Agenda

Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

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To approve the Note of Decisions of the meeting held on 13 March 2025 (HBW5) and to receive information arising from them.

The Board is to receive a verbal update.

The Board is to receive an update from the ICB.

Report to follow.

Report by Caroline Green, Chair of Prevention of Homelessness Directors Group

This report provides an update on the ongoing work to address homelessness across Oxfordshire, in a period when the county and the wider country is experiencing rising homelessness and temporary accommodation use. It outlines key developments in service delivery and strategic governance, including recent changes to the Prevention of Homelessness Directors Group (PHDG) and developments with the Countywide Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy. The report also highlights progress made in tackling homelessness, identifies ongoing challenges, and updates on the work of the Oxfordshire Homeless Alliance. 

The Health and Wellbeing Board is RECOMMENDED to note the report.

The Board is to receive a verbal update with papers included in the agenda: the Better Care Fund plan and the letter confirming it had been accepted from NHS England, along with some slides for the Board’s information.

Report by Director of Children’s Services

The Health and Wellbeing Board approved a new strategy in December 2023, with the priorities split between four thematic areas of Start Well, Live Well, Age Well and Building Blocks of Health. Delivery against the ambitions within the strategy is the responsibility of all organisations represented on the Board and is supported by an Outcomes Framework agreed by the Board in March 2024.

The Board has agreed to receive a rotating update on delivery of 1 of the 4 strategy themes at its quarterly meetings, meaning that over the course of a 12-month period an update on each theme would be presented once. This report is the first annual report of the thematic domain of Start Well covering:

Priority 1: The best start in life

All children in Oxfordshire should experience a healthy start to life and be ready for school, especially in our most deprived communities.

Priority 2: Children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health

More children and young people in Oxfordshire should experience good mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The Health and Wellbeing Board is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note the progress of the delivery of priorities 1 and 2 under the thematic domain of Start Well within the Health and Wellbeing Strategy along with key challenges.

Report by the Director of Adult Social Care

The Oxfordshire Learning Disability Plan is a strategy for adults, including the transition into adulthood. The Plan is for 10 years and will be reviewed at years 3, 5, and 7 to ensure its effectiveness and adaptability, applying any revisions required based on needs and demands at that time.

The Health and Wellbeing Board is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note the development of the Oxfordshire Learning Disability Plan 2025 – 2035 for adults.

b)    Approve the Oxfordshire Learning Disability Plan 2025 – 2035, acknowledging that following consultation, amendments may be made on the existing draft.

The Board is to receive a verbal update.

Report by Director of Public Health and Communities

This paper updates the Health and Wellbeing Board on progress in developing a place-based approach to research in Oxfordshire. It summarises: the forthcoming research strategy for Oxfordshire County Council (OCC); current work of the Oxfordshire Community Research Network (OCRN) and developing partnerships between local councils and the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University.

The Board is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    NOTE content of paper and ADVISE where OCC, the Oxfordshire Community Research Network and the Local Policy Lab can support the work of the Health and Wellbeing Board and vice versa.

Reports by Director of Public Health & Communities

Every Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) has a statutory duty to carry out a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) every three years. The last PNA for Oxfordshire was published in 2022 and has been kept up to date with supplementary statements reflecting changes in provision. The 2025 PNA is now due for publication in October 2025.

The Health and Wellbeing Board is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    To receive an update on progress and the project plan timelines on the production of the 2025 Oxfordshire PNA

b)    To note that the 2025 Oxfordshire PNA is now out to formal 60-day consultation

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a statutory annual report provided to the Health and Wellbeing Board and published in full on the Oxfordshire Data Hub.  It provides an evidence-base for the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and is an opportunity for an annual discussion about the key issues and trends from a review of a wide range of health-related information about Oxfordshire. It should be used as a tool by all partners of the Health and Wellbeing Board to ensure that services provided by their organisations are suitably tailored to the local needs in Oxfordshire identified by the JSNA

The Health and Wellbeing Board is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Provide feedback on the proposed design of the 2025 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

b)    Via relevant officers in their organisations, contribute information and intelligence to the JSNA to further its development and participate in making information more accessible to everyone

c)    Note that the JSNA 2025 will be provided to the Health and Wellbeing Board for sign-off in September 2025.

To report on views of health care gathered by Healthwatch Oxfordshire.

To receive updates from Partnership Boards. Reports from –

·       Health Improvement Board (verbal); and

·       Children’s Trust Board

·       Place Based Partnership (to follow)