Health and Wellbeing Board	15 March 2023
Report of the Consultant in Public Health, City of York Council

Framework for the Action Plan and Population Health Outcomes Monitor of the new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2032

Summary

1. At the January 2023 meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) members of the board agreed a framework for an action plan and a Population Health Outcomes Monitor for the new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2023.

2. Taking into consideration the comments made at the January meeting this report presents a populated action plan (Annex A) and an amended Population Health Outcomes Monitor (Annexes B & C) for approval.

Background

3. The HWBB’s new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2023 was developed throughout 2022. Its high-level goal is to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between groups in the city.

4. Ambitions and Goals in the Strategy were identified using the evidence in the JSNA, through workshops and through public engagement, a process which is explained directly in the Strategy itself (‘How we made this Strategy’).

5. The strategy sits alongside two other major city strategies for the city (the Economic Strategy and the Climate Change Strategy).

Next steps

6. Action Plan: actions for each of the ten big goals set out in the new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy have now been identified. These cover the first 18-24 months of the strategy’s lifetime. Links have been made to show how these actions link to the six big ambitions contained in the strategy. Additionally, there are columns to show the lead HWBB member for the action, and if the action has cross over benefits with the Economic and Climate Change strategies.

7. The action plan will be a living document with lead HWBB members for the actions being asked to provide regular progress updates.

8. Population Health Outcomes Monitor: this has now been amended based on the discussion had at the January 2023 HWBB meeting. It is linked to the ten big goals and is designed to provide board members with a holistic view of whether the strategy is making a difference to the health and wellbeing of York’s population, using outcome data rather than data on what health and care services are ‘doing’. We have deliberately chosen a small but broad number of indicators, enabling board members to avoid either ‘flying blind’ (not enough data) or ‘flying in a blizzard’ (too much data).

Consultation and Engagement

9. As a high-level document setting out the strategic vision for health and wellbeing in the city, the new Health and Wellbeing Strategy capitalised on existing consultation and engagement work undertaken on deeper and more specific projects in the city. Co-production is a principle that has been endorsed by the HWBB and will form a key part of the delivery, implementation, and evaluation of the strategy

10. The actions in the action plan have been identified in consultation with HWBB member organisations and those leading on specific workstreams that impact the ten big goals.

11. The performance management framework has been developed by public health experts in conjunction with the Business Intelligence Team within the City of York Council.

Options

12. There are no specific options for the HWBB in relation to this report. HWBB members are asked to approve the action plan at Annex A and the Population Health Outcomes Monitor at Annexes B & C

Implications

13. It is important that the priorities in relation to the new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy are delivered. Members need to be assured that appropriate mechanisms are in place for delivery. The Terms of Reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board and its governance arrangements will be reviewed together with its relationship to the new NHS partnership arrangements in the coming months.

Recommendations

14. Health and Wellbeing Board are asked to approve the documentation at Annexes A, B and C.

Reason: To ensure that the Health and Wellbeing Board fulfils its statutory duty to deliver on their Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2032.

Contact Details

Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Peter Roderick Consultant in Public Health, City of York Council peter.roderick@york.gov.uk	Peter Roderick Consultant in Public Health, City of York Council
	Report Approved	ü	Date	03.03.2023
Specialist Implications Officer(s) None
Wards Affected:					All	ü
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Annexes:

Annex A: Action Plan

Annexes B and C: Population Health Outcomes Monitor