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An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)       Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)       Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

Trevor Ramsey disclosed a personal interest in the item Bradford Safeguarding Adult Board Annual Report 2022/23 (Minute 44) as he was an elected governor for the Bradford District Care Trust.

Action: Director of Governance

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The Bradford Safeguarding Adult Board's annual report for 2022-2023 outlines the activities carried out by the Board and its partner agencies to protect vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect. The report of the Chief Executive (Document “Q”) covers a range of areas, including efforts to improve outcomes for at-risk adults, case reviews, safeguarding training, performance quality assurance, and progress against priorities. By providing a transparent assessment of multi-agency safeguarding activity, the report aims to demonstrate the strength of the safeguarding arrangements in the Bradford District. The report is presented on behalf of the three statutory safeguarding partners, the Local Authority, West Yorkshire Police, and Integrated Care Board (ICB), who are jointly responsible for the safeguarding partnership arrangements.

Recommended –

(1)       The Committee is requested to note the Annual Report 2022/23

(2)       The Committee to receive another report in 12 months’ time. 

(Darren Minton / Helen Khan – 01274 434361)

The Bradford Safeguarding Adult Board's (BSAB) annual report for 2022-2023 outlined the activities carried out by the Board and its partner agencies to protect vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect. The report of the Chief Executive (Document “Q”) covered a range of areas, including efforts to improve outcomes for at-risk adults, case reviews, safeguarding training, performance quality assurance, and progress against priorities. By providing a transparent assessment of multi-agency safeguarding activity, the report aimed to demonstrate the strength of the safeguarding arrangements in the Bradford District. The report was presented on behalf of the three statutory safeguarding partners, the Local Authority, West Yorkshire Police, and Integrated Care Board (ICB), who are jointly responsible for the safeguarding partnership arrangements.

The Chair welcomed the Safeguarding Children’s Board Manager, Board Manager, Business Unit Manager, the Deputy District Commander Bradford Police and the Independent Chair of the BSAB to the meeting.

Following a synopsis of the report the following Q&A session ensued:

·         Breakdown by individual wads 2022/23 year would be appreciated?

o   An improved quality of data would be focused on in future presentation of reports;

·         What were the associated costs associated per case?

o   The costs associated with individual cases varied due to having to meet dissimilar challenges according to the merits of individual cases. Not every case was the same. However, the Bradford Safeguarding Adults Board was funded by a range of partner agencies, with financing responsibility lying jointly with the three statutory partners: the Local Authority, West Yorkshire Police, and the Integrated Care Board . These partners are equally responsible for funding the Board's activities. The budget for the BSAB was reviewed annually and discussed with the partner agencies to ensure sufficient funding was available to support the Board's work in safeguarding adults at risk;

·         How had the service coped with the of clearing the backlog of work?

o   This was a challenging area for the reason that many experienced employees had left this Council to work for the Care Quality Commission in Leeds due to better salary packages. Therefore, the service had focused on engaging with young people by raising awareness of the need for young people to attain specialised education and skills to work in the safeguarding adult’s field; and,

·         Was feedback given to referrers?

o   Anyone reporting a safeguard issue would receive feedback from the service.

The Deputy District Commander Bradford Police stated that the issue of safeguarding concerns came in various forms and therefore it was important to get all services connected in so that all professionals worked in consultation with one another

In response, it was explained that to connect all professions was a significant change in comparison to previous ways of working. That the importance of recognising each other’s area of specialist fields and then to work in consultation for the purpose of one shared goal would make significant improvements in the area of safeguarding.

The Chair thanked officers for the comprehensive update contained in the report.

Resolved:-

That the Bradford Safeguarding  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.

The report of the Priority Director for Mental Health (Document “R”) provides an update from the Healthy Minds mental health programme for Bradford District and Craven. The main focus of the report is on the community mental health workstream which has produced an action plan for improving physical health and reducing premature mortality in people with serious mental Illness (SMI), learning disabilities or with an autism spectrum condition. The report also includes an update on the work to improve our talking therapies uptake and estates provision.  This work is overseen by the Healthy Minds board. 

Recommended –

(1)       The Committee are asked to note the action plan and the plans to achieve Bradford District and Craven’s vision of improving health and reducing premature mortality in these population groups and are invited to use their influence to raise awareness of the health inequalities faced by these population groups.

(2)       Note the updates regarding Talking therapies and the LMH estate.

(Kristian.Farnell@bradford.nhs.uk)

The report of the Priority Director for Mental Health (Document “R”) provided an update from the Healthy Minds mental health programme for Bradford District and Craven. The main focus of the report is on the community mental health workstream which has produced an action plan for improving physical health and reducing premature mortality in people with serious mental Illness (SMI), learning disabilities or with an autism spectrum condition. The report also included an update on the work to improve our talking therapies uptake and estates provision.  This work was overseen by the Healthy Minds board. 

The Chair welcomed the representatives of the Mental Health Team.

A synopsis of the report was given. There were three very different groups of people, but they shared challenges in terms of physical health and disparity in health outcomes which were partly due to physical health needs being overlooked. For too many people this meant living for many years with a long-term physical health condition and with reduced quality of life, as well as on average a dramatically reduced life expectancy. This report also included an update on the NHS Talking Therapies, previously known as IAPT, outlined the national rational for changing the name of this suite of services. In addition,

A Q&A session ensued:

·         How much of a difference had been made to date in the area of autism?

o   The inception of the strategy aim was to addressthe barriersand issuespeople hadshared as difficulty to access and navigate services that were fragmented, had high thresholds and criteria, needed improvement in terms of quality, support and waiting times. Progress had been made as an evidence-based framework to ensure the meeting of the strategy objectives; and,

·         There had been reaction towards non follow-up of assessment or the lack of concern shown by professionals. In this case, how were these concerns and similar other reactions being addressed to improve the service?

o   Our strategywill aimto addressthe barriersand issuespeople haveshared withus such as difficulty to access and navigate services that are fragmented, have high thresholds and criteria, need improvement in terms of quality, support and waiting times. We will use an evidence-based framework to ensure to meet four key objectives, integrationand joint services,supporting the council’s workforce, improvingaccess andwaiting times, providinghigh qualityservices that promoted independence and recovery, and to ensurethe support wasclose towhere peoplelive.

Resolved:-

That the report be noted and that a further report on mental wellbeing and mental health be presented in 12 months.

To be actioned by: Priority Director for Mental Health, Bradford District & Craven Health and Care Partnership