The Board will confirm its vision and priorities and allocate members to lead on action planning.

David Bearman, Chair of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee provided the outcomes of the Board’s break out session. Following his report it was agreed that -

1.    the Boards Vision and purpose are confirmed;

2.    the Board will develop series of “Solution Shops” to explore how the boards strategic approaches could be used to address issues identified as priorities by the board in the break out session and how key organisations can be held accountable for engagement and delivery –

Strategic Approaches

·         Ensure partners move resources – both fiscal and human to the prevention, and, health and wellbeing agenda

·         Ensure systems and processes will be developed and used to make the best use of limited resources, every time

·         Partners will work together and with those they serve to take joint ownership of the sustainability agenda

Issues  / Priorities

·         Substance Misuse and addiction (Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs)

·         Obesity

·         Mental Health

3.    the Board would not duplicate the work of the Children and Young People’s Partnership (CYP) and as such would support the priorities of the CYP and request assurance from the CYP that progress against priorities was being delivered.