Purpose

To endorse the Director of Public Health Annual Report.

Decision

Each year every Director of Public Health in England must produce a statutory annual report on the health of their population. The Buckinghamshire Director of Public Health Annual Report (DPHAR) 2025 focussed on the theme of “Tomorrow’s health and wellbeing”. This theme was selected in light of population changes in Buckinghamshire, both due to the population aging and new housing, plus the significant health challenges impacting local services and productivity. It explored how the health and wellbeing of Buckinghamshire residents would change in the next 20 years. The impact of health inequalities and their link to the building blocks of health demonstrate the importance of targeting collective effort to areas and communities with the greatest need and the most to gain. The recommendations from the report were broad and did not just sit with Buckinghamshire Council, but required the input of several different organisations, often working together in partnership.

RESOLVED that the report be endorsed and published.