Agenda item

Ruth Fletcher-Brown (Public Health Specialist) to present

Further to Minute No. 13 of 28^th June, 2023, Ruth Fletcher-Brown, Public Health Specialist, presented a report on the Prevention Concordat which focussed on upstream interventions and the wider determinants of health. It was a whole population approach and included those at greater risk supporting joint cross-sectoral action locally, including those with lived experience and the wider community. It encouraged collaborative working to address local needs and identify local assets and was about building the capacity of the local workforce to prevent mental ill health.

The presentation focussed on the work that had taken place during the last year which included:-

Understanding local needs and assets

-        Mental Health Needs Assessment

-        Maltby and Dinnington – population health management work (long term conditions)

-        Updated mental health and loneliness chapters in JSNA – qualitative data from focus groups

-        Mental health asset mapping – statutory and voluntary sector services

-        Promotion of data to Better Mental Health for All Group

-        JSNA sessions for Mental Health Alliance and internal RMBC staff

-        Prevention and Health Inequalities Plan – measures focusing on people with mental health conditions and improving health and wellbeing

-        Data used to inform Ward priorities

Working Together

-        Strong Partnership Groups – Better Mental Health for All and suicide prevention groups (RMBC, SY ICB Rotherham Place, RDASH, VAR, VCS, SYP)

-        Workforce development – Making Every Contact Count sessions (mental health, loneliness, sleep) and suicide prevention training

-        VCS Mental Health Network

-        Rotherham cross sector Befriending Network

-        Roll out of Say Yes Campaign

-        Open Arms Project

-        Rotherham Creative Health Board

-        Humanitarian and Community Group – collaboration on cost of living support

Taking action on prevention/promotion of mental health and addressing mental health inequalities

-        New information on RotherHive – pain management, physical activity

-        Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2024 – workshops for staff across Place

-        Communications campaigns – Five Ways to Wellbeing, Mental Health Awareness, Be the One

-        Talking Therapy and Qwell and Kooth – presentations at team meetings across the Partnership

-        Actions relating to Real Time Surveillance themes (chronic pain, domestic abuse, debt)

-        Be Well @ Work – 8 bronze, 7 silver and 4 gold.  Other organisations working towards these levels

-        Open Arms project -  VCS sector-led

-        Employment is for Everyone

-        Rotherham Social Prescribing Service – long term conditions which includes people with mental health conditions

-        Work to increase uptake of health checks for people with severe mental illness and those with a learning disability

-        Upstream work on Real Time suicide prevention themes

Defining success/measuring outcomes and Leadership and Direction

-        Actions cited in the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Place Plan.  Annual updates on progress to the Health and Wellbeing Board

-        Regular updates to the MH, LD and Neurodiversity Transformation Group

-        Leading by example – evidence of partners engaging in communications campaigns and awareness raising weeks

-        Evaluation of training – measuring changes in knowledge and skills

-        Communications and engagement plans – measuring outcomes and success

What needs to happen next and when

-        School survey – review of the data, schools to action on their own data – September onwards 2024

-        Training sessions for partners on using the JSNA – for partners Autumn onwards

-        Communications and engagement activities -  Be the One, Five Ways to Wellbeing – ongoing, focus in September, October and May

-        Ward plans to be completed by end of October 2024

-        Continued development of a JSNA guide for measuring mental health – October 2024

-        Leading by example signing up to the Be Well @ Work (ongoing)

The Chair stressed the importance of the information being used to inform Ward priorities. 

Ruth was thanked for her report.

Resolved:-  (1)  The Board to note the progress made to date.

(2)            That Health and Wellbeing Board partners remain committed to deliver actions which support early intervention and prevention.

(3)            That Health and Wellbeing Board partners remain committed to early intervention and prevention for mental health and to regularly update their progress.

(4)            That Health and Wellbeing Board partners contribute evidence and evaluation of intervention and prevention activity.

(5)            That annual updates be submitted on the progress of the early intervention and prevention work for mental health.

(6)            That the Board receive updates from the Office of Health Improvement Disparities following an annual review.