Agenda item

Director of Community and Children’s Services

Members noted that the Health and Wellbeing Board had developed an action plan to deliver the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS) between now and 2016. Board Members had revisited the priorities set out in the original JHWS, first agreed

in 2013, and proposed an action plan to deliver them. Further views on the

action plan had been sought via a public engagement event. This feedback

had been taken into consideration and the final action plan had been created. Additional actions were also suggested, including the opportunity to link with other City campaigns when providing advice drop-in sessions/roadshows for residents and the need to feed health and wellbeing priorities into the Noise Strategy that was being redeveloped in 2014/15. These had been added to the action plan.

Members noted that around 30 people attended the local Healthwatch event, representing a good mixture of City residents and service providers.  Attendees were asked to comment on the action plan and provide feedback on the actions they felt were the most important. Feedback focused on:

· The role of volunteering in the City to bring communities together,

especially inter-generational activities

· Measures to increase levels of physical activity and tackle obesity

· Support for work on air quality and noise pollution, especially around

traffic management in the City

· Promotion of community activities to decrease social isolation

· Need for effective early help for families and children

· Need for greater mental health support

· Engagement with City businesses central to meeting worker health

needs and managing the impact of business on the local environment

· Need for education/health promotion activities around smoking

· Dementia as a key issue and the need for befriending services

· Potential for better communication of support and services available

· Need for effective data sharing between organisations

· Doubts around use of technology-based solutions (e.g. smartphone

apps), so other methods of accessing information must be provided

· Support for ongoing improvements to green space

The action plan was approved by Members. Members also requested that the measures included within the Health and Wellbeing Board Performance Report are reviewed to ensure that all the priority areas from the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy are reflected. This report is produced twice a year and will allow Members to monitor progress against the agreed action plan.