Agenda item

to be presented by Board sponsors

Further to Minute No. 75 of the previous meeting, the Board sponsors presented the final versions of 4 action plan aims.

Whilst the plans were submitted as final versions, they would continue to be live documents, being updated as required.  Although the Strategy was agreed for a 7 year period, the action plans would be presented as 2 year plans and, therefore, not all activity would be included or completed in each 2 year cycle.

Discussion ensued with the following issues raised/clarified:-

Aim 1

David McWilliams reported on behalf of Mel Meggs

-          Acknowledgement that there was more work to be done under all 4 aims including selecting a number of meaningful Key Performance Indicators that could be reported to the Board.  A highlight report should then be submitted highlighting the exceptions

-          Current performance should include numbers where applicable to enable comparisons to be made

Aim 2

Ian Atkinson reported on behalf of Kathryn Singh

-          The roll out of 5 Ways to Wellbeing had been successful to date

-          500K funding from South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System had been secured to assist with suicide prevention work.  Notification was awaited of Rotherham’s portion of the funding

-          Real improvement on IAPT target which was consistently in the top 25%

-          Quarter 3 assessment received for CAMHS which showed real progress had been made, however, the challenges continued

-          Rotherham was now the highest in Yorkshire and the Humber for Dementia diagnosis

-          Rotherham would receive additional resources this financial year over and above the CCG allocation for CORE     24

-          The Autism Strategy was expected shortly

-          The disparity of women’s life expectancy compared to men’s was not included within the action plan

Aim 3

-          More work was required in general on this Aim

-          It was noted that more GP Practices were needed to volunteer to trial the  the clinical  pad, which was about encouraging more people to be physically active

-          The training for MECC was quite narrow but work was taking place with different groups of professionals to make it more relevant to their work

Aim 4

Rob O’Dell reported supported by Polly Hamilton

-          Aim 4 encompassed the environment in its widest sense and, therefore, would take a number of years for things to happen

-          There was a cross over with the Safer Rotherham Partnership – not to replace the actions but to look across both Boards and ascertain what contribution could be made

-          It was the intention to recruit a Public Health Registrar/student to deliver a piece of work reviewing the Local Plan and how its policies impacted upon health and wellbeing

-          Priority 4’s wording had been changed to reflect all culture/leisure activity and not just green spaces

-          A draft of the Cultural Strategy was to be launched at the Rotherham Show in September 2018

-          Active Dearne project – in collaboration with Barnsley and Doncaster Councils and Yorkshire Sports.  The proposed pilot would focus on Swinton

-          The Selective Licensing Scheme had been very successful in Eastwood and was to be extended into other areas of Rotherham

General

-          Evidence showed that Social Prescribing consistently had positive effects on health and wellbeing

-          The Government was to announce funding around loneliness.  A conversation was required on how bidding to the fund would be tackled in Rotherham and whether there should be one co-ordinated bid rather than multiple bids

-          The need to work with the Building Stronger Communities Board

-          The Council was about to appoint the company who would be taking forward the Town Centre Master Plan

Resolved:-  (1)  That the high level activity identified as contributing towards the Strategy aims and priorities be approved.

(2)  That the amended wording for Aim 4 Priority 4 be approved to read “increasing opportunities for people of all ages to participate in culture, leisure, sport and green space activity in order to improve their health and wellbeing”.

(3)  That updates on each individual aim be submitted to future Board meetings.

(4)  That work on identifying the reasons for the disparity between males and females’ life expectancy be included within aim 3.

ACTION:-

That David McWilliams be the lead for Children and Young People’s Services with regard to Aim 1 outcomes

That Board Sponsors to identify 2 -3 Key Performance Indicators to reflect the aim and finalise their action plans.