Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Public Health, which reviews progress against the overarching priorities identified in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Devon 2020-2025.

The Board noted the Report from the Director of Public Health, on the performance for the Board, which monitored the priorities identified in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Devon 2020-25.

The indicator list and performance summary within the full report set out the priorities, indicators and indicator types, and included a trend line, highlighting change over time.

The latest Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Report, along with this paper, was available on the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

The Report monitored the four Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2020-25 priorities, and included breakdowns by local authority, district and trends over time. These priorities areas included:

·         Create opportunities for all

·         Healthy safe, strong and sustainable communities

·         Focus on mental health

·         Maintain good health for all

The following indicators had been updated since the last report to the Board:

·         Child Poverty, 2020/21

·         Estimated Dementia Diagnosis Rate (65+), 2022

·         Fuel Poverty (low income, low energy efficiency methodology), 2020

The Board noted that a cost of living index was currently being worked on and would be shared with the Board at a later date.

The Board, in discussion, highlighted and asked questions on:

-       Concern that dementia diagnosis rates remained low and it was hoped the new approach would help this.

-       In view of the current financial crisis and other national and global circumstances, it was questioned whether Cabinet felt there was a need to amend the Council’s Strategic Plan to enable the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy to realign its priorities.

RESOLVED that the performance report be noted and accepted.