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Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 21st May, 2024 2.00 pm
May 21, 2024 View on council website Watch video of meeting Read transcript (Professional subscription required)Summary
The meeting was primarily focused on public health initiatives and community support programs in Worcester. Key topics included a review of public health achievements, efforts to reduce smoking during pregnancy, and strategies to tackle loneliness and isolation.
The most significant topic was the Public Health Review for 2023-2024, presented by Lisa Macklin. The review highlighted several achievements, including the Stay Connected Pledge, the launch of the joint local health and well-being strategy, and the Integrated Care Partnership. Key outcomes included improvements in health visiting services, reduced smoking rates during pregnancy, and increased vaccination rates. The review also emphasized the importance of asset-based approaches, which focus on community strengths rather than deficits. Lisa Macklin noted that the public health team aims to combine professional services with community-led initiatives to achieve better health outcomes.
Another major topic was the partnership approach to reducing smoking in pregnancy, presented by Claire Mitchell and Hailey Darnell. They discussed the significant health risks associated with smoking during pregnancy and the financial implications. The presentation highlighted the success of the integrated antenatal and postnatal smoking services, which have led to a decrease in smoking rates at the point of delivery from 13.1% in 2019 to under 9% in 2023. The service offers one-to-one support and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and has recently included vaping as an option, which has significantly increased quit rates.
The meeting also covered the Tackling Loneliness and Isolation Action Plan, presented by Lucy Chick and Lucy Bird. The plan focuses on working in partnership, connecting people, and engaging communities to reduce loneliness. The Stay Connected Community Grant Program was highlighted as a successful initiative, funding various community projects aimed at reducing isolation. Lucy Bird shared a case study of a bereavement support project in Droitwich, which has had a positive impact on participants' mental health and well-being.
Other topics included the Better Care Fund update, where Simon Trickett requested the board's agreement to delegate the sign-off of the 2023-2024 Better Care Fund end-of-year template and the 2024-2025 Better Care Fund plan update to the Integrated Commissioning Executive Officers Group. This was agreed upon by the board.
The meeting concluded with a reminder of the next meeting date and a note on the upcoming autism training for board members.
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