The Director, Better Start Bradford Innovation Hub & Bradford Inequalities Research Unit, will attend the Committee to give a presentation: Born in Bradford research findings on the health and wellbeing of Bradford’s children:  A focus on the impact of Covid-19, and experiences of adolescence.

(Caroline Coombes 01274 432313)

The Director, Better Start Bradford Innovation Hub & Bradford Inequalities Research Unit, attended the Committee to give a presentation: Born in Bradford (BIB) research findings on the health and wellbeing of Bradford’s children: A focus on the impact of Covid-19, and experiences of adolescence.

The Director was accompanied with a professor from the Bradford Institute for Health Research.

She began by explaining that the BIB team was based at Bradford Institute For Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary. That the team had a number of different ongoing programmes of research that looked at quality and safety of translating research into practice, in a healthcare setting. The team was working in consultation with partners such as councillors and other stakeholders.

Following the narration, PowerPoint presentation had ensued that included the following topics:

·         BIB: Research Programme Structure

·         BIB: A Family of Cohort Studies

·         The core BiB cohort (Overview: Primary School Research 2015)

·         BIB for All

·         Mental Health

·         Changing the way data was looked at

·         Impact of COVID on Bradford Families

·         Financial Insecurity

·         Children’s Physical Activity & Wellbeing

·         Pregnancy and Caring for a baby during Covid-19

·         Impact of Research

The following question and answer session evolved:

·         It was paramount that the whole process was a sign for problems existing within communities. Before any action could be taken, was it a case for identifying causes in order to suggest correct interventions, whilst establishing whether the interventions would or not work?

o   The research programme gave valuable opportunities to identify and to really understand issues, circumstances, past experiences in order to do the right things to make a positive difference in the long term;

·         How were processes identified for the purpose of interventions?

o   Identifying potential issues and putting in place interventions through recent healthcare concerns of everyone’s experience in recent times across all cultures within a shared framework. This assisted in matching with partners across the district to push the agenda further.

·         How were issues with children addressed?

o   The key was to look at the needs of children that we can also use it to look at changing improvements based on what's delivered from various sources of different services; and,

·         How healthy were the lines of communication with partners and other agencies?

o   This particular area was a variable one by creation and the organisation had learned that a huge amount of information through the means of communication was very resourceful. In addition, systems were ever increasingly changing by identifying potential issues and addressing them immediately. All partners were matched in communication across the district.

The concluded the discussion on the item by stating that as members they were fully aware of the needs of the communities that they represented despite the work would be a very arduous process, that the explanations presented on changing the way data was looked at for changing interventions was welcoming.

Resolved:-

(1)  That the representatives of Born in Bradford be thanked for their attendance at the meeting and the informative presentation; and

(2)  That a system for sharing information on an ongoing basis with the Committee on the work of Born in Bradford be established.

Action: Overview and Scrutiny Lead