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Birmingham Health And Wellbeing Partnership. An introduction to the partnership Darren Wright Life Expectancy – Programme Manager. Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Partnership.
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Birmingham Health And Wellbeing Partnership An introduction to the partnership Darren Wright Life Expectancy – Programme Manager
Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Partnership • Established in 2005 to provide partnership arrangements for health, care and wellbeing agencies in the city of Birmingham. • One of the seven strategic themes of the ‘Be Birmingham’ partnership framework. • It plays a key part in delivering city’s Local Area Agreement (LAA) 2008-11 • “Working together for abetter Birmingham” • “Be Healthy” is one of the five key outcomes in the LAA
The Partners • Voluntary coalition of health, care and support agencies in Birmingham consisting of: • City Council • Three NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCT) • NHS Birmingham East and North (BEN) • NHS South Birmingham (SB) • Heart of Birmingham (HOB) PCT • These four partners form the operational ‘core partners’ • Additional partners include voluntary and charitable organisations and community groups.
Birmingham – Quick facts • Area: • 103.4 square miles (26,777 hectares) • Population: • 1,006,500 (approx.) • Approx 340,000 (33.7%) within NHS South Birmingham • Approx 270,000 (26.9%) within Heart of Birmingham PCT • Approx 400,000 (39.6%) within NHS Birmingham East and North • People per household: • 2.36 (average) • Age: • Approx 266,000 (26%) are aged 18 or under • Approx 603,500 (60%) are aged between 19 and 64 • Approx 137,000 (14%) are over the age of 65
Birmingham – Quick facts • Births: • 16,000 (approx; 2003 – 2007 average) • Deaths: • 9,000 (approx; 2003 – 2007 average) • Hospital Admissions: • 320,000 Hospital admissions in 2007/08 • Deprivation: • 10th most deprived Local Authority nationwide in 2007 • in terms of income and employment.
Priorities • In developing its approach to key priorities, the BHWP has sought to ensure local partnership arrangements are fit for purpose. • The partnership is sharing resources and introducing new arrangements for effective delivery. • Priority themes where progress is dependent on partnership working are: • Tackling Health Inequalities, • Personalised Care, • Joint Commissioning, and • Understanding Needs and Engaging with Communities.
Tackling Health Inequalities • The approach to Tackling Health Inequalities is based on key priorities: • Life Expectancy (All Age All Cause Mortality) • Tobacco Control • Infant Mortality • Obesity • Health and Employment
Birmingham’s Health Circulatory mortality, under 75
Birmingham’s Health Cancer mortality, under 75
Birmingham’s Health Infant mortality
For more information… • Check out the BHWP website: www.bhwp.nhs.uk