Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting held on 14 March 2024.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report. 

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

Directors of Public Health (DsPH) have a statutory requirement to produce an annual public health report (APHR). These reports are the DsPH’s professional statement about the health of the local community.

The 2022-23 report focuses on the challenge and benefits that can be gained from investing more effort into community engagement and the development of local networks. It provides examples of successful outcomes in terms of physical and emotional health and wellbeing for local people through this approach. The report evidences the opportunities to improve population outcomes and reduce expenditure on health, social care and related services. The primary recommendation is that more needs to be done to empower communities to build upon, and use, local resources and assets.

This update report presents the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy Delivery Plan which sets out key strategies and activities that partners across Kent and Medway will lead that will contribute to delivering the Integrated Care Strategy. The report also includes the framework that will be used by the Integrated Care Partnership to monitor progress on delivery of the six outcomes of the integrated care strategy.

This report presents the update requested by Overview and Scrutiny on 22 August 2023. It contains data that outlines the impact of the new adult substance misuse treatment service. It also details the work taking place to develop a collaborative approach with criminal justice partners, and work to improve the continuity of care between prison and community for people who use substances.

This report seeks to provide a review and update of progress against Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Trust’s (KMPT) organisational strategy for 2023-2026, following the strategy briefing made to the Committee in October 2023.

This report sets out why Medway Council should consider adopting care experienced as a protected characteristic.

The definition of care leaver and care experienced are often used interchangeably. A care leaver is defined within the Children Act 1989, the Leaving Care Act 2000, and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. The duties towards care leavers are set out within these legislative acts, however, do not include the more recent terminology of care experienced, which to date has not nationally been agreed. For the purpose of this report care experience will be used to define people who have been looked after at some point in time by the local authority.

Medway’s Council Plan 2023/24 sets out the Council’s three priorities and the measures used to monitor performance. This report and appendices summarise how we performed in Q4 2023/24 on the delivery of these priorities and the actions we are taking to improve performance.

This report also presents the Q4 2023/24 review of strategic risks which fall under the remit of this committee (Appendix 2).