Supporting Children and Young People to Be Healthy

Date: 19th May 2009
Time: 2.30 – 4.30pm
Venue: Boardroom New Century House
Type of meeting: 11th

Attendees:

Mathew Benham, Operational Manager, Branching Out
Shelagh Walton, Advisory Teacher, Drugs Education, TMBC
Adrian Holt, Health Schools Coordinator, Tameside MBC
Pat McKelvey, head of Children’s Strategy and Partnerships, NHS T&G
Tracy Wood, Area Coordinator, TMBC
Lilian Pons, WAC
Debbie Bishop, SUM, Health, Neighbourhood & Community Services, TMBC
Bev Connolly, SUM, Children with Disabilities, TMBC
Geraldine Haughton, Partnership Coordinator, NHS T&G (Minutes)
Chair: Pat McKelvey

1. Welcome and introductions

Pat welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2. Apologies

Emma Baker-Clarke, Paula Henson, Rafik Iddin, Anne Okwei.

3. Minutes of the Last Meeting

The minutes of the last meeting were agreed as a true and correct record.

Matters Arising

Strategic Health Group (A&E Information on attendances)
Action: Pat to ask Judith for a progress report.

Debbie mentioned the fact that there was not a representative from the Foundation Trust, on the Alcohol Strategy Group saying they were looking for guidance and for a vehicle for feeding back information.

It is believed that there are 150+ young people admitted per annum due to alcohol. There is a need to identify vulnerable young people and ensure that care pathways are in place.

Action: Pat reported that Stephen is to establish meeting with CAMHS and Branching Out to identify actions required to ensure care pathways.

Chlamydia Update – Data still not ratified, will circulate when available.

Alcohol Indicators – Indicator(s) still to be determined will go to CYPSP and shared with the group when finalised
Consultation – Two responses submitted one from the public (inc parents and young people) and one from staff working with young people

4. Brought Forward Items

4.1 Review of Outcome Theme Group
On the agenda at CLT last week with a short presentation on how the Theme Group should go forward. CTL considered the paper, however it was felt it was not the right time to take on board the recommendations. They want the group to focus on the 6 priorities and show impact.

A discussion ensued around the priorities and whether the Theme Groups should:

• Look at one priority at a time
• One Group focuses on one priority

Pat said it was clear the CYPSP needs to be re-established with greater clarity on it as a Commissioning Board before structure beneath it is agreed (all about timing). Agenda now needs guidance in the interim period.

Pat felt it might be good to focus on one priority.

There is to be another NST (Health and Equalities) visit to the PCT week commencing 29th June with the focus on alcohol and tobacco.
Action: Put on agenda for next meeting.

Debbie said that NHS Teen LifeCheck has received £70,000 for local communities promotion and Debbie was looking for suggestions. A number of suggestions were muted including a ‘credit card’ type handout.
See web site www.nhs.uk/teenlifecheck
Action: NHS Teen LifeCheck to go on agenda for the next meeting.

4.2 Review of CYPP
Scheduled to go to Exec meeting next week so there was still an opportunity to amend data if required. Still need to add alcohol target.
Action: Group to think about what they would like to see in the report.

5. Themes for the Meeting – Quality of Service Measures

5.1 NI 51 – Effectiveness of CAMHS

Pat took the group through the paper explain the scoring 0-4. Four being fully achieved.

Learning Disabilities – Scored 4 this was agreed in consultation with NW Commissioning Leads. Subject to having two vacant posts filed (hopefully in the next 3 months).

16 and 17 Year Olds – Scored 4, however further work to be done in this area. The Young Persons Unit at Hope will shortly be offering education. Some young people still accessing adult mental health services (serious mental health issues) and PCT/partners looking at Keyworker model.

24 Hour Cover – Scored 4, in place and enhanced by GM Network.

Early Intervention – Originally scored as 3, however after receipt of new guidance now scored as 2 as there is a whole raft of work to do.
Action: Pat to include engagement of Youth Service early interventions.

NI 52 – Percentage of pupils who have school lunches

Tracy presented the report card to the group explaining that this was a new national indicator added to the data set to assess the increase in healthy eating among children and young people by measuring school lunch uptake, particularly those children entitled to a free school meal. Tameside have a local target in place to improve uptake (4% year on year).

Tracy explained the story behind the trend and drew the meetings attention to the data chart. She covered the current initiatives locally which included self-service salad bars in the majority of schools, milk dispensers (space allowing) and promotion of the Million Meals campaign.

It was asked why 50% of children and young people choose not to have a school dinner and a number of reasons were suggested – 2nd sitting (nothing left that the pupil liked), time constraints (extra curricular activities). But mostly it was felt to be out of the schools control.

The Report card was judged to be Heartening with qualifications/ exceptions. Recognise complex agenda and how we as a partnership support schools to continue within the financial constraints and carry on to work at all levels to take forward with Healthy Schools.

NI 54 – Parents’ experience of services for disabled children and the ‘core offer’.

Bev explained there was a new national indicator this spring based on a parental satisfaction survey. A stakeholder leaflet and parent leaflet was circulated to the group for information. Bev was encouraging all services to promote this.

A lot of work had been done around consultation – informing families know about development – with a whole raft of things going on to develop a fully integrated service for young people.

Draft questionnaire prepared and could be found on the DCSF website.

6. You’re Welcome

Tracy presented her paper.

The Department for Health have decide to relaunch You’re Welcome, which is endorsed by a number of agencies – a self assessment against a set of criteria for services who provide health services to young people (does not have to be a ‘health service’) to demonstrate that they are young people friendly.

Young people are at the heart of agreeing the self assessment which forms part of the verification process.

By March 2010 we have to have some services who have completed the self assessment tool and regionally benchmarked (process locally).

The Participation Manager is recruited and will be commencing on 1.6.09 and will be a key ally in driving this work forward.

Going to Partnership Board to invite nominations to complete training towards the end of the year.

This would be a rolling programme with 20% of participants being visited by young people.

Need to pick services that are ready and willing to participate to achieve “quick wins”.

Pat raised some concerns:

• Agenda incredibly tight
• Capacity
• Mapping existing levels – which services are already working on this?
• Priorities need to be agreed
• Services need to be formally approached and timetable formally agreed through contracting meetings
• Translation of accreditation for community services
• PCT regulations – how do we take forward

The following services were suggested as pilots:

• Young People’s Sexual Health
• No. 31
• Diabetes
• Teenage Pregnancy

Action: Tracy to amend paper 

7. Any other Business

Feast – Lilian circulated the ‘Feast – Picnic by the Lake’ leaflet promoting a free three day event at Platt Fields Park on 5th, 6th and 7th June.

Peer Mentors – Mathew said there is an event being held at Tameside College in June to celebrate the ‘First Stop’ health advice project. Invitations have gone out but Mathew would like the group to alert him should they think of others who should attend. He was keen for a good turn out to support the young people who had undertaken the training and provided the service to other young people locally.

8. Date of next meeting

Monday 6th July, 2009, Boardroom, New Century House (2.30 – 4.30).