Decision details

Matter for Decision

The Officer’s report provided an update on the work of the Health and Wellbeing Board and Cambridge Community Safety as a part of the Council’s commitment given in its “Principles of Partnership Working”.

Decision of Executive Councillor for Recovery, Employment and Community Safety

Agreed to continue to work with partners within the framework of the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership, identifying local priorities and taking action to make a positive difference to the safety of communities in the city.

Decision of Executive Councillor for Equalities, Anti-Poverty and Wellbeing

Agreed to continue to work with the Health and Wellbeing Board, and engage with the Integrated Care, and its sub-system to ensure that public agencies and others came together to address the strategic issues affecting Cambridge City and that the concerns of Cambridge citizens are heard, as the system developed.

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the Director of Neighbourhoods and Communities on behalf of the Strategy Officer.

The Director of Neighbourhoods and Communities said the following in response to Members’ questions:

      i.          Clinical factors only affected twenty percent of people’s health. This (partnership working) was an opportunity to work on the social determinants of health such as housing.

     ii.          Joining up with colleagues has led to funding for heating and health, community group engagement, joined up working with partner organisations to improve peoples’ health.

   iii.          Officers were looking to expand on this in future to develop a Health Equality Partnership. Historically there had not been an opportunity to join up to provide an integrated care system.

   iv.          How health provision fitted into the planning process was one part of how the Health Equality Partnership/Strategy aligned with other strategies and city population growth.

The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.