Issue - meetings

This report outlines our current position in the delivery of Health and Wellbeing to our residents, and identifies the range of council activities which are linked to the priorities in Surrey’s Joint Health and Wellbeing strategy. It also proposes how this involvement can be developed in future, to ensure it continues to meet both county and any emerging local priorities.

The Committee:

(1)          Considered the Council’s current approach to supporting Health and Wellbeing activities within the Borough as set out in the Health and Wellbeing Position Statement and Action Plan in Annexe 1 to the report, and noted that these would be reviewed in the future to provide measurement of their outcomes.

(2)          Agreed to the development of a Borough Health and Wellbeing Strategy to incorporate identified local priorities as well as those set out in the Surrey’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (Annexe 2 to the report).

The Committee received a report outlining the Council’s current position in the delivery of Health and Wellbeing to residents, and proposing the development of a borough Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

The following matters were considered:

a)            The Council’s role as a facilitator. The Chairman of the Council’s Health Liaison Panel, Councillor Richard Baker, addressed the Committee to detail the Panel’s involvement in developing the draft Health and Wellbeing Position Statement and Action Plan. It was noted that the Council’s role was predominantly that of a facilitator, not an implementer.

b)            Measurement of outcomes. Following a question from a member of the Committee, the Head of Housing and Community informed the meeting that measuring the impact of actions within the action plan was challenging, as they were only likely to became apparent over an extended period of time. In some instances this would be a number of years. It was noted that the action plan and position statement would be reviewed in the future, to enable this measurement to be undertaken.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the Council’s current approach to supporting Health and Wellbeing activities within the Borough as set out in the Health and Wellbeing Position Statement and Action Plan in Annexe 1 to the report, and that these would be reviewed in the future to provide measurement of their outcomes.

(2)          Agreed to the development of a Borough Health and Wellbeing Strategy to incorporate identified local priorities as well as those set out in the Surrey’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (Annexe 2 to the report).