Agenda item

Lee Buggie, Public Health Specialist to present the attached slides.

Lee Buggie, Public Health Specialist shared PowerPoint Sides and provided an update on the work being done in the Bury West area which included, supporting addiction outreach clinics, vaccination pop ups in Bury West, Swap to Stop outreach around smoking, early years activity and collaborative working. Lee Buggie advised of future work which will take place which included, a joint learning/ training matrix, ensuring the community feeds into the PLST process and a focus on associated outcomes such as school readiness, physical activity and healthy weight.

A member raised concerns in relation to the supplementary planning document which may affect takeaways opening. In response, Lee Buggie reported that in the Reception and Year 6 measuring programme, children are measuring high and Public Health have completed work to pinpoint where young people are having elevated levels of obesity. One in two young people who are starting high school are classed as overweight or obese. Lee Buggie explained that public health are looking to ensure a policy regarding a 400 meter restriction zone around ‘A5 takeaways’ opening around schools and with clauses around opening times. Many other Local Authorities have already done this, and it has worked well. An informal public health review has taken place which highlights the markers around the supplementary planning document, which will be sent to the planning committee.

In response to a question around the Public Service Leadership Teams work, Lee Buggie advised that work similar to this is being completed in every town side, each area has different profiles. Will Blandamer highlighted the connection between neighbourhood working in each town in the borough and that there is an evidence base for delivery of community care services within the community.

In response to a member’s question regarding a GM survey around transport and exercising in darker nights, Lee Buggie advised that a physical activity re-fresh included a range of stakeholders and that colleagues from GMCA and greater sport have produced a range of reports around exercising in darker nights. The theme around women’s safety exercising was not fed into the re-fresh from stakeholders although the re-fresh speaks to Sports England’s overarching priorities. In response to discussions around safety and exercising in the darker night, a member advised that there is a need of creating Green Flag Parks around where people need them.

In response to a question around who is subsidising the KS2 pilot for school meals, Lee Buggie explained that the pilot is being funded via Covid Recovery money and Leeds University with help from the procurement team who have brought costs down at the school. The pilot will be for one school year for the full term. Lee Buggie to send further details of the pilot to Councillor Smith. 

It was agreed:

1. Acknowledge and advocate for placed based working with services across all PSLTs.
2. Share information regarding the planning supplementary around A5 takeaways with the Board prior to it going to the Planning Committee.
3. To feedback comments around the Green Flag Park policy to the operations Team.
4. To add to the forward planner of the Health and Wellbeing Board an item which reflects the work to tackle health inequality being completed across the 5 neighbourhoods.