Agenda item

This Council notes the work done over the past 18 months by the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board and looks forward to further positive work in the future.

Council recognises the budgetary and service improvement pressures within social care and health services and believes that these services will see significant transformation both in Leeds and nationally over the coming years.

Given the challenges ahead, this Council believes that the Health and Wellbeing Board should develop a more proactive approach to dealing with the health issues that matter most to Leeds residents. It should also ensure members of the public are aware of the likely changes to come, and are engaged with the work of the Board and its role in helping to bring about these changes.

This Council asks that a report is brought to Executive Board to explore and review how to better engage the public in future changes to health and wellbeing in Leeds and how the Health and Wellbeing Board can work more effectively towards achieving that goal.

It was moved by Councillor Buckley, seconded by Councillor G Latty that this Council notes the work done over the past 18 months by the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board and looks forward to further positive work in the future.

Council recognises the budgetary and service improvement pressures within social care and health services and believes that these services will see significant transformation both in Leeds and nationally over the coming years.

Given the challenges ahead, this Council believes that the Health and Wellbeing Board should develop a more proactive approach to dealing with the health issues that matter most to Leeds residents. It should also ensure members of the public are aware of the likely changes to come, and are engaged with the work of the Board and its role in helping to bring about these changes.

This Council asks that a report is brought to Executive Board to explore and review how to better engage the public in future changes to health and wellbeing in Leeds and how the Health and Wellbeing Board can work more effectively towards achieving that goal.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Mulherin, seconded by Councillor Blake

Delete all after “positive work in the future” and replace with:

Council recognises the severe budgetary and service transformation pressures placed on local and national health and care systems as a result of the Governments mismanagement of the NHS and the flawed legislation which led to the unnecessary and costly top-down reorganisation of the NHS.

The result is the biggest shake-up of the NHS since its creation with health and care services now facing unprecedented transformation in extremely challenging timescales.

This Council requests that the Health and Wellbeing Board is tasked with producing a report to explore and review how it can further work with the public to ensure that it is best placed to improve the health and wellbeing of the whole city and to ensure that people who are the poorest will improve their health the fastest.

Motion will then read:

The council notes the work done over the past 18 months by the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board and looks forward to further positive work in the future.

Council recognises the severe budgetary and service transformation pressures placed on local and national health and care systems as a result of the Governments mismanagement of the NHS and the flawed legislation which led to the unnecessary and costly top-down reorganisation of the NHS.

The result is the biggest shake-up of the NHS since its creation with health and care services now facing unprecedented transformation in extremely challenging timescales.

This Council requests that the Health and Wellbeing Board is tasked with producing a report to explore and review how it can further work with the public to ensure that it is best placed to improve the health and wellbeing of the whole city and to ensure that people who are the poorest will improve their health the fastest.

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Townsley;

Add at the end of paragraph 2 the following :

“In light of this Council believes that the decisions of the Health and Well-being Board are of vital importance to the future of health provision in Leeds and agrees that they should be fully considered by Full Council in the same way as Executive Board decisions are considered.”

Add at the end of paragraph 4 the following :

“Council further agrees that minutes of the Health and Well-being Board should be given space on the Council Agenda for discussion, and asks that a report is brought to the next Council meeting outlining how this will be achieved.”

Motion will then read;

This Council notes the work done over the past 18 months by the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board and looks forward to further positive work in the future.

Council recognises the budgetary and service improvement pressures within social care and health services and believes that these services will see significant transformation both in Leeds and nationally over the coming years. In light of this Council believes that the decisions of the Health and Well-being Board are of vital importance to the future of health provision in Leeds and agrees that they should be fully considered by Full Council in the same way as Executive Board decisions are considered.”

Given the challenges ahead, this Council believes that the Health and Wellbeing Board should develop a more proactive approach to dealing with the health issues that matter most to Leeds residents. It should also ensure members of the public are aware of the likely changes to come, and are engaged with the work of the Board and its role in helping to bring about these changes.

This Council asks that a report is brought to Executive Board to explore and review how to better engage the public in future changes to health and wellbeing in Leeds and how the Health and Wellbeing Board can work more effectively towards achieving that goal. Council further agrees that minutes of the Health and Well-being Board should be given space on the Council Agenda for discussion, and asks that a report is brought to the next Council meeting outlining how this will be achieved.

The second amendment in the name of Councillor Golton was declared lost.

The amendment in the name of Councillor Mulherin was carried, and upon being put as the substantive motion, it was

RESOLVED -  That the council notes the work done over the past 18 months by the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board and looks forward to further positive work in the future.

Council recognises the severe budgetary and service transformation pressures placed on local and national health and care systems as a result of the Governments mismanagement of the NHS and the flawed legislation which led to the unnecessary and costly top-down reorganisation of the NHS.

The result is the biggest shake-up of the NHS since its creation with health and care services now facing unprecedented transformation in extremely challenging timescales.

This Council requests that the Health and Wellbeing Board is tasked with producing a report to explore and review how it can further work with the public to ensure that it is best placed to improve the health and wellbeing of the whole city and to ensure that people who are the poorest will improve their health the fastest.

During consideration of the item above the meeting was adjourned for approximately 10 minutes due to lighting issues within the Chamber.