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Health and Wellbeing in Redcar and Cleveland Julia Weldon Director of Public Health May 2013. What I am going to cover?. Our greatest assets Health and wellbeing in the Borough The Health and Wellbeing Board and strategy Navigating the new health Landscape Working together.
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Health and Wellbeing in Redcar and Cleveland Julia Weldon Director of Public Health May 2013
What I am going to cover? • Our greatest assets • Health and wellbeing in the Borough • The Health and Wellbeing Board and strategy • Navigating the new health Landscape • Working together
Everything around us impacts on health and wellbeing and our health and wellbeing impacts on everything we do
Our People are our greatest assets Our Borough is rich in diversity Regeneration of place The majority of large local employers engage with health e.g North East Better Health at Work award. A strong history of partnership working across Teesside and the North East A continuing record of working with VCS We have much to be proud of…
People in our borough are healthier overall A significant decline in deaths from heart disease, stroke and cancer over the last 10 years Excellent early intervention and prevention programmes including: NHS Health Checks and cancer screening uptake well above England Average Key worker approach with families in crisis Response to welfare reform UNICEF Baby friendly and breastfeeding welcome Smoke Free Redcar and Cleveland Partnership approach to reducing excess winter deaths across the borough Management of Health Protection Issues We have much to be proud of…
35% of people in the 20% most deprived in England Life expectancy gap 13 years (men) 8.5 women Big Killers effect the most disadvantaged Smoking kills over 250 adults each year Emergency admissions are higher than national average including alcohol admissions Too many of our young people are not reaching their potential …and some significant challenges
Mental wellbeing poor for some groups Levels of adult obesity (29%)higher than national average Breastfeeding rates amongst worst in England (52%/24%) 1:4 pregnant women smoke 27% of children living in poverty High levels of social isolation and loneliness …and some significant challenges
New landscape..... New organisations/bodies The Mandate NTDA NHS Trust Development Authority 112 Trusts FT Pipeline (Jan 2012) CSS
New Landscape http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/system/
Health and Wellbeing Board moved from shadow form Health and Wellbeing Executive Based on JSNA and other intelligence and lots of feedback from partners and communities Outcomes based strategy Developing the strategy
Here photo of strategy Transforming commissioning approaches Working within the new infrastructure Engagement and inclusion Reducing health inequalities Public health ring fenced grant beyond 2015 DPH Annual Report Future Challenges and Opportunities
“We must not miss the generational opportunity given to us through the leadership of local government to transform the nation's health” Duncan Selbie Chief Executive Designate Public Health England 2012
The How Can We approach…. • Some questions to answer at your tables today • Propose a way of thinking that is tried and tested • Turn the question posed into a how can we question • Then ask three questions • Where are we now? • Where do we want to be? • What are the first steps (next 3 months) that we can commit to now>
Some prompts to help you answer How do you we want it to be? 5 minutes What is it like now? 5 minutes Some first steps? 5 minutes How can we ensure the Community and the VCS are equal and reciprocal partners in health and wellbeing?
Speak to Me! Julia.weldon@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk TEL: Direct Line 01642 771607 Mobile: 07825 195867