Agenda item

To receive the Health and Wellbeing Performance Dashboard. (15 mins)

Julie Hotchkiss, Interim Consultant in Public Health presented the Health and Wellbeing Performance Dashboard.

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

·         With regards to ‘Residents’ Perception of Fear of Crime’, Julie Hotchkiss indicated that if this was to go forward a bespoke survey of residents would need to be carried out.  A decision would need to be taken with regards to whether or not to undertake this survey and if it were to go ahead, who would run and fund it.

·         Graham Ebers, Director Corporate Services, commented that although Wokingham had a low crime rate, the perceived fear of crime was high.

·         It was suggested that ‘Gap in employment rate between those with a learning disability and the overall employment rate’ and ‘Gap in employment rate between those in contact with secondary mental health services and the overall employment rate’ be selected as priority indicators.

·         Julie Hotchkiss proposed that ‘Self-reported: high anxiety score’ be considered as a priority indicator.

·         With regards to the ‘Health-related quality of life for people with long-term conditions’ it was noted that Wokingham was performing well but improvements could still be made.

·         It was suggested that ‘Dementia: Indirect Age-Standardised Recorded Prevalence (aged under 65years) per 10,000’ not be included as a priority indicator.

·         In response to a question from Councillor Haitham Taylor, Julie Hotchkiss indicated that an action plan would be developed around the agreed key priority indicators.  The Board would be informed if measurable actions could not be produced.  If this was the case the inclusion of the particular indicator would be relooked at.

RESOLVED:  That

1)         one or two of the new proposed indicators be substituted for the       existing two in Priority 1;

2)         a small group be convened to assess the value of and the cost-        feasibility of commissioning an annual survey to assess the             community’s fear of crime;

3)         support be given to the analysts working on the 5 Year Forward View to     produce the synopsis statistic;

4)         the specific changes to the indicators in Priority 2B, C and D be        approved;

5)         Priority 3 indicators be adjusted so that they measure inequality, and          that the recommendations with regards to these indicators be accepted.

6)         support be given to Wokingham Integrated Service Partnership        analysts to produce the synopsis statistic for Priority 4.