Agenda

Minutes of the meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board held on Thursday, 14 November 2024 as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. 

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required where a matter arises at a meeting;

a.    Which directly relates to Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (‘DPI’) as set out in Appendix B, Table 1 of the Code of Conduct, to disclose the interest, not participate in any discussion or vote and not to remain in room. Where members have a DPI or if the matter concerns an executive function and is being considered by a Cabinet Member with a DPI they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with the matter.

b.    Which directly relates to the financial interest or well being of a Other Registrable Interest as set out in Appendix B, Table 2 of the Code of Conduct to disclose the interest and only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain the room.

c.    Which directly relates to their financial interest or well-being (and is not DPI) or the financial well being of a relative or close associate, to declare the interest and members may only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak. Otherwise, the member must not take part in discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.

d.    Which affects the financial well-being of the member, a relative or close associate or a body included under the Other Registrable Interests column in Table 2, to disclose the interest and apply the test set out at paragraph 9 of Appendix B before deciding whether they may remain in the meeting.

e.    Where Members have or a Cabinet Member has an Other Registerable Interest or Non Registerable Interest in a matter being considered in exercise of their executive function, they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with it.

NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk. Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter

To receive a presentation from Dr. A. Blair, Executive Medical Director on the ageing population and impact on hospital services.

To provide an update on progress by system partners against the actions of the theme of ‘Adopting a whole system approach to health and care’ that were refreshed in the updated Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2023-28.

To provide an update on multi-agency activity of the Health Protection Assurance and Development Partnership in Northumberland.

Northumberland Tobacco Control Partnership Annual Update 2024

To give an update to Health and Wellbeing Board on Northumberland’s collaborative approach to Tobacco Control during 2024, with a theme of historical progress and ongoing need to create a smoke free generation.

To note/discuss details of forthcoming agenda items at future meetings; the latest version is enclosed.

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 13 February 2025 at 10.00 a.m.