Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

To elect a Vice Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board for the remainder of the 2025/2026 Municipal Year.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held on 6 October 2025.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution. Further information on the requirements for submitting these is available to view at the following link:-

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/documents/s2305/Public%20Items%20-%20Meeting%20Procedure%20Rules.pdf 

The deadline for the submission of public questions is midday on Tuesday 6 January 2026.

The deadline for the submission of a statement is midday on Friday 9 January 2026.

The deadline for the submission of a petition is Wednesday 24 December 2025.

The FutureCare Programme is a Dorset-wide programme aimed at delivering better health and care outcomes for residents and reducing the time people spend in hospital waiting to be discharged, or in hospital if support can be provided at home.

Significant challenges still exist in increasing flow and reducing the no criteria average length of stay (NCTR ALOS) for residents in the East of the County.  However, overall, the Futurecare Programme is on track to deliver its anticipated benefits, and robust plans are in place to address challenges in the East.

For BCP Council positive long-term benefits are now beginning to be delivered with positive operational and cumulative benefits delivered in November as home-based intermediate care effectiveness and throughput begins to increase.

This report provides an overview of the Quarter 2 Report of the Better Care Fund (BCF) for 2025-26.

The BCF is a key delivery vehicle in providing person-centred integrated care with health, social care, housing, and other public services, which is fundamental to maintaining a strong and sustainable health and care system.

The report is a part of the requirements set y the Better Care Fund 2025-26 Policy Framework. The report must be jointly agreed and signed off by the Health and Wellbeing Board as one of the planning requirements.

To receive a verbal update.

The Adult Social Care Prevention Strategy (2025-2030) was approved at Cabinet on 29 October 2025 and sets out five key strategic priorities to reduce, delay or prevent the need for long term care and support for people living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

The strategy has been shaped by the views and experiences of local people, carers, the voluntary and community sector and partners. It aims to develop a sustainable approach to prevention in adult social care. The strategy emphasises early intervention, the promotion of wellbeing, and collaboration with key partners, to not only prevent the development of long-term needs, but also to enhance the overall quality of life for people living in the BCP Council area.

This report and associated documents provides;

·       An update on the development of the BCP Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area

·       An updated draft of the BCP Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (version 2) for public consultation

·       A draft Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Forward Plan for 2026 and 2027 for additional comments

The purpose of this report is to provide members of the BCP Health and Wellbeing Board with an overview of the activity delivered to date to increase ‘organisational health literacy’ across BCP and Dorset. 

It seeks to confirm health literacy as a system priority and requests nominations for a co-design workshop to develop a proposal for scaling up ‘organisational health literacy’ across BCP and Dorset.

The Board is asked to consider its Work Plan.