The Board will receive its Terms of Reference for information.

The Board accepted the terms of reference, subject to the following amendments being agreed by full council -

1.    amend the bullet point relating to Healthwatch under 2.3 ‘work closely with Healthwatch to ensure the patient voice is at the heart of the strategy and commissioning of services and to add local intelligence to areas of work of the board through Healthwatch engagement work and partnership with local groups’;

2.    in 2.2 highlight the duty of the Board to oversee the preparation of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment;

3.    an addition under 4 (membership) to determine the process for members substitutes.