Agenda item
Director of Public Health Annual Report Highlights
The DPH report will be available in full shortly before the Health and Wellbeing Board, following its publication as part of the Cabinet papers (but due to timing is not included within these papers).
Minutes:
Ruth Harrell (Director of Public Health) was present for this item and provided a presentation to the Board. It was highlighted that the report aims to stimulate awareness and discussion on how we work in partnership to tackle the issues within the city.
In response to questions raised, it was reported that:
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they would continue to lobby for a better funding settlement and the Chair highlighted that she had written to Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive, Public Health England to raise the various issues faced in Plymouth.
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The following comments were made by the Board in relation to the Director of Public Health Annual Report:
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the concerns on funding around health and local provision and the need to keep making the case locally. There were great initiatives in the city but were less clear on how we support people in poverty and how we invest not only in health but in other areas;
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about building the community to link into services and how communities need to respond. There was expertise within the communities and to build on this. |
The Board agreed:
1. To note the content (including the recommendations) of the Director of Public Health Annual Report.
2. To commit to considering what each partner organisation could contribute to these recommendations.
3. To consider our response, if any, to the national picture.
Also agreed to set up a workshop on how to tackle the deprivation in the city.
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