Agenda and draft minutes
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Minutes of the meetings held on 6 September and 18 October 2024 are attached for approval. Additional documents:
Minutes: The miuntes of the previous meeting were approved as an accurate record with no matters arising. |
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Declarations of Interest Members of the Board to declare an interest in any particular agenda item. Minutes: There were no interests declared by Members. |
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Updates from Board Members Minutes: The Board congratulated the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for recent achievements in the press, including the Maternity Service’s ranking as the highest quality in England and winning an award for work done on the prevention of diabetes. It was also noted that OFSTED are currently inspecting the Council’s Children’s Services. |
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National Women's Health Strategy Presentation of Siobhan Brown Minutes: The Board received a presentation updating on the progress so far of the 10-year National Women’s Health Strategy, published in 2022. The presentation recapped the national priorities for women’s health and noted that a top priority for women in Gateshead has been the continued work on Women’s Hubs. A needs assessment, led by North East Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, has been developed using existing women's health data profiles, women's voice intelligence taken from a variety of local sources from across our health & social care and VCSE partners and from mapping of current commissioned women's health services to identify gaps with existing provision. The Women's Health Programme has been developed to deliver the priorities for Years 1 and 2 through the development of an implementation plan, which will contribute to the longer-term outcomes contained in the national long-term strategy. The progress on this is as follows: Year 1 (2024/25):
Year 2 (2025/26):
The Board was given an in-depth update on the progress of Women’s Health Hubs. This covered the core services, a model of care, and the variety of hub models that have been considered. It was noted that Women’s Health Hubs will also be linking up with Family Hubs to support coordinated service delivery. The model of care was outlined as follows:
A survey was conducted, to inform the scope of the work and particularly to address whether the three current priorities were still in line with public opinion and what people’s experiences of NHS support are. The survey had 1001 responses, which had consistent demographic profiles with the 2021 census data for Gateshead, with a note that younger women were slightly underrepresented. The headlines from the survey were as follows: Menopause Almost half of respondents (48.7%) did not feel informed about menopause before they started experiencing symptoms. For those who said they had experienced difficulties with support or treatment around menopause, the top answer was “lack of specialist knowledge within GP practice” (42.6%). 30.9% said “dismissal of symptoms” Sexual health Services For the 23.0% who found it difficult/very difficult to access, reasons include “length of wait/other access issues” (60.7%), “service not available at GP practice” (32.1%), “limited appointments” (28.6%), “issues with telephone only appointment system” (21.4%). The majority of respondents (59.7%) had never used a Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Gynaecology Services 94.7% of respondents highlighted gynaecology as being very important or important Long waiting times (30.1%) and being discharged without a resolution or follow-up appointments (21.7%) were the other main issues respondents identified regarding NHS support or treatment. The Chair noted that Gateshead Council is ... view the full minutes text for item HW147 |
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Changing Futures Presentation by Mark Smith Minutes: The Board received a presentation from Changing Futures Northumbria on the progress of their work. The presentation gave examples of the difficulties that individuals face when interacting with the healthcare system. A study was done with three individuals to understand their increasing interactions with the healthcare system and the cost vs benefits of this. The presentation focused on the journeys of these individuals before and after the intervention of Changing Futures Northumbria, and how this has impacted their journeys. A distinction was made between doing things better and doing better things; this piece of work is refined around reorientating existing work. The Chair noted that People@theHeart works on the principals outlined by Changing Futures Northumbria and is co-funded by health organisations across Gateshead. The Board noted that a barrier to working in this new model is regulations around data protection and consent. Changing Futures have approached this by building networks with the consent of the individual concerned. RESOLVED The Board: i. Received and noted the presentation. |
