Agenda

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 5th February 2026 11.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Guildhall, Bath. View directions

Contact: Corrina Haskins 01225 394357

Items
No.	Item
1.	Welcome and Introductions
2.	Emergency Evacuation Procedure The Democratic Services Officer will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure.
3.	Apologies for Absence
4.	Declarations of Interest At this point in the meeting declarations of interest are received from Members in any of the agenda items under consideration at the meeting. (a) The agenda item number in which they have an interest to declare. (b) The nature of their interest. (c) Whether their interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an other interest (as defined in Part 4.4 Appendix B of the Code of Conduct and Rules for Registration of Interests). Any Member who needs to clarify any matters relating to the declaration of interests is recommended to seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officer or a member of his staff before the meeting to expedite dealing with the item during the meeting.
5.	To Announce any Urgent Business Agreed by the Chair
6.	Public Questions and Statements The following statement has been received: Professor Rory Shaw – Reducing Air Pollution in Bath
7.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 115 KB View the background to item 7. To confirm the minutes of the 6 November 2025 meeting as a correct record.
8.	Feedback from Development Sessions PDF 188 KB 5 minutes The Board to receive feedback on actions arising from the recent development session on emotional health and wellbeing. Lucy Baker (Director of Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence, Children and Young People and the Combined Place Team, BSW ICB).
	Items for Comment/Sign Off
9.	Update from Healthwatch 5 minutes The Board to receive an update on the future of Healthwatch. Kevin Peltonen?Messenger (Chief Executive, Healthwatch)/Amritpal Kaur (Projects Portfolio Manager).
10.	Changes within the NHS View the background to item 10. 5 minutes The Board to receive an update on recent changes within the NHS. Lucy Baker
11.	Update on Developing Neighbourhood Health Plans View the background to item 11. 5 minutes The Board to receive an update and feedback on the Neighbourhood Health Plan workshop session of 29 January. Lucy Baker
12.	BSW ICB Strategic Commissioning Plan PDF 2 MB 5 minutes The Board is requested to endorse the BSW ICB Strategic Commissioning Plan. Lucy Baker Additional documents: BSW_ICB_Strategic Commissioning Plan_22JANICBBOARD_DRAFTV1.1 (002) , item 12. PDF 1 MB
13.	Local Plan View the background to item 13. 20 minutes The Board to receive an update and be invited to comment on the draft Local Plan. Richard Daone (Deputy Head of Planning – Planning Policy)
14.	Better Care Fund PDF 98 KB View the background to item 14. 5 minutes The Board to ratify the Better Care Fund Quarter 3 return. Lucy Baker/Suzanne Westhead (Director of Adult Social Care).
15.	Joint Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy Exception Reporting PDF 137 KB View the background to item 15. 15 minutes The Board to consider the Quarter 4 Exception Reports and Annual Priority Indicator Set Summary. Priority Theme Sponsors to lead the discussion. Additional documents: 2026 27 Priority 2 , item 15. PDF 173 KB 2026 27 Priority 3 , item 15. PDF 136 KB 2026 27 Priority 4.1 , item 15. PDF 114 KB 2026 27 Priority 4.2 4.3 1 , item 15. PDF 131 KB 2026 27 Priority 4.4 , item 15. PDF 118 KB 2026 27 Priority 4.5 , item 15. PDF 128 KB
16.	Air Pollution and Health: Evidence and Targets PDF 156 KB View the background to item 16. 15 minutes The Health and Wellbeing Board is asked to 1. Consider whether to recommend that the Council should identify and adopt local targets for nitrogen dioxide and particulate pollution. 2. Comment on whether to recommend that the Council should prepare a Clean Air Strategy that sets out what the local target should be, and what regulatory powers there are to help protect people’s lives. Michelle Tett (Environmental Protection Manager) and Alexei Turner (Senior Officer, Environmental Monitoring).