Agenda and minutes

Cllr Mary Lanigan / Elected Mayor Andy Preston

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Live Well South Tees Board.

Cllr Mary Lanigan / Elected Mayor Andy Preston

There were no declarations of interest received at this point in the meeting.

Cllr Mary Lanigan / Elected Mayor Andy Preston

The minutes of the Live Well South Tees Board meeting held on 30 September 2021 were submitted and approved as a correct record.

https://www.tsab.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Strategic-Business-Plan-2021-22-Final.pdf

The Independent chair of the Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board presented the annual report for April 2020 – March 2021. The report highlighted key achievements of the board in 2021 and discussed the 2 cases that were considered by the safeguarding Adults Review Subgroup.

Multi-agency safeguarding training was impacted significantly by the pandemic however, virtual training was rolled out by the board with positive feedback from delegates.

The strategic Business Plan for 2021/22 includes the board’s top 3 priorities:

1.     Continue to improve general awareness of safeguarding and how people can protect themselves.

2.     Help efforts to reduce loneliness and isolation.

3. Concentrate efforts on preventing adult abuse and neglect.

The Board had further built upon the collaborative working arrangements with key partnerships across Tees over the past 12 months, including the Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships, Health & Wellbeing Boards and Community Safety Partnerships.

The Board’s strategic objectives for 2021-22 have been extended to include empowerment and proportionality in their own right, following feedback from partners at the Board’s Development Day and learning from current strengths and areas for development. This would ensure that the work of the Board was underpinned by the six safeguarding principles

NOTED.

Representatives from NHS Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) gave a presentation on the role of Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care and to provide an overview on the Community Mental Health Framework to be implemented as the model as a collaborative partnership between Redcar and Middlesbrough.

As part of the ensuing discussions, the following comments were made: -

• There had been a temporary reduction in the number of appointments available with Mental Health Practitioners whilst training was undertaken. It was expected that appointment availability would be back to full capacity by January 2022.
• Mental Health Practitioners would only diagnose low level mood disorders. Patients presenting with more complex needs would be referred to specialist teams.
• Resources available to Mental Health Practitioners included access to local services such as Mind, the mental health charity.
• Statistics on the number of patients accessing appointments and a list of available resources would be shared upon the close of the meeting;
• Three Mental Health Practitioners had been assigned to GP surgeries across the Borough. They would rotate across these surgeries and appointments could be booked directly through a GP receptionist.
• Most appointments would take place over the telephone. However, patients could also request face-to-face meetings. Home visits were by exception only.
• More work was to be done to ensure that support was easily accessible and publicised.
• TEWV also had a listening service staffed by NHS professionals that offered emotional support to residents of Teesside.
• TEWV worked closely with other local providers to signpost patients to the most suitable source of support.
• Patients were able to access up to six twenty-minute appointments with a Mental Health Practitioner. These appointments could be double booked if required; and,
• Data from the pilot programme indicated that 54% of patients had only required one appointment with a Mental Health Practitioner.

RESOLVED: - The South Tees Live Well Board support the implementation of the model as a collaborative partnership between Redcar and Middlesbrough

Kathryn Warnock, South Tees Integration Programme Manager

The Head of Commissioning & Strategy for NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group reminded members that the Better Care Fund Planning submission had been discussed at the previous meeting however following m amendments she sought approval of the board to now formalise the plan

RESLOVED: That the Better Care Fund Planning Submission for 2021/22 be approved.

Dave Gallagher and John Sampson

The Managing Director (Head of Paid Services) for Redcar and Cleveland gave an update on the Integrated Care System which focused on the engagement with Local Authorities to develop the plan and the statutory duties and powers of the CCG. He advised that the Integrated Care Partnership would have a key role to play in setting the tone and culture of the system, operating a collective model of accountability, including to local residents.

During the update the following key points were highlighted: -

• A Chair for the ICS has been appointed by a NHS-Local Government panel
• There is Ongoing engagement with local and regional scrutiny meetings;
• Meetings have been arranged for July and August involving the ICP to gather views on the development of the plan;
• Joint Management Executive meetings have been scheduled  to develop the proposals on the ICS Governance and Operating Model;
• There was an update on the existing structure of the CCG Governance in the North East and North Cumbria
• The current CCG commissioning spend within the ICS area
• The Potential distribution of the ICS functions
• The implementation and development timeline for the ICS regarding governance options for PLACE based partnerships.
• The Integrated Care Board membership, Governance features and composition
• The ICB CEO designated has been appointed and Joins NENC region the end of January 2022

Dr Ali Tahmassebi, Chair of Health and Wellbeing Executive

The Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Executive presented a report and provided assurance that the Health and Wellbeing Executive was fulfilling its statutory obligations. An update was provided on progress with the delivery of the Board’s vision and priorities.

NOTED.