Dr Simon Parton
Council: Lewisham
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 16 March 2026 - 3.00 pm
The Health and Wellbeing Board met on Monday 16 March 2026 to discuss a range of critical public health initiatives. Key decisions included noting the progress and future plans for the Health Inequalities Programme and the Health Equity Teams, approving the Lewisham Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026-2029, and delegating authority to the Chair to approve the 2026-27 Better Care Fund plan. The Board also heard updates on sickle cell disorder, foster care recruitment, the joint strategic needs assessment on autism, and the Better Care Fund.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 19th January, 2026 3.00 pm
The Health and Wellbeing Board met on Monday 19 January 2026 to discuss the implementation of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, updates on mental health services, approaches to tackling obesity and food insecurity, and the commercial determinants of health. Key decisions included noting progress on the Health and Wellbeing Board Implementation Plan 2025-2030 and endorsing the Whole Systems Approach to Obesity as Lewisham's unified response.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 13th October, 2025 3.00 pm
The Lewisham Health and Well-Being Board convened to discuss several key initiatives, including updates on health inequalities, flu vaccination campaigns, sexual health strategies, and the implementation of the NHS 10-Year Plan. The board approved the Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, Bromley and Bexley sexual health strategy, and delegated approval of the neighbourhood health plan to the chair of the board. Members also received updates on the Birmingham Lewisham African Caribbean Health Inequalities Review (BLACHIR), the flu vaccination campaign, and the Better Care Fund.
Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm
The Healthier Communities Select Committee met to discuss dentistry services, primary care access, integrated neighbourhood teams and adult social care performance in Lewisham. The committee noted reports on each of these topics. They also approved the minutes of the previous meeting, and confirmed there were no declarations of interest, or responses from the Mayor and Cabinet.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 14th July, 2025 3.00 pm
The Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss drug, alcohol and tobacco strategic priorities, the Lewisham Health and Wellbeing strategy, and a joint strategic needs assessment update. The board approved the Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco (DAT) strategic priorities for 2025-28 and the Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2030.
Decisions from Meetings
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Declarations of interest
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
...to ensure transparency and adherence to the Council's Member Code of Conduct, members were reminded to declare any personal interests in agenda items, encompassing disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of previous meeting
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
...the minutes of the meeting held on 5th June 2025 were agreed as an accurate record of proceedings.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 40
Average per Month: 0.3
Decisions Recorded: 7 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.