The Director of Public Health introduced her report which presented the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2022 – 2027 and set out the proposals for monitoring the progress of delivery of the Strategy. A working group had been set up in 2021 to develop the Strategy, taking forward the recommendations of the 2021 annual report, the Wirral Plan and the Marmot review and was developed with partners, residents and communities.

In answer to members questions it was noted that the importance of school readiness to a child’s development was recognised and the reduction in readiness since the pandemic was a concern. It was also noted how the Strategy would inform the priorities of services such as regeneration and Adults over the following five years.

Resolved: That

(1)   the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022 – 2027 be approved

(2)   progress against the Strategy be monitored through the proposals within this report.