Agenda item

Health and Wellbeing Board Annual Report 2024-25

To present the Health and Wellbeing Board’s annual report

The Chair and Oscar Holden, Corporate Improvement Officer, to present

Minutes:

Oscar Holden, Corporate Improvement Officer, presented the Health and Wellbeing Board annual report 2024-25 with the aid of the following powerpoint presentation:-

 

The Context

-        Life expectancy at birth for both men and women in Rotherham continued to be significantly lower than the England average (77.8 years v 79.1 years for men and 80.9 years v 83.1 years for women)

-        The difference in healthy life expectancy at birth was particularly stark with a 7.4 year gap for Rotherham women compared with the national average (2021-2023) (55.6 years v 61.9 years) and a 4.4 year gap for men (56 years v 61.5 years)

-        Rotherham ranked as being in the top 20% of most deprived areas in England with 11,904 children living in “absolute poverty” in 2022/23 according to Department for Work and Pensions figures

-        The population aged 65 and over was projected to increase to 60,939 people by 2029 with over 10% of the population aged 75 or over (Office for National Statistics)

 

Timeline of Achievements

In 2020-21 the previous Strategy achieved:

All children get best start in life and go on to achieve their potential

All Rotherham people enjoy the best possible mental health and wellbeing

All Rotherham people live well for longer

All Rotherham people live in healthy safe and resilient communities

Implemented the Mental Health Trailblazer in schools ‘With Me in Mind’.

Engaging with the Local Maternity System on the maternity transformation plan.

 

Delivered the Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Reduction Action Plan.

Tackled loneliness and social isolation during Covid-19.

Pooled knowledge, expertise and resources across the partnership.

 

Launched the Moving Rotherham campaign.

Established an unpaid carers group to ensure carers have the support they need throughout the pandemic.

Worked with the other Boards across the Rotherham Together Partnership to deliver the safeguarding protocol.

 

An estimated 400,000 people engaged in the Rotherham Together .programme which was developed to respond and support recovery from Covid-19.

 

In 2021-22 the previous Strategy achieved:

Catering Services have achieved a Food for Life award

Developed a Team Around the School (TAS) model of working, working with schools and creating new resources based on their needs.

 

Delivered the loneliness plan, Making Ever Contact Count (MECC) training.

 

The Unpaid Carers Group formed to support the emergency response work and this ensured the carer partnership was as strong as it could be in the most extreme of circumstances.

Programmes were delivered to support local people to lead healthy lifestyles.

 

Programmes were delivered to welcome women and girls into football, focussing on under-represented groups, in preparation for the Women’s Euros.

Libraries launched programmes including film screening and death cafes to become death positive spaces.

 

In 2022-23 and 2023-24 the previous Strategy achieved

Independent travel training (ITT) offer has been created to support children with special educational needs or disabilities.

Forest View – a new post-14 specialist campus opened in September 2023 providing 50 school places.

Rotherham’s leaders pledged to work towards becoming a Breastfeeding Friendly Borough.

Launched the new universal  youth offer website ‘Places to Go and Things to Do’.

A ‘Best Start and Beyond’ framework has been developed to derive optimum value from work that was already ongoing within the system

 

Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention training courses were promoted across the partnership for practitioners.

Developed the ‘Walk With Us’ toolkit for supporting children, young people and families affected or bereaved by suicide.

 

Rotherham has outperformed the national average in terms of successful completion of alcohol and non-opiate drug treatment.

A new diagnostic centre opened at Badsley Moor Lane providing an out-patient respiratory and sleep physiology service.

For Carers Week, the Council organised an event, in partnership with Crossroads Care Rotherham, to offer information, support and advice to Rotherham’s unpaid carers

 

New mobile CCTV unit launched to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.

Rotherham was a host city in delivering a record breaking UEFA Wormen’s Euros 2022.

Activities were delivered in libraries, including development of the Warm Welcome programme to support Rotherham people through the cost-of-living crisis.

The annual  Rotherham Show took place on 2nd-3rd September with approximately 88,000 spectators.

 

In 2024-25 the previous Strategy achieved:

New Youth Parliament members for Rotherham.

