Agenda item

The purpose of this report is to update the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) on progress made in revamping the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and the prioritisation process leading to a refreshed Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS).

Declarations of interest:

None

Witnesses:

Victoria Heald, Health and Wellbeing Programme Manager, Surrey County Council

Shannon Katiyo, Public Health Registrar, Surrey County Council

Key points raised during the discussion:

1.     Officers informed members that this item was brought to the Board in order to agree on the areas of focus identified through the 2017 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) process, and that this would inform the refreshed Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS). Members were also asked to make a decision on the point at which to engage with stakeholders in refreshing the JHWS.

2.     A brief outline of the JSNA process was given to Members where the five different priorities were highlighted and explained.

3.     Members were provided with two options relating to engagement. These two options were:

a.     Undertake engagement on the updated priority areas by working with priority leads and surveying stakeholders, including the public. This would be completed in March 2018

b.     Update the strategy based on the above priorities with no further engagement (acknowledging the engagement with public and stakeholders that has already been undertaken as sufficient). This would be completed in December 2017

4. Members sought clarification on which stakeholders would be further engaged where it was confirmed that it would be the lead officers of each of the priorities within the JHWS. Some members saw that further engagement would be unnecessary where others found it could be a benefit by identifying a more specific focus.
5. Members agreed to proceed with option a, outlined in point three with the aim of completing by the earlier time of December 2017.
6. A member of the public was invited to speak by the Chairman. It was questioned why the sexual health services contract had not been outlined as a priority within the JHWS. The Board reassured the resident that sexual health was a priority within Public Health but had not been included in the JHWS due to it being a standard function, rather than a specific priority.
7. A member of the public was invited to speak by the Chairman. They stressed the need to be inclusive when the Board was sharing information and ensure that information is published in other mediums other than online. This was said to be due to a number of residents having difficulties accessing internet facilities. The Board reassured the resident that officers will be taking this into consideration and would be working with Districts/Boroughs to support this.  

Actions/ further information to be provided:

1.     Health & Wellbeing Communications Sub-Group to consider how hard copies of the new Joint Health & Wellbeing  Strategy to be made available for those without access to a computer (Action Ref: A22/17)

2.     Health & Wellbeing Board to undertake an abridged consultation on the Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy to be completed by December 2017. (Action Ref: A23/17)

RESOLVED:

It was agreed that the Health and Wellbeing Board:

            i.           agree on the areas of focus identified through the 2017 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) process and subsequent discussions, which will inform a refreshed Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS); and

           ii.         decides the point at which to engage with stakeholders in refreshing the Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy.