Agenda item

To consider a report by the Consultant in Public Health.

The Board considered a report by the Consultant in Public Health which provided an update on key highlights from across the STP as a whole and progress on prevention at scale since the last meeting.

The Director of Public Health presented the report highlighting: opportunities through Our Dorset Looking Forward to progress work started under the STP and focus on the wider determinants of health; the need for organisations to share intelligence; how prevention was being embedded within council services and the adoption of a whole system approach; that more NHS funding would lead to more accessible services; that £1m was needed to fund prevention at scale work over the next three years; that in order to increase impact areas to focus on should be identified and how these could be resourced; that some investment was at risk of not being maintained; and the Board's role to ensure that there was no duplication of services.

The Chief Constable explained that any new funding now came with priorities attached and that these were aimed at reducing crime and prevention of harm.  He was keen to look at harm and violence reduction as his force's contribution to prevention at scale.  The Fire Authority representative added that although they could not contribute funding, they could help in other ways and share information about the vulnerable people they came into contact with.

There was some discussion about county lines and whether there could be early intervention work done in schools before children reached crisis stage.  The Chief Constable explained that he had a small team who visited schools and their programme was being refreshed and updated.  Once this was completed, he would liaise with Dorset Council as to how this could be used to raise awareness.   The Assistant Director for Commissioning and Partnerships drew attention to the fact that many vulnerable children did not go to school. 

Attention was drawn to the fact that many organisations held information about vulnerable people, some of whom would be known to multiple organisations.  This information was not shared currently.  The Chief Constable agreed to take the lead in progressing data sharing across organisations.  Members were asked to arrange for their intelligence leads to contact the Chief Constable to progress this.

One member gave an example where a few people had used council buildings during the evening for an activity and that this had now grown into a network within a deprived area.  He hoped that more could be done through Primary Care Networks on a locality basis.  Population management was about overlaying data in order to come to a different view as to who was vulnerable and the approach that was needed.

The voluntary sector representative explained that his focus was on supporting the Primary Care Networks and he would provide an initiative outline, including data collection.

Resolved

1.   That the update on STP highlights and highlighted progress on prevention at scale be noted.

2.   That the ongoing work be supported, within the Board and back in their respective organisations and communities.

3.   That the Chief Constable take the lead in progressing data sharing across organisations.  

4.   That members ask their intelligence leads to contact the Chief Constable to progress data sharing.