Agenda item

Ben Anderson, Director of Public Health, and Leonie Wieser, Policy Officer, to present

In accordance with Minute No. 13 of 22^nd June, 2022, Ben Anderson, Director of Public Health, and Leonie Wieser, Policy Officer, submitted a revised Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Action Plan for 2022-2025 with the aid of the following powerpoint presentation:-

Refresh of Priorities May-September 2021

-        The Strategy content has been refreshed based on the priorities that were agreed by the Board in September 2021

-        This refresh of priorities was the result of discussions and consultation with Board members

-        Board meeting discussion in May 2021:-

Agreement that the 4 existing aims of the Strategy remained relevant and should still be the overarching outcomes that the Board was working towards

Strategic priorities underpinning aims should be refreshed

-        Draft version of refreshed priorities produced with input from Board sponsors and other relevant leads

-        Consultation with Board members July 2021

-        New priorities agreed at September 2021 Board meeting

-        Strategy content refreshed to align with agreed priorities

-        New action plan developed 2022-25

4 Aims

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

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

-        Aim 3:  All Rotherham people live well for longer

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

Strategic Priorities

-        Points and comments raised as part of consultation with Board members and wider stakeholders included that:

·        Maintaining alignment with the Place Plan remained a priority.  This had particularly informed the development of the priorities for Aims 1 and 2

·        Activity to reduce the health burden from tobacco, drugs and alcohol should feature with the Plan.  This is now one of the priorities within Aim 3

·        There was some discussion regarding the overlap between Aims 3 and 4 and where activity should sit.  It was emphasised that lifestyle interventions should sit within Aim 3 and developing a Borough that supports healthy lifestyles should sit within Aim 4.  This has informed some changes to the Aims 3 and 4 priorities:-

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

Develop our approach to give every child the best start in life

Support children and young people to develop well

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

Promote better mental health and wellbeing for all Rotherham people

Take action to prevent suicide and self-harm

Promote positive workplace wellbeing for staff across the partnership

Enhance access to Mental Health Services

Aim 3:  All Rotherham people live well for longer:

Ensure support is in place for carers

Support local people to lead healthy lifestyles, including reducing the health burden from tobacco, obesity and drugs and alcohol

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

Deliver a loneliness plan for Rotherham

Promote health and wellbeing through arts and cultural initiatives

Ensure Rotherham people are kept safe from harm

Develop a Borough that supports a healthy lifestyle

Crosscutting priorities:

Work in partnership to maximise the positive impact of anchor institutions

Strategic Priority 2 Support safe and equitable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic

Develop the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Work in partnership to further develop the Rotherham Data Hub and assess population health

Resolved:-  That the report be approved.