Merton DraftHealth and Wellbeing Strategy

• Provides the focus for the partnership work of the Health and Wellbeing Board and determines its areas of influence.

• Central to informing the commissioning of health and social care and other services.

• A statutory requirement under the Health and Social Care Act

Our vision for health and wellbeing

• By working with communities and residents, to increase the opportunities for all adults and children to enjoy a healthy and fulfilling life and reduce health inequalities

Health inequality in Merton

• Merton residents are generally healthy and health outcomes

• However there remain stark differences in health between areas.

• Most strikingly there is a gap in life expectancy of nearly nine years for men, and over eleven years for women, between the least and the most deprived areas of Merton.

Wider factors that impact on health and wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing Strategy Core Principles

• Supporting everyone to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing

• Encouraging everyone to make a personal contribution

• Raising aspirations• Focusing on tackling the worst inequalities in health

and wellbeing• Promoting equalities and diversity• Working in partnership to achieve more

Health and Wellbeing Strategy Priority Themes

• Priority 1 Giving every child a healthy startDelivery lead – Children’s Trust

• Priority 2 Supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing Delivery lead – Healthy Living Delivery Group

Health and Wellbeing Strategy Priority Themes

• Priority 3 Enabling people to manage their own health and wellbeing as independently as possibleDelivery lead – One Merton Group

• Priority 4 Improving wellbeing, resilience and connectednessDelivery lead – Sustainable Communities Partnership

Consultation and Engagement• Stakeholder engagement across all

partners• Merton Connected, Involve, LINkS • Resident’s survey and on-line

questionnaire www.merton.gov.uk/consultations

• For more details email healthandwellbeingboard@merton.gov.uk

Next Steps

• Consultation programme closes December – evaluation and review of Draft Strategy

• Feedback to participants via website • Delivery Plan 2013/14 – performance monitored

by delivery leads and Health and Wellbeing Board• Health and Wellbeing Strategy core to

commissioning plans • Partners to work together in integrated way to

deliver