To receive an update regarding Strategy into Action.

The Board considered the Strategy into Action.

During the discussion of this item the following points were made:

·         The Strategy into Action was a standing item. 

·         The Board had created a revised and more meaningful Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-21.  The three key priorities were; creating physically active communities; reducing social isolation and loneliness; and narrowing the health inequalities gap.  There were themes under each of the priorities. 

·         Councillor Margetts asked how progress made against the priorities would be measured and was informed that this would be done via the Strategy into Action.

·         In May the Board had held a World Café style workshop to consider the priorities and how they could be addressed.  Discussions at the workshop would be captured and turned into actions.

·         At the end of April, an email was distributed to Council departments, partners of the Wellbeing Board and commissioned services, which included information on who the Wellbeing Board was and what its strategy and key priorities were.  A short survey which was to gather a broader picture on what was currently happening within the Borough, to understand perspectives on current provision to identify gaps, and to provide a platform for feedback on the Wellbeing strategy, had also been provided.  A 10% response rate had been received so far.

·         Katie Summers stated that at the last Leaders Integration Board participants had, had a discussion regarding the Board’s key priorities and also wanted to hold these priorities.  She went on to state that one method of potentially identifying loneliness would be to look at the number of assisted bin collections and those who were in receipt of single person council tax discount. 

·         Councillor Hare commented that it was often the very lonely who were hard to reach.  Frequently it was younger people who were lonely.

·         Susan Parsonage stated that it was important that the Board knew its local population. 

·         Philip Cook emphasised that it was not simply a matter of creating more activities and groups.  It was important to explore partnership opportunities as early as possible.

·         Katie Summers commented that population health management was a new way of working. 

·         Councillor Margetts asked how the Wellbeing Board could progress the strategy into action.  Katie Summers commented that the Board should instruct the Board on what it wanted to achieve with regards to reducing social isolation.

·         Tessa Lindfield reminded Board members that the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment was an existing source of population data.

·         Board members agreed that the action plan would be populated with data already received and would be considered at the Board’s next meeting.

RESOLVED:  That the update and progress to date for the Wellbeing Strategy be acknowledged and the implementation of Strategy into Action be supported.