Jeremy De Souza
Council: Wandsworth
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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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
67 decisions · Page 5 of 14
Health and Wellbeing Board Seminar held on 4th March 2025 (Paper No. 25-214)
From: Agenda and decisions - June 26, 2025
...to support the ongoing development of the Health and Wellbeing Board, the board approved recommendations to improve collaborative working and engagement with partners, including the VCS, and noted the outputs from a seminar held on March 4th, 2025, which reviewed the board's function and identified areas for improvement.
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
Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Live Well Update (Paper No. 25-215)
From: Agenda and decisions - June 26, 2025
...to note the delivery outputs, as detailed in Appendix 1, regarding the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Live Well update, which focuses on key activities related to adult immunisations, cervical cancer screening, climate change, air quality, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, physical activity and healthy eating, smoking, alcohol, and mental health and suicide prevention.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 28
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 67