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 presentation on the development of a Reading Water Safety Partnership to prevent water-based fatalities and injuries on or around Reading’s waterways.

A report giving an overview of the implementation of the Berkshire West Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021-2030 in Reading and, in Appendix 1, detailed information on performance and progress towards achieving the local goals and actions set out in the both the overarching strategy and the locally agreed implementation plans.

A report giving an update on the Integration Programme and performance of Reading against the national Better Care Fund (BCF) targets at the end of Quarter 4, 2023/24 (March 2024), and outlining spend against the BCF Plan, including the Discharge Fund to support hospital discharges in 2023/24. It also presents the Better Care Fund End of Year report for 2023/24 and the refreshed BCF Plan for 2024/25.

A presentation on the use of Technology Enabled Care to assist in independent living for those receiving adult social care.

A report on a Healthwatch Reading project exploring the oral health of children aged under ten years in Reading; Norcot, Church and Southcote Wards.

Healthwatch Reading’s Annual Report for 2023/24, giving details of the work carried out by Healthwatch Reading in 2023/24.

A report presenting the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report on the health of the local population for 2024.

A report providing information on Health Protection activities in Reading.

A presentation giving an overview of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Services.

A presentation giving an overview of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Neurodiversity Services.

A report on the progress of Year 2 (2023/24) of the All Age Autism Strategy Action Plan across Reading.

A report giving an update on matters from the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshireand Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.