Councillor Sandra Smith

Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 14 January 2026 1.30 pm

The Health and Wellbeing Board of Warwickshire Council met on Wednesday 14 January 2026 to discuss a range of important public health matters. Key topics included the Director of Public Health's annual report, proposed changes to the Board's governance, and plans for joint communications. The Board also reviewed updates on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, the Better Care Fund, and strategies for health protection and creating healthier places.

Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Friday 21 November 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss the prioritisation of NHS services, including a review of gluten-free prescribing, and to review the latest integrated performance report. They will also discuss direct payments to service users.

Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss winter planning for urgent care, recommissioning of public health nursing services for young people, and the integrated performance report for quarter one. The committee requested more information on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in adult social care assessments, and agreed to add a discussion of direct payments to the work programme. The committee also approved the recommendations of the Quarter 1 Integrated Performance Report 2025/26.

Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 10 September 2025 1.30 pm

The Warwickshire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss Healthwatch Warwickshire's annual report, the Orchard Centre update, the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, and the Children and Young People Partnership. The board approved the publication of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment and the appointment of the Executive Director for Children and Young People as the Chair of the Children and Young People Partnership.

Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 9 July 2025 1.30 pm

Councillor Anne-Marie Sonko, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health, chaired the Health and Wellbeing Board meeting, which included discussions on system discharge pathways, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), and the development of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2026-31. The board also received updates on the Warwickshire Safeguarding Adults Board and the Warwickshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership, as well as the Health and Wellbeing Board Executive Group. The board agreed to support public engagement for the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and endorsed the direction of travel for the JSNA work programme.