To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

The Chair reported that she had met with Paul Woods, Chair of the Growth Board in relation to the Alcohol Strategy.  It was reported that the Growth Board were fully supportive of the aims and actions contained within the Plymouth Strategic Alcohol Plan.  The Growth board welcomes the Health and Wellbeing Board’s future consideration of the impact of specialist commissioning spend in research and development on the medical campus.  This would be important moving forward and as Chair would continue to strengthen the relationship between the two boards.

Kelechi Nnoaham reported that progress had been made on the Alcohol Strategy.  At the March meeting this board agreed to have the plan at its next meeting, however, it had been useful to receive the inputs of the board to bring a more comprehensive delivery plan in September.   In September this board to review in detail all the actions proposed in the plan to ensure clarity of leadership and ownership and to enable the board to have a clear sense of where we are with the delivery of the action plan.

In response to questions raised, it was reported that a draft implementation plan had been produced and was relatively clear on where growth could contribute.  The Alcohol Programme Board had been delegated to deliver the implementation plan and clearly growth would have an input at that level.  In September the board may want to consider whether growth could add something more specific than the offer currently on the table.