Agenda

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

The Minutes of the previous meeting of the Board held on 18 Janaury 2024 are attached and the Board is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Chair to invite questions from members of the public.

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Cardiovascular disease providing information on risk factors, impact on Leicester’s population, current services, service gaps and recommendations.

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Tobacco Smoking provides a report of the risk factors associated with smoking, impact of tobacco smoking in Leicester, current services, service gaps and recommendations.

Presentation of the Tobacco Control Strategy. This strategy seeks to build on the local progress resulting from the previous 2020-2022 strategy by continuing to identify the need for ongoing tobacco control within Leicester City. Our vision is to achieve “A smoke free Leicester – to make Leicester smoke free by 2030”.

Overview of Live Well service as requested by the Board.

This paper is a response to the request to update the H&WB about detection and management of Heart Disease in Leicester City. The paper provides brief overview of the profile of Cardiovascular Disease across LLR and  summarises some of the initiatives being delivered by the ICB's Long Term Conditions team, with the focus on CVD in Leicester City.

The Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Project is a new service offered to those aged 55 to 74 who are at a greater risk of developing lung cancer. The report provides an overview of the project and its outcomes thus far.

The report aims to provide stakeholders an overview of UHL’s progress in prevention and how this is being rooted into services. As well as summarise measures used by UHL to address health inequalities, detail the implementation of the MECC across the Trust and prepare recommendations for next steps.

To note that meetings have been arranged for the following dates in 2023/2024 which were submitted to the Annual Council in May 2023.  Please add these dates to your diaries.  Diary appointments will be sent to Board Members.

Thursday 18 April 2024 – 9.30am

Meetings of the Board are scheduled to be held in Meeting Rooms G01 and 2 at City Hall unless stated otherwise on the agenda for the meeting.