Jeremy De Souza
Council: Wandsworth
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
24 meetings · Page 4 of 5
Agenda
The meeting saw the Executive make decisions on a range of topics after receiving reports from the Environment, Health, Housing, Children's and Finance Committees. This included agreeing to extend Enable's contract for parks, leisure and bereavement services, agreeing an inflation-linked increase to service charges, agreeing the commissioning of extra care services, agreeing to continue participating in the London Sexual Health and Contraception E-Service, approving a new Vulnerable Residents Policy for housing, agreeing an approach to play strategy, and agreeing to consult on the closure of Bradstow School.
Agenda
The meeting saw decisions taken on a range of issues, including the approval of funding from the Cost of Living Grant fund and confirmation of a variation to the Battersea Park 2025 Event Traffic Management Plan.
Agenda and decisions
The Board agreed to note the Safeguarding Adults Board annual report, the Better Care Fund spend, the Healthwatch annual report, and the Health and Wellbeing Board work programme. It also agreed to note the delivery outputs in the Start Well portion of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Agenda
The meeting saw the Executive agree to all of the recommendations made by the four committees that reported to it. These included approval for a new grounds maintenance contract, updates to the Housing Revenue Account business plan and highway maintenance programme, and plans for a new school and community facilities in Nine Elms.
Agenda and decisions
The Board agreed the recommendations in each of the reports on the agenda. These included holding the Council and health partners to account for the implementation of the new Autism Spectrum Disorder Emerging Needs Pathway, to sign off the Better Care Fund Plan end-of-year review, to note the activities delivered as part of the Health and Care plan, and to note the findings of the Homelessness Health Needs Assessment. It also agreed with the Director of Public Health's proposals for coordinating the delivery of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, and to note that the interactive, semi-automated Joint Strategic Needs Assessment products were now live. Finally, it approved the revised Terms of Reference and noted the work programme.
Decisions from Meetings
58 decisions · Page 1 of 12
Pharmacy Application Guidance (Paper No. 25-316)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...to streamline the process for responding to changes in pharmaceutical provision, the Board agreed to the Pharmacy Application Guidance, including decision-making flowcharts, and will receive quarterly reports on major changes.
Recommendations Approved
Better Care Fund Quarter 1 Update 2025-26 (Paper No. 25-315)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...to note the year-to-date Better Care Fund spend and outputs/activity for reported schemes in 2025-26, as well as the outcomes and impacts of the fund on independence, admission avoidance, and hospital discharge, as demonstrated by the Better Care Fund metrics.
Recommendations Approved
Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Age Well Update (Paper No. 25-313)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...the Health and Wellbeing Board noted the delivery outputs of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Age Well update, which focuses on falls, dementia, and social isolation, and approved the recommendations outlined in Paper No. 25-313.
Recommendations Approved
Better Care Fund End of Year Report 2024-25 (Paper No. 25-314)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...the Better Care Fund End of Year Report 2024-25 was noted, including the BCF spend, outputs, activity, outcomes, and impacts on hospital discharge, as well as successes and challenges in implementing the BCF.
Recommendations Approved
Work Programme (Paper No. 25-317)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...to note the Health and Wellbeing Board Work Programme, a live document outlining planned meetings, seminars, and anticipated reports, subject to change based on the Board's evolving requirements.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 24
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 58