Issue - meetings

-          Update on Strategy implementation – Terri Roche, Director of Public Health

-          Feedback from Strategy workshops – Verbal Update by Kathryn Singh, RDaSH

Further to Minute No. 46 of the meeting held on 13^th January, 2016, Terri Roche, Director of Public Health, provided an update on the progress made to date.  Terri confirmed that the first of the planned workshops had taken place for aim 3 (mental health) and Kathryn would provide an update on this (see below).

The second workshop would focus on aim 4 (health inequalities) and was taking place on 16 March. An update on this would be provided at the next meeting in April.

Aims 1 and 2 were being delivered by the Children and Young People’s Partnership.

It was noted that each of the Strategy aims would be presented to a future Health and Wellbeing Board meeting in detail by the board sponsor and lead officer. The schedule of reporting would be as follows:

·           21^st September, 2016 – (aim 1)  All children get the best start in life, and (aim 2) Children and Young people achieve their potential and have a healthy adolescence and early adulthood;

·           16^th November, 2016 – (aim 3)  All Rotherham people enjoy the best possible mental health and wellbeing and have a good quality of life;

·           11^th January, 2017 – (aim 4)  Healthy life expectancy is improved for all Rotherham people and the gap in life expectancy is reducing;

·           8^th March, 2017 – (aim 5) Rotherham has healthy, safe and sustainable communities and places. 

Kathryn Singh, RDaSH, provided an update on the workshop which took place for aim 3. 

·           It had been a fantastic event that was a great credit to the participants and agencies represented;

·           Outcomes based accountability principles were used

·           All agencies who contributed worked with people with mental health issues;

·           4/5 key bell weather actions were agreed;

·           Workplace health and wellbeing was highlighted as something that needed to have a bigger priority, including at the agencies represented;

·           Community issues, including the identification of loneliness and the role of the erosion of community spirit in towns and communities;

·           The importance of Making Every Contact Count;

·           Language used around mental health descriptions tended to be negative and stigmatising;

·           Wellness Impact Assessments;

·           Communication and training. 

Terri wished to place on record her thanks to South Yorkshire Fire Service for the use of their training room within their Fire and Rescue Training Centre. 

Governance for the Implementation of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy was considered and regular reports would be provided, in addition to the annual report. 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the update provided be noted. 

(2)  That further updates on the Health and Wellbeing Strategy Implementation be provided to future meetings.  

Further to Minute No. 35 of the meeting held on 25^th November, 2015, Terri Roche, Director of Public Health, submitted an update on the progress made and the Board sponsors/lead officers as follows:-

A series of development workshops would take place for aims 3, 4 and 5 to help identify where the Board could add value to specific actions and consider what was already in place locally.

Aims 1 and 2 would be led by the Children’s Trust Board and was, therefore, suggested that the wider Children’s Partnership be used to develop them rather than individual workshops.

Discussion ensued on the nomination of Lead Officers and the need to ensure a balance of organisations.

Resolved:-  (1)  That the Board sponsors and lead officers for each Strategy aim, as set out above, be approved.

(2)  That a review of the nominated officers be reviewed as part of the LGA Peer Review.

(3)  That discussions take place with Voluntary Action Rotherham with regard to possible nominated representation.