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Sexual Health Needs Assessment Presentation by Colleen Briton and Jenny Steel Additional documents: Minutes: The Board received a presentation on the development of a sexual health needs assessment. Sexual health has been incorporated as a priority area for action in the Council’s Public Health approach to achieve the aims of our Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the Borough of Gateshead. Due to a lack of national direction around sexual health, the North East and North Cumbria leads have come together as a group, “NENC Sexual Health Network of Commissioners and Providers,” and have agreed regional priorities. The regional priorities are:
The presentation reviewed significant trends identified in rates of STI per 100,000 people in Gateshead and in England as a whole. A survey and focus groups were delivered, which brought results on location of services, misconceptions, culture & stigma, and engagement with services, which were presented to the Board. The recommendations of the sexual health needs assessment are as follows:
The Board were informed of the immediate next steps happening because of this work. The Chair recommended that Councillors are able to inform about youth events happening in local areas. The Board acknowledged that sexual health services are siloed in health provision and would like to see them more centrally brought into services. Previously, the Lily System was in place, and a Lily Hub is being piloted and is being linked with labs at Queen Elizabeth Hospital to help ground services more locally. The Board requested that this work linked into the alcohol strategy due to connections with STI diagnosis and alcohol consumption. RESOLVED The Board:
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Gateshead Cares System Board Update Presentation of Mark Dornan Minutes: The Board received an update from the Gateshead Cares System Board. An in-depth update was provided on Priority 1: Giving Children and Young People the Best Start in Life.
The following further updates were given to the Board on ongoing work:
The Board noted that there will be a launch event at the end of the year for Change NHS which will be circulated closer to the time. RESOLVED The Board:
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Better Care Fund Quarter 2 Report of Barry Norman Additional documents: Minutes: The Board received a report and oversight of the Better Care Fund 2024/25 Quarter 2 Report, including the discharge fund for Gateshead and the performance for the first 6 months of 2024/25. The return has highlighted that all four metrics are currently on track to meet the targets for 2024/25. Investment in services to support avoidable admissions to hospital and improve flow out of hospital is showing a positive position compared to previous year. The activity for Pathway 1 to 3 services in the first 6 months had been less than the demand projections for most areas. Capacity to support discharge is available should demand increase to projected levels for the remaining 6 months The activity to support people in the Community to prevent hospital admissions is higher than the projected demands. This demonstrates the shift in focus to prevent admissions instead of focusing mainly on hospital discharges is starting to decrease the demand for Pathway 1 to 3 services. Considerations as to whether we will consider changing our demand forecasts will be made following the Quarter 3 return. RESOLVED The Board: i. Considered and approved the Better Care Fund 2024/25 Quarter 2 Return. |
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Notice of Pharmaceutical Changes from the ICB Minutes: The Board received seven notifications from the NENC ICB regarding pharmacy changes: · Change of ownership - The pharmacy at 7 Wrekenton Row, Gateshead, NE9 7JD will be operated by Wrekenton Healthcare Limited · Change of opening hours from 14/11/24 - Boots UK Limited, 46-52 Cameron Walk, Metrocentre, Gateshead, County Durham, NE11 9YQ · Change of ownership granted - Pyramid Pharma 7 Limited 181 Coatsworth Road, Gateshead, NE8 1SQ to Hamise Ltd NE8 1SQ proposal to change ownership and decision granted · Change of ownership - The pharmacy at 2 Imperial Buildings,Durham Road, Birtley, Chester - Le - Street, Co. Durham, DH3 1LG, will be operated by Elmfield Trading Limited Gateshead · New distance selling pharmacy approved - Unit 4, Perth Court, Eleventh Avenue North, Team, Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0NJ · Change of hours - Boots UK Limited Retail World, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead NE11 0BD Team Valley - Additional supplementary hours increasing by 12hours from 14 to 26 hours · Application for inclusion in a pharmaceutical list at 32 Oakwood Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 0DE in respect of distance selling premises by Pharmacy @ Home Ltd RESOLVED The Board: i. Noted the notices given by the ICB. ii. Resolved to speak to the Local Pharmacy Board regarding the addition of another distance selling pharmacy. |
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Forward Plan 2024/25 Minutes: The Board received and noted the Forward Plan 2024/25. |