The board to have a discussion on community and voluntary sector membership on the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Vicky Shipway, representing the community and voluntary sector (CVS) reported to the board.  Following discussions with network members in electing a representative to sit on the board, there was a strong feeling and challenge that CVS represent such a wide area delivering a significant proportion of health and wellbeing in the city, felt that one representative was disproportionate.  As a result they wanted to put forward a request for a further CVS representative to sit on the Health and Wellbeing Board.  

The board in response to an additional CVS representative wanted to ensure that the wider determinants of health and leisure were explored.  The board supported the idea of an additional CVS representative but felt it was important that those elected to sit on the board make the commitment to attend all meetings.

Agreed that the Zebra and Octopus Community Sector Project elect a new member to the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Further discussion took place on whether it was appropriate for NEW Devon CCG to be given an additional seat on the board.  It was felt that the remit for Health and Wellbeing Board would change over the next 12 months, with the need to review the whole membership to ensure any decisions taken were clearly endorsed by the groups that have the funding for and the capacity to think in the wider context.