Paul Woodcock, Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, and Laura Koscikiewicz, South Yorkshire Police, to present
Minutes:
Paul Woodcock, Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment, and Laura Koscikiewicz, South Yorkshire Police, presented the following powerpoint presentation on Aim 4 of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy:-
Aim 4: All Rotherham people live in healthy, safe and resilient communities
Priority 1: Deliver a loneliness plan for Rotherham – key areas of progress included:
- Delivery of dissemination opportunities form OHID Better Mental Health Fund Befriender project
- Existing resources of loneliness and befriending were regularly promoted this included the VAR film Be a Good Neighbour and Five Ways to Wellbeing
- The loneliness action plan had been updated
- Promotion of volunteering opportunities
Priority 2: Promote health and wellbeing through arts and cultural initiatives – key areas of progress included:
- Rotherham Show had been delivered for 2022 welcoming more than 60,000 residents and visitors back to Clifton Park
- Complete evaluation of over 55s programme to provide recommendations for future programming for this audience and reduce social isolation
- Co-design Children’s Capital of Culture with children and young people with focus on improving their mental health and wellbeing
- Activities were being delivered in libraries for people of all ages to connect, be active and learn new skills and widen the accessibility of Library Services through Pop-up libraries, reading gardens, makerspaces, authors’ visits and performances, fun palaces
- Meetings were progressing to further utilise libraries as death positive spaces where the public could have conversations around loss, grief, end of life planning and legacy
- Libraries were being utilised and promoted as spaces for people to share experiences and response to specific health issues including menopause and dementia and improve community resilience
Priority 3: Ensure Rotherham people are kept safe from harm – key areas of progress included:-
- Work was ongoing to embed referral pathways with key partners in Rotherham through the Home Safety Partnership Referral Scheme and Safe and Well checks
- A Combatting Drugs Partnership for Rotherham had been established
- Delivery of vaccination programme for Covid-19 and flu
Priority 4 – Develop a borough that supports a healthy lifestyle – key areas of progress included:
- Deliver a range of programmes to welcome women and girls into football focussing on under-represented groups
- Use football to encourage more women and girls to adopt and maintain a healthier lifestyle
- Rotherham Food Network to develop an action plan and response based on the framework of the Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award
- Work was ongoing to enable all partner staff to support neighbourhoods and communities to thrive through exploring options for a partnership offer on training on strength-based approaches
Next Steps
Priority 1: Deliver a loneliness plan for Rotherham
- Promoting volunteering opportunities: An Older People’s Campaign was being developed and would run in the new year. Partners were compiling case studies to use and share
Priority 3: Ensure Rotherham people are kept safe from harm
- Work with other partnership boards on crosscutting issues relating to safety and safeguarding: revision of the Safeguarding Protocol and the Terms of Reference for the Safeguarding Chairs Group
- Conduct Joint Needs Assessment for the Combatting Drugs Partnership for Rotherham and agree local drug strategy delivery plan: action plan will be shared with partners for comments and finalised at the next Combatting Drugs Partnership meeting in February
Priority 4 – Develop a borough that supports a healthy lifestyle
- Progress strategic approach to physical activity in Rotherham through 4 key areas. The full plan will be presented back to Health and Wellbeing Board in March
- Develop a Borough-wide MECC training offer on physical activity. Sessions will be scheduled for 2023
- Conduct research and engagement with priority groups on the development of inclusive and accessible outdoor sports facilities through the PlayZone initiative
- Finalise delivery plan for the approved cycling strategy. The cycling action plan was now on its second draft iteration with completion on schedule for presentation to approval by March 2023
Paul and Laura were thanked for their presentation.