The Chair (Councillor Ian Tuffin) presented this report to the Board highlighting the following key points:

(a)   Reminded the board of their role  to act as system leaders on the strategic planning and co-ordination of NHS, Public Health, Social Care, Children’s and Wellbeing Services;

(b)  In August the CQC published their reviews of University Hospital Plymouth and Livewell Southwest. University Hospital Plymouth, was rated as Requires Improvement overall and Livewell Southwest was rated as Good;

(c)   Motion of Notice - Motor Neurone Disease was proposed at Full Council on 17th September and Plymouth City Council adopted the MND charter;

(d)  Plymouth City Council, Livewell Southwest and University Hospital Plymouth worked in partnership, along with the support of Scott College, to develop the Proud to Care Ambassador Programme in Plymouth. This was launched in June 2018 and to date over 70 workers from across health and social care in Plymouth have signed up to be a Proud to Care Ambassador.

Members noted the report.