Health update for Overview and Scrutiny “Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Update and way forward” In July this policy statement was presented to Parliament to identify provide clarity and identify progress on the previously published “Healthy Lives. Healthy People: Our strategy for public health in England” White Paper. A reformed public health system will mean that: • • • Local authorities (upper tier and unitary) will take on new responsibilities for public health. Local authorities will be supported by a new integrated public health service, Public Health England. A public health outcomes framework will be published with a stronger focus on the outcomes the Government wants to achieve in relation to improving health and reducing health inequalities. Whilst the new legislative responsibilities are being placed on upper and unitary local authorities District Council services and functions such as health, housing, leisure, planning, economic development, community engagement and transport are cited in the policy statement as key to developing holistic solutions to health and wellbeing. Public health responsibilities will transfer fully to local authorities from April 2013. Clarity is still required locally to ensure that District Councils are able to input into the new County Health and Wellbeing boards and groups that will be established and to be recognised as key provider of health and wellbeing services. North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group (NNCCG) This group has recently changed its name and was formerly known as North Norfolk Health Consortium. The NNCCG is a group of 20 local GP Practices covering all North Norfolk practices and some in Broadland. In the next 18 months major changes will be taking place in how the Government organises healthcare in England. This means that local GPs and practice staff are going to become more involved with designing and commissioning (or buying) local services, as well as providing them. In April 2013 Primary Care Trusts are due to be disbanded and many clinical functions and responsibilities transferred to Clinical Commissioning Groups. In North Norfolk we have established a good relationship with the NNCCG. They are represented on the North Norfolk Health Improvement Forum and we are working closely on several health improvement projects, which link into core Council services. North Norfolk Health Improvement Forum This multi agency Forum was established in May 2011 to enable organisations to work together on agreed local health priorities and issues to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce health inequalities. The Forum’s core organisations are: North Norfolk District Council NHS Norfolk Norfolk County Council – Adult and Children’s Services Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Trust North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group VCS Together Norfolk Community Health and Care The Forum held its second meeting in September and agreed the focus of 3 main project areas for the first year. These are: • • • Information on services Enabling community groups Activity Referral Task and finish groups will be set up to take these forward. NHS Health Trainers The new Health Trainer service comprising of 7 NHS staff will be based at NNDC from October. The location of this service at NNDC will increase partnership working and cross referral to NNDC leisure, activity and wellbeing services as well as provide rental and service income. Ageing Well Programme North Norfolk District Council successfully applied to take part in this Programme externally funded programme which is being run by The Young Foundation. The Ageing Well programme supports local authorities to prepare for an ageing society. It provides an opportunity to think creatively about responding locally to the pressures of an ageing population. Officers representing Norfolk County Council, NHS Norfolk and North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group will be working with us. Our chosen area of work is: The impact and effect that rural isolation has on older people’s physical, mental, social and economic health and on service provision. Once we have completed the programme the information, methods and approaches learnt will be used within our organisations to ensure that initiatives and services reduce the impact of isolation and positively enhance health and wellbeing. Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessments (MWIA) The Mental Well-being Impact Assessment (MWIA) programme has been commissioned by the Improvement and Development Agency. It aims to support 4 local authorities to enhance the impact on wellbeing of a specific service or policy area, increase understanding of well-being and build capacity to use MWIA as a strategic tool to support Health and Wellbeing Boards to improve the well-being of local communities. Brenda Seymour successfully applied for the Council to take part in this and is leading this programme which is focusing on the impact of The Sheringham Little Theatres Youth Programme on mental wellbeing. Community Gym The mobile gym service led by Wyn Nurse has supported another community to bid for Lottery Funding and to establish a community gym. Aylsham Community Gym officially opens on October 19th. This is the 4th community gym that the mobile gym service has helped establish. Whilst based outside our District, the gym supports many of our residents and has been supported by Broadland District Council.