Andrew Travers
Council: Wandsworth
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
16 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Cabinet - Monday, 23 February 2026 - 4.00 p.m.
The Cabinet meeting on Monday 23rd February 2026 focused heavily on the Council's financial position and future investments, with key decisions made regarding the budget and council tax for the upcoming year. The Council approved a balanced budget for the fourth consecutive year, freezing the main element of council tax while implementing a 2% increase for the adult social care precept. Significant capital investment was also approved, with over £52 million added to the capital programme for projects across various services, funded through a mix of grants, developer contributions, reserves, and borrowing.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 1.00 p.m.
The Health and Wellbeing Board met on 12 February 2026 to discuss progress on the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the establishment of neighbourhood health services, efforts to combat drug misuse, and the South West London Mental Health Strategy. Key decisions included noting progress on various health initiatives, agreeing to delegate the sign-off of the Neighbourhood Health Plan, and noting the progress of the Combating Drugs Partnership and the South West London Mental Health Strategy.
Wandsworth Council
The Wandsworth Health and Well-Being Board met to discuss a range of health and social care issues, including adult social care, safeguarding, pharmaceutical needs, and the health and well-being of children and young people. The board endorsed the development of an action plan to address the findings of the Adult Social Care Health Study and approved the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment report. The board also discussed opportunities for collaboration across different organisations to improve safeguarding practices.
Decisions from Meetings
37 decisions · Page 5 of 8
Apologies for absence
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...to note apologies for absence from Mr. Jeremy DeSouza, Mr. Robert Guile, Dr. Nicola Jones, Dr. Aryan Jogiya, Mr. Philip Murray, Ms. Ana Popovici, and Mr. Andrew Travers, and to approve the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Challenges to Timeliness of Initial Health Assessments and Review Health Assessments in Wandsworth (Paper No. 25-211)
From: Agenda and decisions - June 26, 2025
...to address challenges in the timeliness of initial and review health assessments for Children Looked After in Wandsworth, the Board approved recommendations to support partnership efforts in improving the process and outcomes for these children and young people.
Recommendations Approved
Better Care Fund Quarter 3 2024-25 Update (Paper No. 25-218)
From: Agenda and decisions - June 26, 2025
...the Board noted the Better Care Fund Quarter 3 2024-25 Update report, including the recommendations to note the BCF spend and outputs/activity for the period April-December 2024 and the outcomes and impacts of the BCF on hospital discharge.
Recommendations Approved
Work Programme (Paper No. 25-221)
From: Agenda and decisions - June 26, 2025
...to note the Health and Wellbeing Board Work Programme, which sets out planned meetings and seminars and will be regularly reviewed and updated.
Recommendations Approved
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments 2025 (Paper No. 25-220)
From: Agenda and decisions - June 26, 2025
...to facilitate the production of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025, they approved the approach and timescale, delegated sign-off of the draft to the Director of Public Health, and noted they would receive the final version for publication sign-off.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 16
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 37