Healthwatch North Yorkshire (HWNY) Board
NOTES OF MEETING HELD ON
20th July 2015 (2pm)
Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York. YO1 6ET
Present:
Sir Michael Carlisle (MC) – Chair
Judith Bromfield (JB) – Lay Member - HRWCCG Area (Richmondshire District)
Ian Parkinson (IP) –Carers Representative – County-wide
Adrienne Calvert (AC) – Lay Member - HRWCCG Area (Hambleton District)
Lynne Taylor (LT) - Learning Disabilities Representative – County-wide
Jason Stamp (JS) – North Bank Forum, Interim Chief Officer
Rebecca Hall (RH) – Engagement Worker – Note Taker
David Ita (DI) – Partnership Coordinator
Apologies:
Robert Peacock (RP) - Lay Member - SRCCG Area (Scarborough Borough)
Andrew Newton (AN) - Physical and Sensory Impairment Representative – County-wide
Samantha Jones (SJ) - Lay Member - SRCCG Area (Ryedale District)
Holly Bainbridge (HB) - Lay Member - VoYCCG Area
Nigel Ayre (NA) – Mental Health Representative – County-wide
Vacancy – Older People’s Representative – County-wide
Vacancy – Lay Member - AWCCCG Area
Clinical Commissioning Groups
AWCCCG - Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group
HaRDCCG – Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group
HRWCCG – Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group
SRCCG – Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group
VoYCCG – Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group
AGENDA
ITEM
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BUSINESS
Apologies for absence – Sir Michael
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ACTION
Apologies are indicated above.
Approve the notes of the board meeting held on 6 May 2015 – Sir
Michael
Notes approved with corrections:
 Page 4 – missing action
HWNY Board Membership
Sir Michael Carlisle (MC) – Chair, Lay Members - Judith Bromfield (JB), Sylvia Bagnall (SB), Adrienne Calvert (AC), Robert
Peacock (RP), Holly Bainbridge (HB), Samantha Jones (SJ), Partnership Board Representatives – Nigel Ayre (NA),
Andrew Newton (AN), Ian Parkinson (IP), Lynne Taylor (LT). Support – David Ita (DI), Rebecca Hall (RH).
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Page 6 – sentence rephrase
Matters Arising:
HWNY to look into suggestion for work with YAS on getting feedback
about its services – see comment in minutes.
3.
Action(s):
David to follow this up and see if we can work with YAS on this.
Action log update – Sir Michael
4.
Outstanding Actions:
 Action 5 – David to talk to Jason about strategy in light of the
new focus on outcomes within the workplan.
 Action 8- David has not heard from Helen Sikora and has
asked if this action be removed, as Helen has now left the
CCG.
Declaration of interest - Sir Michael
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5.
DI
DI
No declarations of interests were made.
Questions from members of the public – Sir Michael
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6.
DI
There were no questions from the public.
Healthwatch National Conference - David
David delivered a PowerPoint presentation covering key highlights of
the recent Healthwatch national conference held in Manchester on
30th June and 1st July.
Sir Michael added the conference was useful and interesting to
compare experiences with other local Healthwatches
Action(s):
David to email the presentation to Adrienne and ensure it is put on
the website.
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7.
The North Yorkshire Compact – signatory request - David/Judith
David asked the board to consider whether HWNY should sign up to
the compact.
Judith informed the board that the compact is a good way to
encourage the local authority to work with the VCS, including
Healthwatch, and would recommend signing it.
The board agreed to sign up to this.
NBF and Healthwatch to be joint signatories to this, signed by Sir
Michael on behalf of HWNY and by Jason on behalf of NBF
Action(s):
David to send the compact document to Jason for signing.
8.
DI
Special Board update – Craven vacancy & Older people’s forum
– Sir Michael
Michael informed the board that Heidi Edmondson had resigned for
personal reasons, and has asked for help from the board to fill this
vacancy.
Judith suggested contacting the local Patient Participation Groups
and Dee Felicity at Craven CVS for support with recruiting a
replacement for Heidi.
Michael also informed the board that Ann Hill resigned. A letter went
out to Ann a few weeks back to thank her for her service of two years
to HWNY.
Action(s):
Contact Craven Volunteer Centre (not CVS) for assistance with
recruiting a replacement board member – Judith to send David
contact details.
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9.
Finance Update - Jason
Jason briefly explained his role with HWNY as interim Chief
Executive, replacing Kath Jones while she is on an extended sick
leave. Jason explained the current financial state of HWNY that the
budget was always going to be insufficient for the scale and
complexity of the task, hence why we needed to focus on restricting
our spending to whatever we agree in our work plan. The good news
however is that Quarter 1 was on budget with no overspend.
