The Director of Public Health and the Head of the Public Health Intelligence Service presented the Public Health Annual Report (PHAR) which was the independent annual report of the Director of Public Health and was a statutory requirement. The 2022 report was presented in two parts:

· A video which focussed on the key role of the Community, Voluntary and Faith sector in supporting local people and residents to be resilient in challenging circumstances

· A State of the Borough report which used a range of statistics to report on health and wellbeing in the borough, which could be explored via the Wirral Intelligence Service website.

Members were appreciative of the depth and variety of the statistics presented and that they would be updated in real time in the future.

Resolved: That

(1)   the Public Health Annual Report (video) be endorsed, acknowledging the role of the local Community, Voluntary and Faith sector in the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the huge contribution it continues to make for residents and the local economy.

(2)   the ongoing development of the State of the Borough website be Supported and an annual report on key indicators, themes, and the progress being made to improve health in Wirral be received.