Issue - meetings

(15 minutes)

To agree the final priorities of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy in advance of the Strategy being signed off at the March meeting.

Fedalia Richardson

Fedalia Richardson gave an update on the final priorities of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  She confirmed that the priorities were close to being finalised and invited Board Members to advise of any further changes.

Priority 1 – Children and Young People

The Board agreed the priorities as set out.

Priority 2 - Improve skills, good work and employment

It was agreed that specific reference would be made to education providers in 2.1

Priority 3 - Strengthen compassionate and healthy communities

It was agreed that:

3.1 be amended to include “support inclusion”

3.2 be amended to read “encourage and enable”

Priority 4 – Create Health Promoting Places

The Board agreed the priorities as set out.

Rebecca Reynolds reported that, following liaison with colleagues, a need had been identified for a/an additional bullet point/s to enable the clinical side of the NHS to be reflected within the priorities.  She asked the Board to sign off the final priorities subject to the wording of this being agreed outside of the meeting.

The Board RESOLVED to;
(1) Sign off on the proposed priorities for the new Joint Health and Wellbeing
Strategy 2023-2030 subject to the wording of a/an additional bullet point/s to be agreed to enable the clinical side of the NHS to be reflected within the priorities.