‘Giving Your Child the Best Start in Life’ guide was now available for all families across Rotherham with children up to 2 years old.

Council opens registration for its universal baby packs

 

The Mental Health Community Connectors Service was established in April 2024.

RotherHive was launched in 2020 originally as a mental health resource.

 

Rother Valley and Thrybergh Country Parks were the latest 2 locations to install a Changing Place facility to support the needs of disabled visitors.

Rotherham patients with COPD marked World COPD Day by taking part in an event designed to help them learn how to manage the condition.

Sustainable Food Bronze Award Rotherham Food Network has won a prestigious award for tackling the food challenges that were faced by communities.

 

Rotherham’s Reclaim the Night returned for its 10th year on 21st November 2024.

Developed a programme of learning events to support Safeguarding Awareness Week.

The bi-annual Rotherham Together Partnership event was held in September 2024 at The Arc Cinema, Forge Island.

 

 

Delivering the Strategy

Aim 1:  All children get the best start in life and go on to achieve their full potential

-        Rotherham Council opened registration for its universal baby packs

-        ‘Giving Your Child the Best Start in Life’ guide was now available for all families across Rotherham with children up to 2 years old

-        The Rotherham Youth Cabinet provided an opportunity for young people to come together to participate in formal governance structures

-        New Youth Parliament members for Rotherham.  The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) enabled young people aged 11-18 to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better

 

Aim 2:  All Rotherham people enjoy the best possible mental health and wellbeing and have a good quality of life

-        The Mental Health Community Connectors Service was established in April 2024 as a response to NHS England guidance to improve the physical health care of adults living with severe mental illness

-        The National Academy for Social Prescribing published a new report highlighting the measurable benefits of social prescribing

-        A domestic homicide review was conducted in December 2024 by Rotherham and Doncaster Humber Trust (RDaSH) Crisis Team Manager and Clinical Lead who considered how they could enhance understanding and learning around domestic abuse and suicide in the workplace

 

Aim 3: All Rotherham people live well for longer

-        Rother Valley and Thrybergh Country Parks were the latest 2 locations to install a Changing Place facility to support the needs of disabled visitors

-        The Council worked in collaboration with partners to spotlight the unwavering commitment and tireless efforts of unpaid carers

-        Rotherham patients with COPD marked World COPD Day by taking part in an event designed to help them learn how to manage the condition

-        The Adult Social Care Co-Production Board had been established where residents could co-design Adult Social Care Services to ensure their experiences shape the future delivery of services

 

Aim 4: All Rotherham people live in healthy, safe and resilient communities

-        Taking place on the weekend of 7th-8th September 2024, the annual Rotherham Show saw over 45,000 people enjoy an eclectic mix of live music, dance, comedy, outdoor theatre and creative workshops

-        Rotherham’s Reclaim the Night returned for its 10th year on 21st November 2024

-        The Council’s community tension monitoring process enabled the Council to track and monitor local issues alongside any national or international events which may threaten cohesion

-        The Council and local partner organisations came together and developed a programme of learning events to support Safeguarding Awareness Week 18th-22nd November 2024

 

Looking Ahead

The Health and Wellbeing Board over the next year will:

-        Launch its refreshed Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2025-2030

-        Develop an action plan setting out the core activities that the Board would oversee in 2025/26

-        Continue to work with Board sponsors to monitor delivery of the Strategy

-        Further develop relationships with the new South Yorkshire Integrated Care System and ensure each of the aims are aligned with the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Strategy

-        Continue to focus on reducing health inequalities between the most and least deprived communities

-        Influence other bodies and stakeholders, including those that addressed the wider determinants of health, to embed health equality in all policies

-        Produce an annual report each year with case studies giving people the chance to hear about what had been achieved and the impact it had had

 

It was noted that the annual report was with the Design Team for uploading to the website.

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the timeline of Achievements under the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-30 be noted.

 

(2)  That the progress made under each of the four aims in 2024/25 be noted.

 

(3)  That the Chair be provided with a briefing notice with regard to any future proposals for the introduction of more Changing Place facilities to support the needs of disabled visitors.

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