LBE JOINT HEALTH AND WELLBEING UPDATE AND DISCUSSION
Mark Tickner, LBE Public Health Department / HWB Partnership Manager, Dudu Sher-Arami, LBE Director of Public Health, Gayan Perera, Public Health Intelligence Manager, and others.
For discussion:
Current JHWBS and Priorities
Current LBE Post-Covid “Snapshot” Needs Assessment
Emerging / New Priorities
Relationship to NCL Population Health Strategy and other Strategies
Environmental Place-based activities.
Minutes:
RECEIVED an introduction by Mark Tickner, LBE Public Health Department / HWB Partnership Manager, and Dudu Sher-Arami, Director of Public Health, inviting Board Members’ discussion of the renewing of the JLHWS and the potential priorities. This was an initial discussion of the priorities that members would like to see in the new draft. As a joint strategy it was key that all were in agreement in respect of priorities.
IN RESPONSE
1. The Chair confirmed that the renewed strategy should build on the previous strategy. Key issues were: (1) alignment with North Central London priorities, as ultimate commissioning was important; (2) an anchor to driving down health inequalities, which were particularly stark and challenging in Enfield; (3) alignment with Enfield’s Council Plan; (4) addressing immediate pressures being felt by residents, including waiting times and access to GPs; and (5) long term strategies for improving people’s health in the borough, including involving adult social care.
2. Deborah McBeal highlighted drivers of inequality, including education and employment, which would lead to change in the longer term.
3. Dudu Sher-Arami confirmed that a range of high level and key strategies would need to be taken into consideration to produce a coherent JLHWS, and lead to a small number of key priorities agreed on. The format should be changed to an action plan, to be reported against at each Board meeting. The action plan would articulate what was being asked from all partners.