Agenda item

The report is provided in accordance with System Capability - Intelligence, a key system enabler in the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Witnesses:

Nicola Kilvington - Director of Insight, Analytics and Intelligence (SCC)

Fiona Macpherson - Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, Surrey Police

Dr Naheed Rana - Public Health Consultant (SCC)

Richard Carpenter - Data Scientist (SCC)

Key points raised in the discussion:

1.    The Director of Insight, Analytics and Intelligence (SCC) introduced the report which was in three parts: the renewed vision for data across Surrey, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and the Surrey Index.

2.    The Temporary Assistant Chief Constable (Surrey Police) emphasised the importance of the work noting that the response to the pandemic over the past year highlighted what could be achieved when organisations worked in partnership; recognising the work of the Surrey Local Resilience Forum. She added that in relation to the report, the work of each organisation across Surrey when combined would make a difference to people's lives, noting the support of the work by the Chief Constable and Surrey Police.

3.    The Director of Insight, Analytics and Intelligence (SCC) outlined the work on the Intelligence system capability, noting that:

·         data and insights were integral to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and highlighted the close connections with the work and the digital workstreams.

·         data played a large role in helping to inform the response to the pandemic, the vaccination effort and the recovery work utilising the insights of the CIA on widening inequalities faced by certain communities in Surrey.

·         the first set of recommendations sought to build on the collaborations forged to date, including the work of the Surrey Office of Data and Analytics (SODA), the Surrey Care Record and Population Health Management; and to seek further consideration around how data from more partners can be included within the shared datasets, to be led by the Chief Constable (Surrey Police) on behalf of the wider system to develop a longer term vision and road map to progress the shared intelligence ambitions and outcomes.

4.   The Public Health Consultant (SCC) outlined the work on the refresh of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) noting that:

·         producing a JSNA was a statutory responsibility of the Board, in March 2020 the Board agreed an approach and principles in relation to implementing the JSNA which were presented in the report.

·         the JSNA continued to support the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, and the refresh learnt from the insights of the RNAs and the CIA, through a partnership-driven and resident evidence-based approach it was vital that the JSNA remained responsive to evolving needs of the population and was embedded into the wider system.

·         the refresh would be overseen by the JSNA Operational Oversight Group with system-wide representation, which would agree a workplan for 2021/2022 and beyond. Over a series of new chapters and revised chapters there would be an in-depth look at the insights gained form the RNAs and CIA, focusing on groups that were disproportionately affected by the pandemic - the insights used from the Surrey Index would help develop the refreshed JSNA.

5.    The Data Scientist (SCC) provided an update on the Surrey Index - Alpha Version noting that:

·         the link to the Surrey Index was published on Surrey-i where there was also a demonstration video.

·         the Surrey Index had developed over the past eighteen months and sat under Priority Three. It provided intelligence on the health and wellbeing of communities across the county measured by various indicators in relation to the foundations of wellbeing, basic needs, opportunity and inclusion, and prosperity and growth, which were aligned to the Community Vision for Surrey 2030.

·         there was both a fixed index with pre-defined indicators which was shown in a screenshot, as well as a flexible index which allowed users to build a bespoke index by choosing indicators of interest to them.

·         through a demonstration of the fixed index he provided an overview of:

-       the indicators via the dashboard and the aggregated components and dimensions. Data was available at the following levels: borough and district, local community networks, primary care networks and wards; with scores between 0-100 for each indicator and a rank showing how an area compared to others. There were three different ‘views’: Overall, Place and Indicator.

-       data at a more granular level by ward mapped across the boroughs and districts highlighted the disparities between neighbouring wards such as Oxshott and Stoke D’Abernon (Elmbridge) and its direct neighbour Leatherhead North (Mole Valley), where for the Wellness component, Leatherhead North ranked 184th, while Oxshott and Stoke D’Abernon ranked 6th; there was also an approximately ten year difference in healthy life expectancy between the two wards. 

·           Board members were asked to consider how the Surrey Index might be used to inform strategy, commissioning, new service design and local interventions.

·           over the next few months there would be roadshows and demonstrations on the Surrey Index.

·           the Alpha Version was the draft version which would be updated in phase two by early July with additional datasets to refine some of the issues, with the final version out by the autumn. Further data would be added from the most recent 2021 Census and with each update the change in scores and ranks overtime would provide a useful ‘trend’ view.

6.    The Chairman encouraged all to navigate the Surrey Index themselves, noting that the more the data and knowledge could be amassed the more useful it will be in helping drive the system-wide strategies.

7.    The Chairman noted that the Board would welcome further updates at future meetings explaining how the data was being developed and that the work on the renewed vision for data provided a single lens on what was happening across Surrey’s communities and which areas needed to be addressed.

RESOLVED:

That the relevant Proper Officer(s) in consultation with the Chairman:

 In relation to the system capability:

1.    Endorsed the need to renew the ambition around data and intelligence, recognising that we need to jointly design the data infrastructure and analytics capability to inform and monitor the ambitions of the refreshed Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

2.    Confirmed support for the areas for collaboration and next steps (see sections 5, 7 and 9) and suggest any additional areas.

3.    Agreed that Chief Constable Gavin Stephens (Surrey Police), leads on behalf of the wider system, the development of a longer-term vision and roadmap to progress our shared intelligence ambitions and outcomes, and works with the Chair of the Surrey Office of Data Analytics (Michael Coughlin, Surrey County Council) and relevant data and intelligence leads in partner organisations, to deliver it.

In relation to the JSNA:

4.    Agreed the renewed governance for the JSNA through an operational oversight group with representatives from the CIA Steering Group, to include Surrey County Council public health, adult and children’s services, the Insight & Analytics team, the CCGs, Community Teams, Healthwatch and Districts & Boroughs. Others may be co-opted as appropriate.

5.    Agreed that the new operational oversight group will oversee delivery of the JSNA.

In relation to the Alpha Version of the Surrey Index:

6.    That the use of the Surrey Index to guide local level decision making and targeted interventions in local areas be supported.

7.    Individual and collective leadership to ensure the Surrey Index is used to inform partnership and organisational strategies and decisions around future service delivery and resource allocation be provided.

8.    That the Surrey Index in their respective organisations, other partnership forums, and with local communities and residents be championed.

9.    Buy-in from partners, including District and Borough councils be built, so that more local level up to date data can be included in future iterations.

Actions/further information to be provided:

Further updates on the development of the data and Surrey Index will be scheduled for a future Board meeting.