Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

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None.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Approved.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Swansea Public Services Board held on 12 October 2023 be approved as a correct record.

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None.

There were no public questions.

• Transforming early years’ services across Swansea

(Karen Stapleton, Swansea Bay University Health Board)

• Building on Swansea as a Human Rights City

(Adele Dunstan / Ness Young, Swansea Council)

• Working towards Swansea’s net zero target and nature recovery

(Huwel Manley, Natural Resources Wales)

• Making Swansea safer, more cohesive, and prosperous

(Roger Thomas, Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Service)

• Developing Swansea’s integrated cultural offer

(Mark Wade, Swansea Council)

• Influencing and connecting with other governance arrangements across the Swansea Bay region

(Ness Young / Richard Rowlands, Swansea Council)

• Improving data quality and accessibility across the Swansea Bay region

          (Ness Young / Richard Rowlands, Swansea Council)

• Developing Swansea PSB performance management arrangements

(Ness Young / Richard Rowlands, Swansea Council)

Approved.

Ness Young, Swansea Council submitted a report to outline progress made in meeting the actions and associated milestones contained within the PSB Well-being Action Plan for 2023/24 as at quarter 3 2023/24 which were outlined in Appendix A.

The Strategic Leads provided a verbal update for each of the 8 steps.

Resolved that The Board notes the progress made in quarter 3 of 2023-24 and agrees to receive an update report on the action plan and its progress

as a standing item at future PSB meetings.

Jennifer Davies, Public Health Wales

Noted.

Jennifer Davies, Public Health Wales provided a verbal report on the Shaping Places for Well-being in Wales Programme.

She explained that in partnership with Executive Directors of Public Health across Wales and their teams, Public Health Wales had been successful in securing three years’ funding from the Health Foundation Shaping Places grant funding programme. Shaping Places focused on local governments and local partners taking system-wide action on the  wider determinants of health and programmes and had already been established in England and Scotland.

She stated that the main ask at this stage was twofold:

·               A registration of interest in being involved (as a PSB) and receiving the support offered through this national programme in developing our system leadership capabilities in support of wellbeing of our population;

·               Consideration of what themes / areas we would most benefit from working through/developing using this programme support – these could be those indicated or alternatives.

Resolved that further details of the scheme be forwarded to partners by email for further consideration.

For Information.

The latest letter from the Chair of the Scrutiny Programme Committee was presented for Information.

It was noted that the letter was far more positive due to the work undertaken by the partners since the previous letter had been received.

·           Area Planning Board Annual Report.

·           Update on GP Clusters.

For Information.

The Future work plan was noted subject to the removal of the Area Planning Board Annual Report as this now came under the governance arrangements of the Joint Swansea & Neath Port Talbot Public Services Board.