The Health and Wellbeing Board Chair’s highlight report Document “K” summarises business conducted between Board meetings.  January’s report brings the Living Well for longer update and updates from the Board’s sub groups (ECB – Executive Commissioning Board and ICB – Integration and Change Board).

Recommended-

That the information in the report (Document “K”) be noted.

                                                                        (Pam Bhupal – 01274 431057)

Resolved-

That the information in the report (Document “K”) be noted and that the refreshed Joint Strategic Needs Assessment data be included in the quarterly monitoring of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy logic models.

Action:           Director of Public Health

                                                            (Pam Bhupal – 01274 431057)

The Health and Wellbeing Board Chair’s highlight report Document “K” summarised business conducted between Board meetings.  January’s report brought the Living Well for longer update and updates from the Board’s sub groups (ECB – Executive Commissioning Board and ICB – Integration and Change Board).

It was reported that in relation to Living Well for Longer the latest available data (2015-17) showed:

·         that life expectancy for people in Bradford District was increasing, after previously showing signs of improvements starting to level off.

·         Life expectancy at birth for a male born in the District is now 77.7 years, and for a female born in the District life expectancy was now 81.6 years.  These were both the highest figures recorded for the District. Life expectancy remained below the average for England and the region for both males and females, however because improvements had been larger in Bradford the gap between Bradford and England/Y&H had narrowed slightly in 2015-17.

·         Life expectancy was not a short term measure of health and wellbeing; changes occurred over many years. However, the small increase observed in the District compared well compared to other parts of the region where only a small number of local authorities had seen an increase in life expectancy.

·         Recently published data on healthy life expectancy showed a less positive picture. Healthy life expectancy had fallen for both males and females. In 2015-17 healthy life expectancy at birth in males fell to 60.4 years in Bradford District. This was the lowest value recorded and remained below the average for England (63.4 years). For females, healthy life expectancy at birth fell to 59.0 years in 2015-17. As with males, this was the lowest value recorded and remained below the average for England (63.8 years).

It was reported that some caution was, however, needed when interpreting the data on healthy life expectancy; the data, in part, drew on self reported health status from the Annual Population Survey, and so year on year variation was expected. Once this variation had been accounted for there had been no significant change in healthy life expectancy over recent years. This, however, in itself is an important finding, as a key outcome for the District is to increase the number of years a person can expect to live in good health.

Members were informed that because healthy life expectancy had not improved and life expectancy had increased, this meant that although people could expect to live longer, they were likely to spend more years in poor health.

It was reported that in relation to the Executive Commissioning Board update  the work on Autism would be provided to Senior Management Team. 

In relation to the Integration and Change Board (ICB)

·         It met on 21^st December. The Board focused on Population Health Management, development of local partnership and delivery arrangements through the two Health and Care Partnerships, and business planning. Additionally progress was made in relation to business continuity planning related to Brexit, programme alignment and ensuring all relevant  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30