Issue - meetings

The Board considered the circulated draft Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.   An officer group had been established to support the Board’s work programme particularly development of the Strategy and had supported the 2 stakeholder workshops.

At the first workshop, held on 26^th March,  Board members and partners had been presented with the headlines from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment along with the outcomes from the local health inequalities consultation.  5 strategic themes had been agreed which would form the basis of the local Strategy:-

-        Prevention and early intervention

-        Expectations and aspirations

-        Dependence to independence

-        Healthy lifestyles

-        Long term conditions

-        Poverty

The officer group had then developed the themes into strategic outcomes which presented a desired state for what Rotherham should look like in 3 years.

The second workshop held on 11^th April provided an opportunity for partners to agree the ‘outcomes’ and wording and used then to consider appropriate actions which would be required over the next 3 years to bring about step changes to reduce health inequalities in Rotherham.

If supported by the Board, the Strategy would then be considered by Cabinet for adoption as Council Policy and by the CCG to inform the authorisation process for the Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group.

Discussion ensued as follows:-

-        Consultation - Press release emphasising that it was a draft Strategy - included on partners’ websites

-        The document would satisfy requirements for the CCG authorisation process

-        Voluntary and community sector would be very interested in the actions and how they could be involved

Agreed;-  (1)  That the draft Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy be agreed and submitted to the Cabinet for recommendation to Council for adoption as Policy.

(2)  That all partner agencies post the document on their respective websites.

(3)  That the document be proof read by an appropriate organisation to ensure it was readable by all sectors of the community.

(4)  That any comments on the document be forwarded to Kate Green.

(5)  That consultation takes place including a consultation event, liaison to take place with LINks 

(6)  That Tracy Holmes arrange for a press release to be issued.