Health Inequalities Summit
- presentation by John Radford, Director of Public Health
Minutes:
John Radford, Director of Public Health, gave the following powerpoint presentation:-
Action and Next Steps
Session Plan
- Discussion on proposed actions
- Opportunity to develop the action plan
Aspiration
- Communities
- Look and Feel of Rotherham
- Health
- Skills for Life
- Cost of Living
Raising Aspirations
- Recognise what Rotherham had to offer and use the media to promote e.g. Clifton Park, Rotherham Shown, green spaces, play sites, walks etc.
- Refresh and extend the “Rotherham Ambassadors” Scheme – broaden involvement with communities
Look and Feel of Rotherham
- Planning to consider the health impact of all new applications and developments e.g. takeaways
- Develop a commercially viable, innovative and imaginative “Town Centre offer” e.g. early evening activities, café culture
- Develop a scheme to regulate private landlords
Rotherham Communities
- Develop an asset, skills and knowledge framework to fully utilise local potential in the 11 most deprived areas
Cost of Living
- Promote help with cost of living including credit unions, fuel/food co-operatives, housing and travel
Health
- CCG to make accessibility to services a priority for 2013
Skills for Life
- Develop and promote a skills training register identifying the “trigger points” for skills for life training linking to schools, colleges and job centres
- Increase the volunteering and apprenticeship programme/opportunities across Rotherham
Summary
- Actions need to make a difference
- Recurring theme of reducing short termism needs to be addressed
- Consultations need to result in action – “You said, We did”
- Energise communities – communities to be an active partner in service development and delivery e.g. Kimberworth Park
Discussion ensued on the presentation with the following issues raised/highlighted;-
o Should form part of the JSNA
o Hard to reach communities – how to raise their aspirations
o Health and Wellbeing Strategy wider than health
o Commissioning strategies would not be aimed at just health but delivering the whole health and wellbeing agenda
o Work on documents that linked together to ensure co-ordination
Resolved:- (1) That the presentation be noted
(2) That learning from the summit activity be built into the development of the JSNA and joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.