The Wandsworth Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on 27 February 2025 to discuss a range of health and wellbeing issues affecting the borough. These include updates on the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the South West London Mental Health Strategy, the Culturally Mindful Programme, the NHS 10 Year Health Plan consultation, and the Better Care Fund. The board will also be considering its work programme for the year.

Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Live Well Update

The board is scheduled to discuss the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS) and receive an update on the 'Live Well' stage of the strategy. According to the report pack, the JLHWS aims to improve the health and wellbeing of Wandsworth residents, tackle inequalities, empower communities and focus on prevention. The 'Live Well' priorities to be discussed are adult immunisations, cancer screening uptake, and the impacts of air quality and climate change on health. The report pack outlines actions set out in the JLHWS, including:

• Improving community engagement to address inequalities.
• Using population health management approaches to understand groups with lower uptake of services.
• Improving access to immunisation and screening services.
• Taking action on climate change and air quality.

South West London Mental Health Strategy

The Health and Wellbeing Board is expected to discuss the South West London Mental Health Strategy. The strategy, which was published by the South West London Integrated Care System (ICS) in the summer of 2023, provides an all-age mental health focus across South West London. According to the report pack, the strategy has four main themes: prevention and early support; a bio-psycho-social model; inequalities; and timely access. The report pack states that the main delivery focus areas in 2024/25 are:

• Improving mental health support for children and young people and families.
• Improving and transforming pathways for adults with severe mental illness.
• Supporting the South London Listens programme to strengthen community networks.
• Making plans for improving support for people with complex needs.
• Developing an understanding of healthy environments.
• Planning mental health campaigns to support reduction in stigma and increase in mental health literacy.

Culturally Mindful Programme

The board is scheduled to discuss the Culturally Mindful Programme, which is part of Wandsworth's London Borough of Culture programme for 2025-26. According to the report pack, the Culturally Mindful Programme is a professional development opportunity for 10 Global Majority artists, whilst opening residency opportunities for 10 host organisations in support of mental health prevention and early intervention work with underserved communities. The report pack states that the programme is a direct response to the 2020 report Enough is Enough, which highlighted critical disparities in mental health services for ethnic minority groups in Wandsworth. The report pack states that the programme will be delivered over nine months through a mix of online and in-person training, shadowing, action learning sets and a residency allowing the trainees to co-design and test creative health programmes in pairs with their host organisation. The secondary care host partners are expected to be Springfield Hospital, St George's Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. The report pack notes that the Culturally Mindful Programme is expected to cost £181,032 in 2025/26, to be funded from the council's London Borough of Culture budgets.

NHS 10 Year Health Plan Consultation

The board is scheduled to discuss the government's consultation on a 10-Year Health Plan for England. The consultation questions focused on the three shifts which are the government's principles for reform of the healthcare system that will form the basis of the 10 Year Health Plan. According to the report pack, these shifts include:

• Supporting the objectives of moving care from hospital to communities.
• Making better use of technology in health and care.
• Spotting illnesses earlier and tackling the causes of ill health.

Better Care Fund Quarter 2 2024-25 Update

The board is scheduled to receive an update on the Better Care Fund (BCF) for Quarter 2 of 2024-25. The BCF is one of the government's national vehicles for driving health and social care integration¹. The report pack notes that the BCF programme budget for Wandsworth is £55.5m in 2024-25, and that spend to date is £33.2m.

Work Programme

The board is scheduled to discuss its work programme. The report pack states that the work programme sets out planned meetings and seminars, and is a live document that will be subject to change in response to the evolving requirements of the Health and Wellbeing Board. The report pack notes that the Health and Wellbeing Strategy identified three key priorities to meet the needs of the borough’s population and tackle health inequalities: Healthy Places, Targeted interventions and Mental Health. The report pack lists the following planned seminar topics:

• Developing our partnership, led by Local Government Association associates Jonathan McShane and Dr Debbie Frost.
• Health inequalities and learning disabilities, led by Abi Carter, Voluntary Sector Representative.
• Spreading and scaling innovation, led by the Health Innovation Network (South London).