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No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

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The Report of the Strategic Director of Health and Wellbeing (Document “B”), sets out a draft of the new 5-year Commissioning Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy for comment and discussion.

Recommended –

That Document “B” be noted.

(Jane Wood – 07970 273682)

The Report of the Strategic Director of Health and Wellbeing (Document “B”), set out a draft of the new 5-year Commissioning Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy for comment and discussion.

The Strategic Director, Keeping Well at Home was in attendance and accompanied by the Assistant Director, Integration and Transition and the Service Manager – Strategic Commissioning. At invitation of the Chair, the officers gave a monologue of the report to the committee. It was explained that the previous Commissioning Strategy for 2019 – 2021 had now ended. However, at present, the recent expansion of the Commissioning and Contracts team, the decision had been taken to set-out a 5-year strategy which focused on the way the service would work. The new Commissioning and Contract Strategy as still under development, and had been brought to this meeting for comment and feedback prior to completion. A draft of the Strategy as attached as Appendix A. Once consultation on the Strategy had been completed, a final version would be shared with the Committee for information. Service Plans and Commissioning Intentions would be developed each year to set out specific activity, linked back to the principles set out in the new Strategy.

To complete the introductory oration, a PowerPoint presentation on the focus of “Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy 2022 – 2027: The Ways We Will Work” was provided, detailing the following work themes: -

Better Births is one of eight improvement and transformation programmes across Bradford District & Craven. We work collaboratively across sectors and organisations, to achieve our vision: “Working together to improve experiences and outcomes of the pregnancy and birth journey across Bradford District and Craven”.

The report of the One Better Births Programme (Document “C”) will highlight some of the key achievements of the past year and outline our future plans to improve the outcomes for maternity care across our place and reduce disparities in experiences by working as a whole system. It will also cover our place-based response to the Ockenden and MBRRACE-UK report recommendations.

Recommended –

That Members comment on and note the report

(Abbie Wild – 07861899895)

Better Births is one of eight improvement and transformation programmes across Bradford District & Craven. It works collaboratively across sectors and organisations, to achieve its vision: “Working together to improve experiences and outcomes of the pregnancy and birth journey across Bradford District and Craven”.

The report of the One Better Births Programme (Document “C”) highlights some of the key achievements of the past year and outline our future plans to improve the outcomes for maternity care across our place and reduce disparities in experiences by working as a whole system. It further covers its place-based response to the Ockenden and MBRRACE-UK report recommendations.

Representatives from the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation were in attendance and with the invitation of the Chair, a synopsis of the report was provided to the committee. It was explained that the Better Births programme comprised of four workstreams, each led by a key representative from across foundation. The leads brought a wealth of experience and expertise to the programme. The workstreams aimed to address the most important aspects of maternity care, as identified by local and national recommendations including those of Ockenden and MBRRACE-UK. The workstreams and their respective chairs were as follows:

·         Health Inequalities – GP partner and Associate Clinical Director of Maternity & Women’s Health for Braford District & Craven;

·         Safer Maternity Care – Specialist Midwife for Safer Maternity Care, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT);

·         Choice, Personalisation & Workforce – Associate Director of Nursing and Quality, Bradford District & Craven; and,

·         Every Baby Matters – Public Health Consultant for Children and Young People, Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

In terms of background, the Better Births improvement and transformation programme was established in 2020, with maternity services being identified as a key priority area by the Health and Care Partnership Board. Bradford was the 13th most deprived district of 317 in England. Almost a quarter of children in Bradford were classified as living in poverty. Bradford district had an ethnically diverse population and the largest proportion of people of Pakistani ethnic origin in England. There was a wide variation in the ethnic makeup of the wards across the district, in some cases such as Manningham and Toller “ethnic minority” groups in fact account for the majority (up to 80%) where some were below 10%, in areas such as Ilkley and Wharfedale. Social inequality and ethnicity had a direct link to poor maternal and infant health outcomes. Addressing health inequalities and focussing our efforts on the areas of greatest needs were at the forefront of the Better Births programme. Some of the key drivers behind the programme include: Infant mortality and stillbirth rates which were significantly higher than the national average, incidence of low birthweight babies significantly worse than the national average, and breastfeeding rates below the national average.

A question and answer session ensued:

·         It was absolutely crucial that appropriate staff reached out to specialists in channelling the flow of enormous knowledge for the purpose of widely accessible healthcare systems. On this note, what conversations and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

The report of the Interim City Solicitor (Document “D”) presents a draft work programme 2022/23 for adoption by the Committee.

Recommended –

(1)       That the Committee notes the information in Appendix A and that it, along with any amendments or additions is adopted as the Committee’s Work Programme 2022/23.

(2)       That the Work Programme 2022/23 continues to be regularly reviewed during the year.

(Caroline Coombs – 01274 432313)

The report of the Interim City Solicitor (Document “D”) presents a draft work programme 2022/23 for adoption by the Committee.

Resolved: -

(1) That the information in Appendix 1 of Document “D” be noted and that it, along with the amendments and additions made at the meeting, be adopted as the Committee’s Work Programme 2021/23; and

(2) That the Work Programme 2022/23 continues to be regularly reviewed during the year.

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