Issue - meetings

The Board is asked to consider the attached report regarding a review of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and feedback from the working group.

David Trethewey – 12.10pm - 20 minutes

The Board considered a report regarding the review of the Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy and proposals from the Strategy Working Group.

David Trethewey, Director of Partnership and Corporate Services,informed the Board that the Working Group has concluded that the Health and Wellbeing Board should move away from solely focusing on acute services and health based solutions, and that there should be more emphasis on inequalities and mental health.

The following issues were discussed:

·  Bruce Laurence pointed out that inequalities and mental health issues are often related and that it is important to think of mental health in the broadest sense.

·  Cllr Rob Appleyard stated that this is an ideal time to refresh the overall direction of the Health and Wellbeing Board.  He welcomed the proposal to pay particular attention to inequalities and hoped that this would lead to positive changes.

·  Kate Morton welcomed the wider co-ordinated response to the equalities debate and stated that the Working Group has reflected the relevance and influence that equalities issues should have.

·  The Board thanked the members of the Strategy Working Group for the work they had carried out.

RESOLVED:

(1)  To extend the Health and Wellbeing Strategy until January 2022.

(2)  To conduct a refresh of the Strategy focusing on inequality and mental health.

(3)  To approve the recommendations of the Strategy Working Group (attached as Appendix 1 to the report).