Mark Fitton

Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Worcestershire Health and Wellbeing Board was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. The agenda included discussion of annual reports from the Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board and the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership, as well as the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment annual summary and the Neighbourhood Health Programme for 2025-26. The meeting was also scheduled to confirm the minutes of the previous meeting and to agree future meeting dates.

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel Officer

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Monday, 29th September, 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to discuss mental health social care services, NHS continuing healthcare, budget monitoring and performance, and to refresh their work programme. Councillors heard that adult social care was facing financial challenges, with demand-led services increasing and putting pressure on budgets. The panel agreed to scrutinise the Integrated Care Board's (ICB) contribution to continuing healthcare and to schedule a session with partners and the community to discuss how they can support adult social care.

Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 29th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Worcestershire Health and Well-being Board met to discuss the Joint Local Health Well-being Board Strategy, the Health and Work Strategy, the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, the Health Protection Group, the Integrated Commissioning Executive Officers Group, and the Better Care Fund. The board noted the progress being made in delivering the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS) and supported the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Strategy (ICS) Health and Work Strategy. The board was asked to review the summary and recommendations of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA), and delegate final approval for publication to the PNA working group.

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel Officer

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to discuss the future location of residential replacement care for adults with learning disabilities, and to review performance and budget monitoring for 2024/25. The panel agreed to further scrutinise the costings of the residential replacement care provision, and made suggestions for topics to be covered in future meetings, including continuing healthcare, mental health services, and hospital discharge pathways.

Health and Wellbeing Board

Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 2.00 pm

The Worcestershire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss community health initiatives, NHS updates, community safety, and the Better Care Fund. The board noted the success of community-led approaches to public health, received an update on NHS reorganisations and priorities, discussed strategies for community safety, and approved the Better Care Fund plan for 2025/26.