Issue - meetings

Following a workshop convened for Board members on 5 September 2018, the Board received a presentation from Mark Howard, Project Manager on the findings/conclusions to date on the proposed design of the Health & Wellbeing Hub in the new district centre  and the health/care model; the approach to the associated community engagement, which at the Board’s request should also include the Adult College as a key stakeholder. The Board also had regard to the governance model which has been drawn up around the formation of the ‘Locality 4 Board’ and the technical aspects around the development of the Healthy New Town infrastructure.

The slides that accompanied the report and which were presented at the meeting, will be subsequently circulated to all Board Members. 

The Board emphasised the importance of bringing together the existing Thames View community and those emerging in the Riverside development as well as engaging with partners such as the Police and Faith leaders to bring them onboard with the ‘Healthy New Town’ concept, a model of care, the principles of which the Board would like to see embedded in other developments across the Borough.

Aside of the design principles developed to this point the Board want the next stage of consultation focusing on drawing out the different needs of both the existing and emerging local communities, and what the culture and values of the Hub will represent, such as a place to study for young people and being dementia friendly. 

It was recognised that beyond the current client brief there is no structure in place to keep stakeholders informed including how the faith community can play its part. In that respect the Board welcomed the offer of Healthwatch to support the wider community engagement.  Consequently, in all likelihood further interim arrangements will need to be put in place.

The model of care is seen as a developing plan as the Riverside develops and new communities/residents emerge. Further development work will therefore be undertaken to firm up the governance arrangements etc including the relationship between this Board and the planned Locality 4 Board, with a view to reporting progress to a future meeting.