The Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board was scheduled to discuss a comprehensive plan for population health and strategic commissioning for the next five years. The meeting was also set to include updates on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and the ongoing delivery of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board's Population Health & Strategic Commissioning Plan 2025-2031

A key item on the agenda was the consideration for approval of the Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board's (ICB) Population Health & Strategic Commissioning Plan for 2025-2031. This plan outlines the ICB's commissioning intentions and strategy for improving population health outcomes in Gloucestershire over the next five years. Following previous engagement with the Board, members were asked to endorse the final plan for publication. The plan is rooted in three strategic shifts: moving from sickness to prevention, from acute to community care, and from analogue to digital. It details how the ICB intends to deliver its strategy, improve population health outcomes, ensure equitable access to healthcare, and allocate resources effectively. The plan also describes how partners will collaborate to improve health outcomes for the Gloucestershire population.

The report highlights that the plan has been informed by extensive public engagement, with nearly 500 survey responses and additional feedback from community engagement events. It also draws on an integrated needs assessment, which includes a population segmentation approach using the Johns Hopkins Model. The plan sets out four priority areas for commissioning: supporting people to stay healthy at home, providing proactive personalised high-quality care in neighbourhoods for people with rising risk, delivering specialist and high-quality care and support across multiple neighbourhoods, and developing more streamlined secondary care services that enable high-quality care.

The report recommends that the Board endorse the Population Health and Strategic Commissioning Plan for publication.

Gloucestershire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Update

The Board was scheduled to receive an update on the Gloucestershire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA). The JSNA is a statutory document prepared and published by the Board to provide an understanding of the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the county's population. The update was expected to cover the latest developments with the JSNA, which is a crucial tool for informing local commissioning decisions and the development of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Gloucestershire Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy Annual Update

An update on the delivery of the Gloucestershire Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2020-2030 was also on the agenda. This strategy sets out the vision and strategic direction for the Board's work, with seven strategic priorities: best start in life, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), physical activity, healthy lifestyles (focusing on healthy weight), mental wellbeing, health and housing, and loneliness and social isolation. The update was intended to inform the Board on the progress made in delivering these priorities over the past year, highlighting achievements, risks, challenges, and future priorities. The report noted that the strategy's priorities have evolved, with ACEs work now incorporating a trauma-informed approach and the loneliness and social isolation priority being reframed as 'Creating a Connected Gloucestershire'.

Presentation on the work of Gloucester Community Building Collective

The Board was scheduled to receive a presentation on the work of the Gloucester Community Building Collective (GCBC). The GCBC's mission is to work with people in Gloucester to help them make meaningful connections, build on their strengths, and create thriving communities. This initiative aligns with the broader work to create a 'connected Gloucestershire' and addresses the priority of loneliness and social isolation within the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The presentation was expected to showcase how the GCBC's approach impacts areas such as wellbeing, mental health, physical activity, ACEs, and health inequalities.

Update on the Timeline and Approval Process of the Better Care Fund

An information item regarding the timeline and approval process for the Better Care Fund was also scheduled. This update was to provide an overview of the annual submission process for the Better Care Fund Plan, in line with national planning guidance for 2026/27.

The meeting was also scheduled to include standard procedural items such as Chair's Updates, apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and the confirmation of minutes from the previous meeting, as well as a slot for public questions.