This document summarizes discussions from a meeting of the West of England Initiative on September 19, 2018. Representatives from various charitable organizations in the Bristol area presented on their work: - Paul Kearney of Above & Beyond discussed the charity's support for Bristol's hospitals through equipment, research, and facility improvements. - Simon Caraffi of St. Peter's Hospice outlined the services and funding sources for their organization, including corporate partnerships and a cycling fundraiser. - Patricia Greer of the West of England Combined Authority discussed their focus areas including developing a local industrial strategy around strengths in creative/tech sectors and addressing grand challenges around clean growth, mobility, and aging. - Marvin Rees and

1. Wednesday 19 September 2018
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | Bristol
THE WEST OF ENGLAND INITIATIVE MEETING

2. Wednesday 19 September 2018
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | Bristol
Paul Kearney
Chief Executive Officer, Above & Beyond
THE WEST OF ENGLAND INITIATIVE MEETING

4. Bristol’s hospital charity
★ Bristol Royal Infirmary
★ Royal Hospital for Children
★ St. Michael’s Hospital – NICU
★ Haematology & Oncology Centre
★ Bristol Heart Institute
★ Eye Hospital
★ Dental Hospital
★ South Bristol Community Hospital
★ Central Heath Clinic

5. ★ State-of-the-art equipment
★ Innovative research
★ Improve hospital environment
★ Latest training & development
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Our aim is to make a difference to every patient and every condition.
Raise funds for projects beyond
the NHS budget…

6. Innovative Research
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★ Robo-Therapy Project in partnership with UWE
★ Body Image – the aftercare of men who have suffered from prostate cancer

7. Improve the Hospital Environment
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★ South Bristol Community Hospital

8. 8
★ Bristol Heart Institute
Improve the Hospital Environment

9. State of the art equipment
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★ Major Trauma & Rehabilitation Unit at BCH

10. Supporting Bristol’s Hospitals
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How can you get involved…?

11. Thank you for caring….
Supporting Bristol’s Hospitals
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As a local charity we can only do what we do -
thanks to the generosity of local people from
across our community. With your support we can
ensure that patients like Amy and Eve receive the
best care possible.
Thank you.

12. Wednesday 19 September 2018
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | Bristol
Simon Caraffi
Chief Executive Officer, St Peter’s Hospice
THE WEST OF ENGLAND INITIATIVE MEETING

14. Services provided in 2017/18
Year 2017/18
New referrals 2,474
Community Nurse visits 8,145
Inpatient Unit bed days 3,828
Hospice at Home care hours 19,469
Day Hospice attendance 2,386
Advice Line calls 4,473

15. • FY 17/18 turnover £18m
• Cost of patient care £7.8m; £6m
from charitable funds.
• Employ 420 paid staff
• 52 shops. Gross sales £7.6m in
2017/18
• Like spending locally when possible

18. Corporate partnering

19. • First Tour de Bristol held in 2014
– 350 riders
• 2018 – 1000 riders sold-out
event. £128k raised in 2018
• 2019 event on Sat 6 April –
register now – corporate teams
welcome

22. Wednesday 19 September 2018
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | Bristol
Patricia Greer
Chief Executive Officer, West of England Combined Authority
& Local Enterprise Partnership
THE WEST OF ENGLAND INITIATIVE MEETING

23. SHAPING OUR
FUTURE
Patricia Greer
Chief Executive, West of England Combined Authority and LEP

24. OVERVIEW
 West of England LEP – covers four authority areas
– Set up in 2011 to enable economic growth
– City Deal Funding (Economic Development Fund) and Local Growth Fund
– First round of Local Growth Funds 2014
– Regional work on Joint Spatial Plan and Joint Transport Plan
– Devolution deal 2016
 West of England Combined Authority (WECA) – covers 3 authority areas
– Devolution deal with Government - £1 billion over 20 years
– New powers and funding transferred to the region
– New governance and organisation established
– Regional Mayor elected May 2017

25. ADDITIONAL MONEY SECURED BY WECA
 Business Rates Retention pilot has delivered £16m per year
 £80M from DfT to invest in transport over 3 years
 £5M from DCMS to trial superfast 5G networks in Bristol and Bath
 £4m from DWP to fund our skills programme, Future Bright
 £3M over 3 years to progress housing development and attract additional funding
(£330M bid with Government)
 An additional £3M to run the Combined Authority over 3 years

26. I
FOCUS AREAS

27. LOCAL INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
 West of England announced as a part of Wave 2 local industrial strategies
 Strategy purpose to identify opportunities to unlock clean and inclusive growth in a
region and in the wider economy
 Will inform WECA/LEP priorities and Government spending review and allocations
of shared prosperity fund
 Co-creation by WECA and its authorities, the LEP and business community and
Government
 Requirement for strong evidenced based led strategy

28. NATIONAL CONTEXT
 Business environment
 Place
 Foundations of Productivity
 Ideas
 People
 Infrastructure
 Grand Challenges
 Expectation of Local Industrial Strategies
 AI and big data
 Future of mobility
The 2017 industrial strategy white paper set out:
 Ageing population
 Clean growth

29. GRAND CHALLENGES: MISSIONS
AI and Big Data: Use data, Artificial Intelligence and innovation to transform the
prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases by 2030.
Clean Growth: At least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030.
Future of Mobility: Put the UK at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero
emission vehicles, with all new cars and vans effectively zero emission by 2040.
Ageing population: Ensure that people can enjoy at least 5 extra healthy, independent
years of life by 2035, while narrowing the gap between the experience of the richest and
poorest.

30. THREE ELEMENTS TO OUR APPROACH
1. Overarching analysis of strengths and challenges
 SWOT analysis / Geographical reach / Sector analysis
2. Creative collisions hypothesis
 Diverse economic base and geographical size facilitates interaction between
sectors
 Interface between traditional industries and creative, digital and tech industries
drives innovation
3. Grand challenges
 Opportunities for the region?

31. Cyber
security
CREATIVE COLLISIONS HYPOTHESIS

32. HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
 Attend our events and workshops - launch event on Friday 21 September, sign up via
Eventbrite.
 Visit westofengland-ca.gov.uk/westrategy to sign up for the grand challenge workshops
and/or on line questions and discussions
 Email us at Strategy@westofengland-ca.gov.uk if you have any specific feedback, ideas or
thoughts that you want to share.
 Sign up to our newsletter, which will be circulated after each workshop and will keep you
informed of the ongoing discussions.

33. Wednesday 19 September 2018
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | Bristol
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
Andy Street, Chair, City Funds
Sue Turner, Board Member, City Funds
THE WEST OF ENGLAND INITIATIVE MEETING

35. March 2018
City Funds Collaboration
agreement signed
at City Funds breakfast
meeting

36. April 2018
City Funds
Board appointed

37. April 2018
External funders commit resources

38. July 2018
Four Funding
Priority Groups
identified

39. No child goes hungry in our city
• 26,000 children in Bristol live in poverty
• 1 in 5 children in our city live in poverty and rely on free school meals
• In some wards, like Lawrence Hill, more than half the children live in poverty
• Obesity and poor nutrition threaten children’s health now and in the future
• 73% of parents on low incomes say they can’t always afford to feed their children during school
holidays
• 41% of parents in low-income families have skipped meals during holidays so that their children
could eat

40. September 2018 Food experts from across the City scoping out the focus for No Child Goes Hungry

42. Launching Spring 2019
bristolcityfunds.co.uk
@cityfundbristol #cityfundbristol

43. Wednesday 19 September 2018
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | Bristol
THE WEST OF ENGLAND INITIATIVE MEETING