Issue - meetings

[John Denley, Director of Public Health, to present report]

John Denley, Director of Public Health, outlined the report which set out the future vision for how the service will work in the future. The Director of Public Health outlined the Public Health Outcomes Framework and the areas that the service intends to focus on in the future. The Director of Public Health commented that the service will be working on getting the basics rights and work with other agencies, such as Wolverhampton Homes, on tackling the factors that impact on wider determinants of health.

The Director of Public Health explained the proposed restructure of the service will be mean a reduction from 108 to 45 posts. The consultation on the plans will end on 19 February 2018.

The Director of Public Health, explained how existing services funded and or delivered will be affected by the plans. The service has received 300 responses and the target is to get 1000 responses by the end of the consultation.

The Director of Public Health, explained the reasons for needing to change how services are delivered and the desire to reduce variations in the quality of care received and health outcomes between different wards across the city.

The Director of Public Health wanted the panel to support the proposed way forward for the reasons stated in the report. The Director of Public Health, wanted to improve position of Wolverhampton in the national performance tables for key health outcomes in the future.

The Director of Public Health, commented on the vision for public health and the objectives that will be used to measure progress.  The aim is for Wolverhampton to be in the top quartile for local authorities. The panel discussed possible quick wins that could show evidence of progress towards achieving this.

David Loughton, RWHT, supported the approach to delivering public health in the future and the lack of evidence about the effectiveness of services aimed at encouraging and supporting behaviour change. David Loughton highlighted the issue of lack of success with work to encourage women to stop smoking in pregnancy and the evidence of women who do not attend ante natal clinics – it is reported that 18% of women smoke during pregnancy and the costs of providing services.

The panel welcomed the report and supported the plans for reconfiguring public health services in the future.

Resolved:

            The panel agreed to note the report and support the proposed changes to the delivery of public health services in Wolverhampton.

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