Agenda item

To consider a report by the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development which provides further performance data/ clarification which was requested at the last meeting of this Board

(Report attached)

Further to minute 83 of the Scrutiny Board (Health and Wellbeing and Adult Social Care) meeting held on 21^st March 2012 where the Board considered the latest performance data from NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds, Members considered a further report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development and a briefing note prepared by NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds providing further details on areas identified by the Scrutiny Board.

The Board noted the updates and clarifications relating to:

·  City wide steering group on tobacco

·  Carbon monoxide monitors for staff providing healthcare for pregnant women

·  Smoking prevalence data for under 18s

·  Early intervention service in psychosis

·  Health visitor numbers

·  A & E performance

Attending for this item were:

Philomena Corrigan (Executive Director for Delivery and Service Transformation) – NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds

Graham Brown (Performance Manager) – NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds

Brenda Fullard (Consultant in Public Health) – NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds

Dr Ian Cameron (Joint Director of Public Health) – NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds and Leeds City Council

Nichola Stephens (Senior Information Manager (Public Health, Staying Healthy and LA)) – NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds

The main points of discussion were:

Tobacco – the Board was informed that the information previously provided about the existence of a citywide group addressing tobacco issues had been incorrect and that there was citywide Tobacco Control Management Group.  The membership included Trading Standards and aimed to help coordinate sub-regional enforcement activity around the availability of illicit tobacco.  The Board was further advised that data from the JSNA was being used to target activity towards areas of the City with the highest levels of smoking-related problems.

Carbon monoxide monitors for midwives – the Joint Director of Public Health confirmed that funding for these had been approved.  Members of the Board welcomed this outcome.

A discussion around the role and work of the Health Improvement Board followed, which included the following main points: 

• The Health Improvement Board was a sub-group of the Health and Wellbeing Board, which had held its inaugural meeting in early March 2012, with a second meeting having taken place in April 2012.
• As part of its remit, the Health Improvement Board would focus on two of the four City Priorities of the Health and Wellbeing Board, these being Tobacco and Reducing Health Inequalities.  It was envisaged that the rest of the work programme would be determined by what emerged from the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
• The membership of the Health Improvement Board comprised representatives from the Clinical Commissioning Groups, Leeds City Council Directors, along with representatives from Public Health Leeds,  local NHS Trusts, Universities and the Third Sector.

The Chair expressed concern around some of the arrangement for the Health Improvement Board (including notification of meeting dates and the availability of meeting papers in advance of meetings) and disappointment that the development of this sub-group had not been brought to the Scrutiny Board’s attention formally. 

It was requested that further clarity be provided on how the Health Improvement Board was taking forward its work around Tobacco and Health Inequalities, to ensure there was no duplication with the work being undertaken by the Scrutiny Board on these areas.

The Joint Director of Public Health apologised for any oversight around the Health Improvement Board and undertook to report back on the areas of concern highlighted at the meeting.

RESOLVED -  To note the information presented and the comments now made.