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Agenda and minutes
Venue: Microsoft Teams
Contact: Chantal Lass tel: 01424 451483 email: class@hastings.gov.uk
Items No. Item Declarations of Interest
10:05
Minutes:
None received.
Minutes of the last meeting and matters arising PDF 278 KB
10:10
Minutes:
Accepted as an accurate record.
One outstanding action remaining:
Community impact of COVID-19 – links to Hastings specific research still to be circulated. Action: Steve Manwaring
10:15
Jane Hartnell, Managing Director, Hastings Borough Council
Minutes:
Jane Hartnell, Managing Director at Hastings Borough Council, introduced the motion which was accepted by HBC’s Full Council meeting last February. The challenges around health inequalities are highly recognised and it is hoped that today the LSP can discuss and agree a framework to eradicate the extreme inequalities experienced in the borough.
What do we know about Hastings? An overview of data and health inequalities in Hastings
10:20
Victoria Spencer Hughes, Consultant in Public Health, Public Health East Sussex
Minutes:
Victoria Spencer-Hughes, Consultant in Public Health, at Public Health East Sussex presented and gave an overview of the background data, trends in life expectancy and the healthy life expectancy gaps in Hastings, the causes, the impact COVID-19 has had and the considerations for tackling health inequalities. A copy of the presentation will be circulated after the meeting.
Healthy Hastings and Rother Programme - our plans for 2021
10:40
Candice Miller, Assistant Head of Health, Wellbeing and Partnerships, NHS East Sussex CCG
Minutes:
Candice Miller, Assistant Head of Health, Wellbeing and Partnerships at NHS East Sussex CCG presented and explained the background and work that has been carried out since the programme was set up in 2014, its key objectives, gave some examples of projects, and the priorities for 2021/22. Individual reports are received from the projects on a regular basis, although the impact of the programme as whole is yet to be carried out and work will be commencing shortly with Public Health. A copy of the presentation, which includes some case studies, will be circulated after the meeting.
Creating healthy places - opportunities to embedding a 'Health in All' policies approach
11:00
Lourdes Madigasekera-Elliott, Public Health Strategic Lead: Creating Healthy Places, Public Health East Sussex
Minutes:
Lourdes Madigasekera-Elliott, Public Health Strategic Lead: Creating Healthy Places at Public Health East Sussex presented. She gave an overview of health inequalities and health equity, the wider determinants of health, ways to address inequalities and explained ‘Health in All Policies’ (HiAP). HiAP is an approach to public policies that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies and avoids harmful health impacts, in order to improve population health and health equity. She explained the principles and the core components to put HiAP into action, the key activities and practical steps to tackle inequality. A copy of the presentation and the health and wellbeing and population groups checklists will be circulated after the meeting. Further guidance on HiAP can be accessed via this link:health-all-policies-hiap--8df.pdf (local.gov.uk)
LSP Board discussion - next steps
11:20
Minutes:
How to best collaborate, align and support local priorities and overcome the barriers needs to be identified and interventions and actions to be carried out over the next 12 months as a strategic partnership need to be agreed. The importance of engaging all sectors, including housing and the business sector was discussed.
The process adopted by West Sussex County Council, which included embedding HiAP into all of their processes was explained. This included employing an officer to coordinate the work to create individual action plans to address the gaps, facilitate discussions between partners, including a district and borough public health officer group. There was general agreement that the HiAP approach needs to be adopted and embedded into local processes. Examples of collaborations between local authorities and the voluntary and community sector will be explored and brought back to the LSP. Action: Lourdes Madigasekera-Elliott.
There is a willingness between partners to work together to reduce health inequalities and a partnership approach will have to be identified and taken forward. It was agreed that a local task force would be set up, although resource to support this function would have to be identified. Key LSP partners were identified and those willing to get involved were asked to get in touch.
Date of next meeting: Monday, 13th September at 10am
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