Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation from Angela Bartley, Consultant in Public Health at the Royal Free on the work she is doing across Royal Free and Chase Farm Hospitals.

The Board received a slide presentation from Angela Bartley, Deputy Director of Public Health, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The following points were highlighted:

?  There was potential in an acute trust in improving the health of the populations they work with. The Royal Free was one of the first to have public health based in an acute trust.

?  There was currently focus on three areas: obesogenic environment; domestic abuse; and making every contact count.

?  Providing healthier food offered in retailers within the hospital and in the restaurant led to increased sales. Posters by lifts encouraged a choice to be physically active.

?  Initiatives around domestic abuse included screening for domestic abuse in clinics, and advisers within the hospital.

?  Work on staff health and wellbeing at the Royal Free was being evaluated, and targeted work was being done with the facilities team.

IN RESPONSE comments and questions were received, including:

1.    Angela Bartley was thanked for the presentation, and the slides would be shared with the Board members and attached to the minutes.

2.    Councillor Fonyonga was encouraged by the differences which had been made. The strategic approaches should be considered elsewhere, including at LB Enfield.