Presented By:Chair
Minutes:
(i) Goodgym launch in Warwick – 16th October 2019
The Chair reported that she was pleased to announce that Goodgym had launched in Warwick last week and conveyed her thanks to Simon Hall and all those involved in the launch.
(ii) Offer for Veterans
In relation to the Armed Service Covenant, the Chair reported that it would be timely to look at what’s on offer for veterans in our region and how the health sector responds to ex-forces personnel (with a view to submitting a report to a future meeting). Sean Russell reported that a meeting would be arranged with interested colleagues to look at how this would be taken forward.
(iii) Mental Health Star Awards – 29th January
Sean Russell reported that further to the recent email circulated on the Mental Health Star Awards, he was seeking support from members to encourage colleagues and partners to submit nominations for the Mental Health Star Awards before the closing date for entries on 3 November. He added that the event on 29 January would celebrate the great work being undertaken in mental health and asked colleagues to note the date in their diary.
(iv) ‘Walk Out of Darkness’ – May 2020
Sean Russell reported that the ‘Walk Out of Darkness’ event, a 6 mile walk around Birmingham City Centre to support the Zero Suicide Ambition was planned for a date in May next year and further details would be circulated to colleagues in due to course. In the meantime, Sean Russell asked if members could nominate an officer lead to support the event.
(v) High Street Health Checks
Sean Russell reported that consideration is being given to what high street health checks might look like moving forward and a paper would be shared with colleagues before the next meeting.
(vi) Chatty Cafes
In relation to the Mayor’s initiative of taking forward ‘Chatty Cafes’ (the scheme seeks to reduce loneliness by getting people chatting), Sean Russell reported that the WMCA was seeking to increase the number of Chatty Cafes in the West Midlands from the current 60 cafes and a leaflet providing more information was available following today’s meeting. He added that 20th January 2020 was officially designated as ‘Blue Monday’ and it was hoped that Chatty Cafes could help support people on this day.
(vii) Violence Reduction Unit
Sean Russell advised the board that a report on the Violence Reduction Unit would be submitted to the next meeting.
(viii) Local Authorities input into future Wellbeing Board meetings
Sean Russell reported that he would like to hear from local authorities on 3 health/ wellbeing initiatives that they are really proud of and asked that Coventry and Warwickshire authorities report to the next meeting on 24 January 2020; Birmingham and Solihull to the meeting on 3 April 2020 and the Black Country authorities to the meeting in July (to be arranged).
(ix) Farewell to Henry Kippin
The Chair informed the board that this meeting was Henry Kippin’s last, as he would be leaving the organisation in December to take up a post with the North of Tyne Combined Authority. The Chair thanked Henry Kippin for all his work in taking forward the joint ambition for the region and wished him well for the future.