Report by Executive Director of Adult Care & Health Services

The Executive Director of Adult Care & Health submitted a report seeking approval to adopt the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Berkshire West.  The Strategy set a basis for commissioning plans across both the local authority and the current local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). It was a joint strategy across Berkshire West local authorities and its development to date had been driven by the Health and Wellbeing Boards in each authority. The report recommended that the Health & Wellbeing Board should be given responsibility to approve the implementation plans and future monitoring arrangements.  The report had attached the draft Berkshire West Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021-2030 (Appendix A); the associated Public Engagement Report (Appendix B); and the Equality Impact Assessment (Appendix C). 

The report explained that the consultation exercise had identified five priorities as being the foundation of the 2021-2030 Strategy.  The Strategy would be used to drive the content of the action plans and delivery boards had been identified to shape the action plans and report on outcomes.  The action plans were currently in development and the Health and Wellbeing Board would be asked to approve these plans when completed on behalf of the Council.

The following motion was moved by Councillor Brock and seconded by Councillor Ennis and CARRIED:

Resolved –

(1)      That, having considered the feedback from the formal consultation on the Berkshire West Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which was set out in Appendix B to the report, the Berkshire West Health and Wellbeing Strategy be approved as attached to the report at Appendix A.

(2)      That the development of the Reading Health and Wellbeing Action Plans be noted and that the Health and Wellbeing Board be authorised to approve the development of the Health and Wellbeing Action Plans on behalf of the Council.

(Councillor Stanford-Beale declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item.  Nature of interest: Councillor Stanford-Beale was the Chief Executive of Autism Berkshire)