The Assistant Director: Consultant In Public Health introduced the report of the Director of Public Health which presented the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2022 – 2027 as approved by Health and Wellbeing Board on 29^th September 2022 and set out the proposals for monitoring the progress of delivery of the Strategy. The report described five priorities to improve the health of the local population and address deep rooted health inequalities across the borough, progress would be monitored by engaging with communities and evidence based factors such as unemployment, school readiness and cost of living poverty indicators.

The Director of Care and Health endorsed the approach and the opportunities for integration and noted that the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee would undertake work to support priorities two and five of the strategy.

In response to queries from members, it was confirmed that there were a set of evidence based performance indicators and milestones for measuring the delivery of the strategy against.

Resolved – That the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022 – 2027 be noted.