Adrienne asked if Jason knew where the equipment from LINk and
the office move had gone to.
Action(s):
Jason to enquire about old LINk equipment and materials that may be
reused for community engagement activities within HWNY.
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10.
Operational progress update – David/Rebecca:
Communications and Community Engagement
Rebecca reviewing community engagement activities to be more
aligned with the work plan.
Rebecca met with Mark Mason from NYCC to discuss joint working to
engage young people.
Enter & View
David provided updates on the Enter & View work plan and the
annual report. A new work plan for Enter & view began in June 2015
with visits planned until February 2016. Area teams will decide where
to visit, however the focus would be on hospital discharge and end of
life care within care homes.
Michael would like to thank Enter & Volunteers for their hard work.
Annual Report 2014/15
The annual report has been produced and sent out to all Health and
Wellbeing board members. There is an electronic copy available
online.
Lynne asked if the annual report was available in an accessible
format. Rebecca responded there wasn’t one at the moment but
something to look into. Lynne offered to provide training in accessible
formats and easy read.
David and the board thanked Rebecca for helping to produce the
report.
Action(s):
Rebecca to follow up Lynne’s offer of easy read training
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11.
Board members activity update (by exception) – Sir Michael
Lynne offered an update on the Crisis Care Concordat. She
explained that in North Yorkshire, quality crisis care is still a postcode
lottery of support. There are still cases of people being taken to 136
suites by police cars. Having spoken to Yorkshire Ambulance Service
(YAS) they explained this is partly because they have to prioritise
heart attacks over mental health crisis.
Lynne also explained that there was a new pilot to offer learning
disability nurses to GP surgeries to help offer annual health checks to
people with learning disabilities, which will start in October 2015.
Lynne to share both the Learning Disability draft report and the Crisis
Care Concordat draft report with David for circulation to the board.
Lynne also raised the importance of accessible formats and
encouraging HWNY to adopt these as standard practice.
Judith explained her involvement in the Whitby Programme Board, as
part of the review of community services in Whitby, led by HRWCCG.
She has also met with Pippa from NBF to discuss HWNY
independence.
12.
Action(s):
David to circulate the reports from Lynne to the board.
Independence progress update - Jason
DI
Jason talked through his update and the timetable for independence.
The timetable is indicative. Jason would like the board to discuss
more options of organisation models. He would also recommend that
the board consider another development session on governance.
Adrienne asked Jason if there was chance of hot desking and
resources being made available for herself and Judith while they are
working on the independence plan. Jason is happy to discuss this
when they meet with Pippa.
Jason suggested Judith and Adrienne consider visiting other local
Healthwatches who have made the transition to independence to
discuss their experiences and gain advice.
Jason and NBF are committed to helping HWNY become a
successful independent organisation.
Adrienne confirmed that she has a lot of experience of managing
risks, and would offer her support with this piece of work if required.
Action(s):
Sir Michael asked for a progress report on independence to be
presented to the board at future meetings as a standing item.
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13.
Health and Social care Horizon scanning – local and national –
David
David briefed the board about some of the changes happening in the
local and national health and social care system, some of which may
be of interest to members.
14.
Work Plan 2015/16 – measuring outcome & impact - David
Jason explained he wanted the new format of work plans to help
focus the work of HWNY and help provide clearer outcomes from
each activity.
David explained the new areas of priority:
 Social Care - End of Life Care within care homes.
 Access to Primary Care – specific area of focus to be finalised
by volunteers
 Secondary Care - Hospital Discharge
Jason suggested Crisis Care could be a specific focus within
community care.
Judith suggested contacting Age UK’s home from hospital team for
their information and feedback on hospital discharge.
Action(s):
Judith to send information to David about VCS services being
included within the secondary care work plan.
15.
JB
Any other business – Sir Michael / David:
Annual General Meeting
David asked to move the next board meeting to the end September
or early October, and be doubled up with our AGM. All agreed, date
to be agreed and co-ordinated with Jason’s availability.
16.
Action(s):
Rebecca to find out about Jason’s availability, and then circulate
potential AGM/Board meeting date in September/October.
Suggestions for newsletter, website or social media
RH
Learning disability service change information.
17.
Presentation on the Healthwatch network impact.
Date of Next Meeting
AGM and Board Meeting - September / October 2015
Forward Plan:
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