To approve the work plan of the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) for 2022/23 following the outcome of the private Health and Wellbeing workshop held on 7 February. 

The board received the Herefordshire Health and Wellbeing Plan 2022/23. The plan was presented by Amy Pitt, Service Director Communities, who gave an overview of the plan.

Board members were invited to comment, the principal points included:

·       The need to incorporate areas such as dental provision, physical activity and transport accessible within the inequalities section of the plan.

·       To take the 300 most deprived families in the county and create a ‘golden thread’ to darw together all the services in a working collaboration that would span all ages and services such as the police and would potentially necessitate an entirely new approach.

·       A prevention symposium on the 18th May at the Green Dragon Hotel in Hereford was discussed and members were invited to attend.

·       Superintendent Edd Williams(Superintendent for Herefordshire, West Mercia Police) stated that the police were keen to encourage stronger resilient families to not only break the cycle of offending, but to provide the tools and support for self-help and ensure that are provided with a consistent and equal service. There was a need to get upstream and intervene before the communities and families of Herefordshire access police services.

·       It was felt that the board needed to establish what follows the plan and identify measures of success and expected outcomes. JSNA data would be down the road, so there was a current need to listen to the voices of people working on the front line and people receiving care on the front line to establish if objectives were being met.

RESOLVED: That:

a)    The work plan, ambitions and leads set out in appendix A are supported by the board to enable areas of focus for the next 12 months.

b)    Dental provision, physical activity and transport accessibility to be focused on within the inequalities section of the plan.

c)    Make sure there is a link between strategy and delivery, with a golden thread joining together collaborative styles of work to support individuals and families in the greatest need.