Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report from the NHS Director – One Halton, which provided an update on One Halton Partnership and some of the work programmes undertaken by ICB@Halton.

As discussed previously, the One Halton Partnership Board is the vehicle for the delivery of national priorities, local priorities and Halton’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  Achieving One Halton’s ambitions was the responsibility of all partners working together to achieve a set of shared strategic objectives for Halton Place: Wider determinants of Health, Starting Well, Living Well and Ageing well. 

The report outlined the One Halton Partnership activities, which built on previous reports which had been shared with the Board.  The paper also referenced further programmes of work being undertaken by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB@HaltonPlace, which supported the aims and ambitions for the people of Halton, such as: GP, Dental and Pharmacy Services, Urgent and Emergency Care, Cancer Care, Children’s Services, Women’s Health Hub, Living Well Bus and Community Engagement.

The following information was provided in response to Members questions/comments:

·       Children’s Services – a ‘standardised pathway or model of care’ was clarified.  For neurodiversity patients, it was recognised that early access to support was needed for people whilst waiting for assessments, as there were long waiting lists;

·       The challenges still being faced by Mental Health and Dental Services were highlighted;

·       The Pharmacy Service has proved to be accessible to most people and an excellent resource for the NHS, as they were able to provide good advice.  Accessibility issues were discussed – it was felt that some were under pressure from dispensing prescriptions on time and now had to offer this additional service;

·       One Member commented that the Police should be included in the ICB Partnership as crime formed part of the wider detriments in relation to employment opportunities; and

·       EHCP diagnosis waiting lists were still very long which was related to shortages within the workforce – this was being addressed by the recently established SEND Improvement Board.

RESOLVED:  That the One Halton update is received and noted.