Agenda

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed at the meeting.

The Chair is invited to make any announcements as they see fit.

The Board is asked to note the membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board for 2026/27, as set out at Appendix A of this agenda pack.

The Board is asked to note the Terms of Reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board for 2026/27, as set out at Appendix B of this agenda pack.

Board Members are asked to note the meeting dates for the Health and Wellbeing Board for 2026-27.

1. Thurs 4 June
2. Thurs 24 September
3. Thurs 10 December
4. Thurs 14 January
5. Thurs 4 March

The Minutes of the previous meeting of the Board held on 5^th March 2026 are attached and the Board is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Better Care Fund

The Board is asked to acknowledge the engagement and governance processes to date, as well as to review all three final submission BCF templates that detail the breakdown the allocation and are reviewed by the JICB members and recommended for the approval of the submission to the Board.

The BCF planning template 25-26 will be circulated to members separately.

The Leicester Integrated Health & Care Group update

The update can be found at appendix D of this agenda pack.

The Chair to invite questions from members of the public.

The Director of Public Health submits a report to provide the Board with a summary of public health work to address undiagnosed hypertension amongst adults in Leicester City, where this work is aligned with other programmes to detect and manage hypertension locally and nationally, and future proposed work.

The Director for Adult Social Care and Commissioning will give a verbal update on the Leading Better Lives programme as part of our commitment to develop an early action approach for Leicester.

The Director of Public Health submits a report providing information on suicide rates within the City, and the prevention response. As males are disproportionately affected by suicide, support for men is highlighted.  

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) will provide a verbal update on their current position.

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) will provide the board with a verbal update on the Neighbourhoods Strategy.

To note that meetings have been arranged for the following dates in 2025/2026 which were submitted to the Annual Council in May 2026.  Please add these dates to your diaries.  Diary appointments will be sent to Board Members.

Thursday 4^th June 2026 – 9.30am

Thursday 24^th September 2026 – 9.30am

Thursday 10^th December 2026 – 9.30am

Thursday 14^th January 2027 – 9.30am

Thursday 4^th March 2027 – 9.30am

Meetings of the Board are scheduled to be held in Meeting Room G01 at City Hall unless stated otherwise on the agenda for the meeting.