 2017
 • Live it Well Update
 • Strategic Transformation Plan
 • Focus: Environment
 April 2017
 • Integrated Commissioning Plan
 • Kent Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy
 • Focus: Ashford Community Safety Partnership
 July 2017
 • Community Networks Yearly Update
 • Local Children’s Partnership Group Yearly Update
 • Focus: TBA
11.Dates of Future Meetings
 18th January 2017
 Under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme members of the public can submit a petition ask a question or speak concerning any item contained on this Agenda (Procedure Rule 9 Refers).