Report: BHR JSNA 2023 – Demographics and Starting Well Chapters

Presented by: Dr Anthony Wakhisi & Dr Louise Dibsdall

The HWB noted the first two JSNA chapters 2023-2024 and consider how the key recommendations may inform future publication of the board’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Report: BHR JSNA 2023 – Demographics and Starting Well Chapters

Presented by: Dr Anthony Wakhisi & Dr Louise Dibsdall

Overview of Havering’s demographics including:

Geography, Population, Health & Wellbeing, Housing and Economy, previously covered in the ‘This is Havering’ document.

Data was presented, with current data levels in Havering compared with London and national levels.

Recommendations include partners considering facilities when planning i.e. childcare provision, health services, changes to ethnic balance which may impact health needs.

Important to note the issues particular to Havering are: growing population, diverse population changes, social prescribing to aid health issue prevention, homelessness, child poverty and deprivation. Loneliness should be a consideration in future policies and programmes.

Local Area Coordinators should be included in the programme going forward.

Overall from a London perspective, the prevention agenda needs to be more robust.

For information, at a recent meeting of London Councils, London Authorities will link all the housing directors to endeavour to reduce housing needs and homelessness

In 2024, Havering will refresh the Health & Wellbeing Strategy. Current focus on wider determinants to include population growth and impact change as a watching brief in terms of social care and the other services that support a healthy population in Havering.

A discussion was had on the funding from central government and the outdated formula being used. Havering Leadership will continue to meet with Government ministers to strive to ensure changes to our funding ratio.

“The Chair and Director of Public Health thanked Dr Dibsdall for her work and wished her well for the future”

Recommendations

The HWB noted the first two JSNA chapters 2023-2024 and consider how the key recommendations may inform future publication of the board’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy.