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 presenting an update on progress on the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy a year after the Board considered the Strategy on 18 January 2019.

A report outlining Reading Borough Council’s progress to date in delivering on a ‘Time to Change’ Employer Pledge to end mental health discrimination, and setting out the ambitions of a refreshed Action Plan – attached as Appendix 1 - which was approved by the Council’s Corporate Management Team in November 2019, within the adoption of a new Employee Wellbeing Action Plan.

A report on the re-procurement for the Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract for Reading Walk-in Centre which comes to an end on 30^th June 2020.  The CCG intends to have a new contract in place from 1^st July 2020.

A report on future CCG management arrangements which is going to the Berkshire West CCG’s Board on 14 January 2020.  Cathy Winfield will provide an update to the Health and Wellbeing Board on what was agreed at the CCG Board.

A report presenting the Council’s Adult Social Care Strategy for the period 2019-22 “Supporting Our Future”, as approved by the Adult Social Care, Children’s Services and Education Committee on 21^st October 2019.

A report giving an update on the Reading Drug and Alcohol Commissioning Strategy & action plan for Young People and Adults from 2018 to 2022.

A report presenting the Annual Report of the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) for the 2018/2019 financial year.  The report also describes the new multi-agency partnership arrangements of the Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership (BWSCP) that replaced the LSCB from April 2019. 

A report giving an update on the Integration Programme – progress made within the Programme itself and performance against the national BCF targets for the financial year so far.

A report giving an update on the Better Care Fund Funding planning template and seeking retrospective approval for the Better Care Fund Submission for 2019/20, which was completed and submitted in September 2019 in line with requested timescales, and for a delegation for officers to sign off Better Care Fund returns in the future to meet submission deadlines outside Health and Wellbeing Board reporting timescales.

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 providing 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.