Part I
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Apologies and substitutions.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Longley (no substitute) and Lamb (substitute: Cllr Holland), Mr A Pike (no substitute) and Ms S Morris (substitute: Mr A Brogan).
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Declarations of interest.
There were no declarations of interest at this meeting.
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Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 3rd September, 2014
Resolved:- 1. That the Minutes of the meeting held on 3rd September 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record. 2. That the Board's thanks and appreciation be extended to Ms J Totterdell and Dr P Husselbee for their hard work and dedication.
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Questions from Members of the Public
The Chairman responded to two questions received from a member of the public.
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Vice Chair Nominations
Resolved:- That the Southend CCG Board Chair (or Vice-chair as appropriate) be appointed as the vice-chair on the Health & Wellbeing Board.
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Mental Health Concordat
Resolved:- That the Board signs up to the principles laid out within the Mental Health Concordat.
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Mental Health Services Analysis
Resolved:- 1. That the report be noted. 2. That a further report be brought back to the Board in February 2015 with detailed information on the provision of mental health services in the borough to enable the Board to look collectively and consider ways it can support further improvements and enhancements to the provision of mental health services in Southend.
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Implementation of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Reforms (SEND)
Resolved:- 1. That the report be noted and the developments around greater integrated working for children with SEND be supported. 2. That the establishment of the SEN Strategic Board, reporting to the Success for All Children's Group, be endorsed.
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Care Act Update
Resolved:- 1. That the report and the significant service and financial implications that will impact on the Council arising from the implementation of this Act, be noted. 2. That the implications of the Care Act for the Board's partner organisations be noted. 3. That the development of a Joint Market Position Statement currently being agreed between Southend Council and Southend CCG as part of the Care Act requirements, be noted.
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Fulfilling Lives, A Better Start - Governance Recommendations
Resolved:- 1. That the governance structure set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report be endorsed, which includes: (a) That this Board oversees the governance of the Fulfilling Lives , A Better Start Programme; (b) That the Chief Executive Office of key programme partner, The Preschool Learning Alliance, be invited to become a co-opted (non-voting) member of the Health & Wellbeing Board to support programme alignment with the wider HWB activity; (c) That a programme management group be established to oversee implementation of the programme.
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Pioneer / Better Care Fund
Resolved:- That the proposed additional submission, to complement Southend's submission on 19th September 2014, as set out in Appendix 4 to the submitted report, be approved.
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Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
Resolved:- That the Southend-on-Sea Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) be approved.
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Forward Plan
Resolved:- That the Forward Plan be noted and updated accordingly.