Agenda item

6.1

Susan Hird, Assistant Director of Public Health, provided a verbal update. The Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2024 was coming to the end of its term, and the process of refreshing it had been started. Ms Hird and Chris Gibbons would be leading on this refresh with some other members of the Board who were on the editorial group. It was now hoped to build on the plan by drawing on all engagement work carried out across the city. This included close links with the City Goals process. Timescales were challenging, but it was hoped that the refreshed strategy would be ready between March and June 2024, and would depend on the draft City Goals being published on time. A conference for the Board was being planned for autumn 2023 to give members the opportunity to input into the refreshed content. It was hoped for a further update to be provided to Board members in December 2023/January 2024. The Board were asked to identify any gaps in the process and for a steer on the role of other organisations in their endorsement of the strategy.

6.2

Members made various comments and asked a number of questions, to which responses were provided as follows:-

• A suggestion was made to have a workshop to assist the sector when delivering their specialist services, in order to help to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.
• Members were welcome to join the Editorial Group to help shape the content of the refreshed strategy.
• The Editorial Group had noted that it was important not to duplicate existing work. It was hoped that the autumn update to members would identify any gaps and begin conversations on how to engage with the wider community.

6.3

The Board thanked Ms Hird for the update.