Who are we?
The Health & Wellbeing Board is the forum where representatives of the City Council, NHS and Third Sector hold discussions and make decisions on the health and wellbeing of the people of Brighton & Hove.
Meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome.
Where and when is the Board meeting?
This next meeting will be held in the council chamber at Hove Town Hall on 22 July 2025 starting at 4.00pm.
Health & Wellbeing Board
Date: 22 July 2025
Time: 4.00pm
Venue: Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall
Who is invited:
B&HCC members: Councillors: Baghoth (Chair),
Co-Opted members: Tanya Brown-Griffith (NHS Sussex (Sussex Integrated Care Board)), Adam Fazarkerley (Primary Care Rep) and Stephen Lightfoot (Integrated Care Board)
Non-voting members: Deb Austin (BHCC Director Children's Services), Professor Robin Banerjee (University of Sussex), Professor Nigel Sherriff (University of Brighton), Alan Boyd (Healthwatch), Jess Gibbons (BHCC CEO), Dr Colin Hicks (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust), Steve Hook (BHCC Director Adult Social Services), Tom Lambert (Carers Centre), Peter Lane (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust), Spt Petra Lazar (Sussex Police), Siobhan Melia (Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust), Caroline Ridley (Impact Initiatives), Caroline Vass (Director of Public Health) and Hannah Youldon (ESFRS)
Contact: Giles Rossington
giles.rossington@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Agendas and minutes are published on the council’s website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk. Agendas are available to view five working days prior to the meeting date.
Electronic agendas can also be accessed through our meetings app available through ModernGov: iOS/Windows/Android
This agenda and all accompanying reports are printed on recycled paper
Date of Publication - Monday, 14 July 2025
AGENDA
Formal matters of procedure
This short formal part of the meeting is a statutory requirement of the Board
Part One Page
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1 Declarations of substitutes and interests and exclusions |
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The Chair of the Board will formally ask if anyone is attending to represent another member, and if anyone has a personal and/or financial interest in anything being discussed at the meeting. The Board will then consider whether any of the discussions to be held need to be in private. |
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2 Minutes |
7 - 12 |
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The Board will review the minutes of the last meeting held on the 8th April 2025, decide whether these are accurate and if so agree them. |
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3 Chair's Communications |
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The Chair of the Board will start the meeting with a short update on recent developments on health and wellbeing. |
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4 Formal Public Involvement |
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This is the part of the meeting when members of the public can formally ask questions of the Board or present a petition. These need to be notified to the Board in advance of the meeting. |
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5 Formal Member Involvement |
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6 Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Update 2024-25 |
13 - 62 |
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Report of the Independent Chair of the Safeguarding Adults Board (copy attached). |
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Contact Officer: |
Guy Jackson |
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All Wards |
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7 Brighton & Hove Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 |
63 - 68 |
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Report of the Director of Public Health (copy attached). |
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Contact Officer: |
Katy Harker |
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All Wards |
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8 NHS Reform |
69 - 80 |
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Report of the Chair of Sussex Integrated Care Board (copy attached). |
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Contact Officer: |
Giles Rossington |
Tel: 01273 295514 |
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All Wards |
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9 Director of Public Health Annual Report - A Whole City Approach to Healthy Weight |
81 - 146 |
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Report of the Director of Public Health (copy attached). |
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Contact Officer: |
Caroline Vass |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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10 Health Counts: Publication; HWB Partnership Event; and Next Steps |
147 - 176 |
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Report of the Director of Public Health (copy attached). |
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Contact Officer: |
Kate Gilchrist |
Tel: 01273 290457 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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11 Reducing Harms from Drugs & Alcohol: a Drugs & Alcohol Strategy 2024-2030 |
177 - 204 |
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Report of the Director of Public Health (copy attached). |
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12 Better Care Fund (BCF) 2024-25 End of Year Report |
205 - 214 |
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Report of the Director of Adult Social Services (copy attached). |
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Contact Officer: |
Giles Rossington |
Tel: 01273 295514 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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The Council actively welcomes members of the public and the press to attend its meetings and holds as many of its meetings as possible in public. Provision is also made on the agendas for public questions to committees and details of how questions can be raised can be found on the website and/or on agendas for the meetings.
The closing date for receipt of public questions and deputations for the next meeting is 12 noon on the fourth working day before the meeting.
Meeting papers can be provided, on request, in large print, in Braille, on audio tape or on disc, or translated into any other language as requested.
Infra-red hearing aids are available for use during the meeting. If you require any further information or assistance, please contact the receptionist on arrival.
Webcasting notice
This meeting may be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s website. At the start of the meeting the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 1998. Data collected during this web cast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy.
Therefore, by entering the meeting room and using the seats in the chamber you are deemed to be consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for the purpose of web casting and/or Member training. If members of the public do not wish to have their image captured, they should sit in the public gallery area.
Access notice
The Public Gallery is situated on the first floor of the Town Hall and is limited in size but does have 2 spaces designated for wheelchair users. The lift cannot be used in an emergency. Evac Chairs are available for self-transfer and you are requested to inform Reception prior to going up to the Public Gallery. For your own safety please do not go beyond the Ground Floor if you are unable to use the stairs.
Please inform staff on Reception of this affects you so that you can be directed to the Council Chamber where you can watch the meeting or if you need to take part in the proceedings e.g. because you have submitted a public question.
Fire & emergency evacuation procedure
If the fire alarm sounds continuously, or if you are instructed to do so, you must leave the building by the nearest available exit. You will be directed to the nearest exit by council staff. It is vital that you follow their instructions:
· You should proceed calmly; do not run and do not use the lifts;
· Do not stop to collect personal belongings;
· Once you are outside, please do not wait immediately next to the building, but move some distance away and await further instructions; and
· Do not re-enter the building until told that it is safe to do so
Further information
For further details and general enquiries about this meeting contact , (01273 291354, email george.colwell@brighton-hove.gov.uk) or email democratic.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Date of Publication - Monday, 14 July 2025
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