Consideration of formally submitted questions from members of the public or Councillors under Standing Order 36.

Consideration of any petitions submitted under Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been received by Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.

A report on the establishment of Primary Care Networks in Reading.

A report giving an update on the Action Plan as a result of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)-led Local System Review that the Reading system across Health and Social Care was subject to during October 2018.

A report on a set of proposed strategic integration objectives for Health & Social Care partners across Berkshire West; together with proposals for redesigned governance and staffing arrangements (collectively titled the Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership (BWICP) that will help to deliver these strategic objectives.

A report on the joint response of Reading Borough Council and Berkshire West CCG to a report ‘LGBT+ Your experiences as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people accessing Health & Social Care Services in Reading’, presented by Healthwatch Reading to the 12 October 2018 meeting of the Reading Health and Wellbeing Board.

A report by Healthwatch, presenting a summary of views collected from nearly 1,250 people living in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) NHS area, in April and May 2019.  This project was part of a simultaneous exercise by all 152 local Healthwatches in England, to inform implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan published in January 2019.

Healthwatch Reading’s annual report, giving details of the work carried out by Healthwatch Reading in 2018/19.

A report presenting an annual update on progress against the actions outlined in the Reading Armed Forces Covenant Action Plan, in particular the heath-related actions, and on the general development of the covenant.

A report giving an update on the Integration Programme, as well as progress made against the delivery of the national Better Care Fund (BCF) targets.

A report presenting an update on delivery against the Health and Wellbeing Action Plan (Appendix A), alongside the Health and Wellbeing Dashboard (Appendix B), which sets out local trends in a format previously agreed by the Board.  Taken together, these documents provide the Board with an overview of performance and progress towards achieving local goals as set out in the 2017-20 Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Reading.

A report outlining the reasoning for a Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy across Berkshire West and seeking support from the Reading Health & Wellbeing Board for a methodology to develop the strategy. 

A report proposing that the Health and Wellbeing Board co-opt a representative from Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service as a non-voting additional member of the Board and agree the resultant changes to the membership and therefore terms of reference and powers and duties of the Board.