Catherin Mullins gave a brief presentation and Members noted the following key points:

1.    That the Health and Wellbeing Board agree:

o   To form a task and finish group to look at the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy refresh, which will be tasked to –

§  Agree the focus and contents of the Strategy.

§  Support the identification of the key priority areas that HWB will give its collective support to achieving.

§  Set the measures so that the JHWS continues to be a document where the success can be identified.

Ø  Progress:

o   Workshop session for HWB Members identified key elements to develop the JHWS and agreed:

§  Rewrite rather that refresh – Policy context had changed: Care Act, Five Year forward view.

§  From April 2016 – March 2019.

§  The priority themes in the current strategy should continue – they were still relevant.

§  Consultation and engagement for residents to input to design.

§  Engagement Event 10 November (invitations were being sent out) – to gather views from the public and stakeholders.

§  A leaflet had been produced that promoted themes of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

§  The leaflets were being delivered to residents in the Royal Borough.

2.    That the task and finish group also support the collective redesign of the Terms of Reference for the HWB.

o   Progress:

§  Terms of Reference (TOR) were being updated – how did other HWB’s develop themselves and conduct themselves.

§  TOR from CIP{FA comparator groups being looked at.

§  Identifying a clear statement of purpose that was reflective of the partners of the HWB visions and compliments the added value that the HWB will bring – other HWB’s had mission statements and vision statements.

§  Draft TOR for the HWB to be circulated outside of next meeting to look at finalising for the HWB at the next formal meeting.

3.    Consider the contents and deliver of the action points identified by the Kings Fund development session with the Health and Wellbeing Board.

o   Progress:

o   Of the nine actions that were identified:

§  Four were in progress (update JHWS, an annual work programme, develop HWB statement of purpose/vision and to work with other bodies for flexible memberships – possible providers being members of the Board).

§  Four completed/final stages (informal board workshops, meetings in other venues than Maidenhead, retention of statutory membership and consideration of relations to other bodies and promote the external profile of the HWB – community engagement exercise).

§  One due to start 2015 – HWB development programme.

Catherine Mullins confirmed she had talked to other colleagues in the South East as they were also in the process of updating; theirs was much more fluid and was always changing. Slough had the Slough Story as the JHWS; they had a lot of businesses on their Board. She stated she would speak to them to get more information. A lot of places were in the same position as the Borough’s HWB, they had done a three year strategy and were now also looking to refresh.

Dr Hayter stated in terms of external communication of the JHWS, he had had a debate at a workshop about how important it was to tell a story, he added he felt the Health and Wellbeing Board had been missing a trick on getting the message out. Catherine Mullins responded that they should make it something people can connect with. Dr Tong said they were looking over the borders; focus groups were great but people still did not know what the JHWS was. Mary Purnell commented a lot of the work was aligning different strategies to work together from existing strategies. Members noted it needed to be in a language people understood.

The Strategic Director of Adult & Community Services stated people did not always want to know about strategies, they just wanted to ring up and speak to one person who could advise them on what care or services they could access, such as Children’s Services. There should be one person who can manage different aspects. Cllr Carroll stated it could focus around strategy when Members spoke to residents. They were not aware of the HWB or the strategy but they would be aware of certain aspects of it due to using services. The strategy should be looking at how to describe the JHWS using symbols and simple animations on You Tube to make people aware of the HWB and the JHWS.

Councillor Carroll commented that when the leaflet came through people’s doors, most people would put it in the recycling bin. He suggested producing a leaflet with a few bullet points and if people wanted to know more, they could go to the link on the web. Sue Longden stated she attended the WAM CCG AGM which was most lively and popular. It was well attended with a cartoon of everything the CCG had achieved. It was a real opportunity to show what the JHWS could do for communities.