1. BOARD MEETING 25 October 2018 Chief Executive’s Report Brent Kilmurray, Chief Executive
Purpose of this Report:
To update Board members on national, regional and local issues, announcements relating to mental health, learning disability and community health services, and Chief Executive level discussions within the local health economy.
Recommendations
That the Board:
Notes the content of the Chief Executive’s report
Previous meetings/committees where the report has been considered: Executive Management Team
Risk issues identified for discussion: Board members will want to identify any risks emerging from the content of the paper, and how new issues and challenges across the NHS might affect BDCFT. Any emerging issues may be taken forward through individual discussions with Directors outside Board meetings or suggesting a future paper to the Board or its Committees.
Links to Strategic Drivers
This report underpins all four of the strategic drivers.
Publication under Freedom of Information Act:
This paper has been made available under the FOI Act.
Links to principal risks
There are no specific risk issues identified.
CQC outcomes
This paper provides assurance in relation to the well-led framework.

2. CEO News- September 2018 Trust News Local News National News
Nursing Ambassadors from the Trust to visit local schools
Over 40 nurses from specialities across the Trust have volunteered to go into schools to run information sessions to encourage children and young people to think about a career in nursing. Read more here
Work with Organisations across W Yorkshire and Harrogate to adopt a ‘zero’ suicide approach
Read more about the ways to create awareness and support for actions that prevent suicide here
Fall Prevention Events across the District
The Trust will be holding events across the district as part of the falls awareness week giving advice with representatives from Age UK, National Osteoporosis Society among others. Read here
Quality Improvement Project of the Year Award – Clover Ward
Congratulations to the Ward for winning the National Association of Psychiatric Care and Low Secure Units Quality Improvement Project of the Year Award The team was recognised for their introduction of a quality improvement method resulting the ward being able to deliver a safe and effective service which is patient centred, timely and efficient, shown in results such as a reduction in length of stay, continuously positive Friends and Family test results and no serious and untoward incidents on the ward.
Outstanding Practice in Wound Care Awards
Congratulations to the Tissue Viability Service highly commended for their work on the venous leg ulcer pathway which resulted in improved healing rates and patient outcomes
Airedale NHSFT
W Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership shared their vision and aspirations for unpaid carers at a recent event. Read more here
Bradford Districts CCG
The NHS Bradford Districts CCG’s meeting AGM took place on 12 September. More details here
A new mobile app comparison service to be unveiled which will support people with their mental health and wellbeing. Read here
Bradford Teaching Hospitals
Trust to launch Europe’s first Al-powered hospital command centre at the BRI. Read about the plans for this state of the art centre here
Bradford Teaching Hospitals are seeking public and patient governors . Further details here
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Backing Bradford District Issue 13 September and further news from Bradford Council here
CQC State of Care
The annual assessment of health and social care in England which looks at trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve. Full details here
Dementia
Age UK - New children’s book explores dementia. Details here
Alzheimer’s Disease International - World Alzheimer’s Day 21 September - doctor self diagnoses. Read more here
NHS England - Mild Cognitive Impairment – a guide for patients. Watch here
BBC – Jelly treats for people with dementia and other news here
Adult Mental Health
CQC - Sexual Safety on Mental Health Wards Report. More here
Gov.UK – Research and Analysis on people with severe mental illness (SMI). Read here
BDCT – Low Secure MH September bulletin here
Decision making and mental capacity guidelines here
Gov.UK – Community learning mental health research project. Further details here
NHS Digital – MH Data Hub. Read here
Centre for Mental Health – Coping Through Football programme. Read here
Carers
Gov.UK – Carers Action Plan The plan sets out how the Government will improve support for carers in England over the next 2 years. Read more here

3. CEO News and information
National News
Local News
Allied Health Professions - Bulletin
Read September’s issue here
NHS England
A new mental health support scheme to cover all doctors working in mental health. Further details here
Board meeting held 26 September. Read here
Health Service Director goes back to school to promote careers in the NHS. Read the full story here
£450k announced to help patients have their say on health services. Read here
NICE GUIDANCE
September here
The King’s Fund
Integrated Care Bulletin here
Health & Wellbeing Bulletin
24 September here
8 October here
Weekly Updates
14 September here
21 September here
28 September here
October here
DHSC/NHS News
w/e 16 September here
w/e 23 September here
w/e 30 September here
w/e 7 October here
Dora Rylance Memorial Prize – Michelle Taylor Congratulations to Michelle Taylor, health visitor based in Wakefield, who has been awarded the Dora Rylance Memorial Prize. Michelle was awarded the prize for her time as a student, which is given to one student each year for outstanding achievement throughout their course
Older People
Age UK – Interim Report on the safety net for older people living at home is failing. Read more here
Report on loneliness in later life . Further details here
Public Health England - New system profiling tools relevant to depression in older people. Read here
Child & Adolescent MH
National Audit Office - Improving Children and Young People’s mental health services. Details here
Education Policy Institute - Read the new report assessing the state of children’s mental health services in England here
Centre for Mental Health - Social media, young people and mental health briefing . Further details here
Learning Disabilities
Gov.UK - Consultation announced to improve learning disabilities staff training. Read here
Guidance on flu vaccinations for people with learning disabilities. Details here
Mental Health Foundation - a report urging the Government to prioritise learning disability hate crime. Details here
BDCT - Learning Disabilities September Bulletin. Read here

4. External Media Report –September 2018
We achieved good media coverage in September from our local media, with a number of stories being run across our local titles multiple times: falls prevention events, nurse ambassadors and world suicide prevention day. We achieved two pieces of broadcast media this month, both from BCB radio, that were interviews with Paul Hogg about the Annual Members Meeting and board meeting.
April March 2019 media monitoring
Objective
Monthly target
Annual target
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Average
Cumulative
Local media 42 78 45 25 56 50 51
Regional features 5 1
National coverage 8 2
Web bounce rate 62
55%
61%
65%
64%
62%
Twitter engagement
600 (680 with campaign in month)
748
1163
944
1228
735
728
924
Facebook engagement
680
848
1849
847
2361
640
692
1206
National and feature coverage and campaigns
New CE (HSJ)
New CE (Digital Health), zero out-of-area (The Guardian)
YASA (T&A), police specials (LBC Radio)
MH / police specials (Sky News)
September coverage:
New MWBC course Living Life to the Full – Ilkley Gazette and Keighley News.
Nurse ambassadors – Telegraph and Argus (x2), Keighley News (x2), Wharfedale Observer, Ilkley Gazette, Craven Herald
World suicide prevention day – Telegraph and Argus (x2), Ilkley Gazette, Wharfedale Observer, Keighley News, Craven Herald.
PLACE assessment – Ilkley Gazette and Craven Herald.
Board meeting – Keighley News, Telegraph and Argus, Craven Herald, Wharfedale Observer, Ilkley Gazette, BCB radio.
Annual members meeting – BCB radio.
Falls prevention events – Keighley News (x2), Telegraph and Argus (x2), Craven Herald (x2), Wharfedale Observer (x2), Ilkley Gazette (x2).
External communications focus
Q3 (Oct – Dec 2018)
MyWellbeing College guided self help (October tbc)
Self-care section on the Trust website (November)
Board meetings (on-going)
Winter campaign (October – December)
Trail YASA (December)