The Chief Officer of Wirral Health and Care Commissioning and NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Groupprovided the update to the Board.

The 5 Year Strategy described ambitions and key strategic priorities to achieve the Healthy Wirral vision of enabling all people in Wirral to live longer and healthier lives. The report shared the draft strategy and noted suggested changes or developments.

The Appendix was a high-level summary for the following years on developing neighbourhoods, families, planned and unplanned care, mental health and learning disabilities. There would be further work on medication optimisation to avoid waste and maximise the benefit from them.

Members commented on the link with the Wirral Plan. The Plan has a focus on Housing, regeneration, transport and access to services, which will all have an impact on the Strategy.

Resolved –

That the approach in the draft strategy be endorsed and the progression to completion and publication be supported.