To receive apologies for absence.

To receive details of any substitute nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the board.

To receive any declarations of interest from members of the board in respect of items on the agenda.

To receive and approve the minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2025.

The deadline for the submission of questions for this meeting is 5.00 pm on Tuesday 3 June 2025.

Questions must be submitted to councillorservices@herefordshire.gov.uk

Questions sent to any other address may not be accepted.

Accepted questions and the responses will be published as a supplement to the agenda papers prior to the meeting.  Further information and guidance is available at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/getinvolved

To receive any accepted written questions from members of the public.

To receive any accepted written questions from councillors.

The board is asked to note formally the publication of the 2024 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Summary, which collates the latest strategic level understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of Herefordshire’s population.  It also aims to ensure the JSNA is used to inform the strategic planning and commissioning of relevant services pertinent to addressing the building blocks of good health and wellbeing by the council, NHS and other stakeholders.

NHS partners (Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and all NHS Trusts in the ICB’s geography) are required to produce a Five-Year Joint Forward Plan (JFP).  The Health and Wellbeing Board is asked to reconfirm its endorsement of the refreshed plan given the updates that have been included in 2025/26 iteration, and to agree any amended wording to its supporting opinion as necessary.

There is currently a national programme, initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England, to reduce the scope of responsibilities for Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and subsequently the size of the organisations.  This initiative will require NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board to reduce it’s running costs by 43% from the 2024/25 outturn, by the end of the 2025/26 financial year.  A verbal update on the latest position regarding this work will be provided at the meeting.

To provide an update on the progress of the implementation plan for the board’s strategic priority of ‘Good Mental Wellbeing (GMW) throughout Lifetime’.

The Herefordshire Suicide Prevention Strategy is brought to the attention of the board for information.

To review and approve the Better Care Fund (BCF) reporting for 2024/2025.

To update Health and Wellbeing Board members on Herefordshire’s Better Care Fund (BCF) Plan 2025/26 and seek formal Health and Wellbeing Board approval.

To consider the work programme for the board.

The note the date of the next scheduled board meeting in public, Monday 15 September 2025, 2.00 pm.