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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting of the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board held on 14 June 2024 be approved.
RESOLVED- That a regional approach for developing the Climate Change Risk Assessment framework with regional partners Denbighshire, within the limits of available resources, be supported
RESOLVED- That the Public Service Support Grant report be noted.
RESOLVED- That the information provided in relation to the Healthy Travel Charter be noted.
RESOLVED- That a written report be presented at the 16 December 2024 meeting of the PSB outlining the requests from Public Health Wales in relation to the Shaping Places for Well-being in Wales Programme.
Apologies for Absence were received from Andy Jones (National Probation Service), Delyth Jones (Public Health Wales) and Caryl Lewis (Co-Production Network for Wales).
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting of the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board held on 14 June 2024 be approved.
The minutes of the meeting of the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board held on 14 June 2024 were submitted for approval. RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting of the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board held on 14 June 2024 be approved.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That a regional approach for developing the Climate Change Risk Assessment framework with regional partners Denbighshire, within the limits of available resources, be supported
Mike Corcoran of Co-Production Network for Wales gave a verbal update on the Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework. Following discussion with neighbouring authorities, Members were requested to support working with regional partners to develop a Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework, within limits of available resources. The PSB were supportive of the approach and of moving forward with those discussions. RESOLVED- That a regional approach for developing the Climate Change Risk Assessment framework with regional partners Denbighshire, within the limits of available resources, be supported
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Public Service Support Grant report be noted.
Sandra Thomas (CG) presented a report on the Public Service Board Support Grant and the following was highlighted:- · The finance of £103k had been agreed to spend regionally on PSB projects that focussed on strengthening effective engagement with communities and maintaining the existing data portal. · An outline of the criteria, monitoring and payment arrangements and ineligible activities were outlined in the report. · An overview of the 2024/2025 proposals for the grant was provided. · A new structure to support the grants had been established, which would ensure expenditure supported the whole of North Wales. · PSBs need to be mindful of the planning cycle ahead and the need to start work on refreshing wellbeing assessment as one of the grants was particular one to supporting the wellbeing assessment. RESOLVED- That the Public Service Support Grant report be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the information provided in relation to the Healthy Travel Charter be noted.
Louise Woodfine (BCUHB) gave a verbal update on the Healthy Travel Charter as follows:- · PSBs had previously endorsed agreeing to sign-up to the Healthy Travel Charter and individual organisations were exploring how they could contribute to the Charter. · Linking with national and regional perspectives. · Some responses had been received from organisations on attending a session on 16 October 2024 with Dr Tom Porter, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, on how to move forward. · Some organisations had already implemented the Charter and could provide support. · The Charter linked to climate change, shaping places and health and wellbeing agendas. · Wales Audit had issued a report on the Welsh Government’s Active Travel ambitions, which could be used as a tool for lessons learnt. RESOLVED- That the information provided in relation to the Healthy Travel Charter be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That a written report be presented at the 16 December 2024 meeting of the PSB outlining the requests from Public Health Wales in relation to the Shaping Places for Well-being in Wales Programme.
Louise Woodfine (BCUHB) advised that the Shaping Places for Well-being in Wales Programme would provide a national resource to support Public Services Boards (PSBs) in taking a theory and evidence informed systems approach in their work to influence wider determinants of health, as they implement their well-being plans, sharing learning between PSB and across the UK. The Programme would establish three national learning groups who will each work on a different theme for a period of two years. The themes below had been agreed with PSBs across Wales and were based on existing PSB well-being plans · Climate and Nature Emergency · Poverty and Inequalities · Neighbourhood well-being The following steps were outlined:- · A letter from Public Health Wales would be sent in the next couple of weeks to request that review and nominate a champion for the Programme. · PSB Chairs would be invited to a 45 minute discussion around systems thinking in November, linking in Wrexham and Flintshire PSB. · It was noted that the Gwynedd and Anglesey PSB were not taking this forward as they would concentrate on healthy eating. As way forward it was agreed that a written report be presented at the 16 December 2024 meeting of the PSB outlining the requests from Public Health Wales. RESOLVED- That a written report be presented at the 16 December 2024 meeting of the PSB outlining the requests from Public Health Wales in relation to the Shaping Places for Well-being in Wales Programme.
The Public Services Board Forward Work Programme was presented. · Pensarn Equality work was still being progressed. · Iolo McGregor (CCBC) confirmed that Community Narratives would be presented in for December. Forward Work Planning would be discussed at the PSB Informal Session in November.
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