Dr Simon Parton
Council: Lewisham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
6 meetings · Page 1 of 2
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.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 3.00 pm
The Board confirmed the minutes of the last meeting, approved the draft Better Care Fund Plan for 2025-26 and agreed to delegate approval of the final plan to the Section75 Agreement Management group. The Board discussed the draft Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2025-30, the South East London Integrated Care Board’s Joint Forward Plan 2025-26, and a request for a study of health needs in Forest Hill ward.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 20th November, 2024 3.00 pm
The minutes of the meeting held on the 24th of July were approved without discussion. The Board also approved the publication of a supplementary statement to the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)[^2] for Lewisham. The Board noted updates on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) [^3], the implementation of the Birmingham Lewisham African Caribbean Health Inequalities Review (BLACHIR) [^4], and the new Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Decisions from Meetings
7 decisions · Page 2 of 2
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
Primary Care Access
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
...to note the report on the Primary Care Access Programme update in Lewisham, which included recommendations to improve access through empowering patients, implementing modern general practice access, building capacity, and cutting bureaucracy, with a focus on areas like the NHS App, digital inclusion, communications, and collaboration with other healthcare providers.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 6
Average per Month: 0.4
Decisions Recorded: 7