Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Quality and Integration providing an update on the procurement of a new Public Health Grant funded Integrated Behaviour Change Service in Southampton, attached.

The Board received and noted the report providing an update on the procurement of a new Public Health Grant funded Integrated Behaviour Change Service in Southampton.

The Board noted that the new service area would play a key role in supporting health improvement and behaviour change across Southampton’s Health and Care System.  It would also support the delivery of Southampton’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy in reducing health inequalities across the City.  To achieve the strategic aims of the new service the Board noted the following emphasis that would be needed:-

·  An identifiable clear consistent model of service delivery;

·  Careful targeting and reach into more deprived communities, families and individuals to allow more control over lifestyle whilst taking into consideration the wider determinants of health that impacted wellbeing;

·  Reduction in health inequalities;

·  Utilisation of a range of different platforms: social media, online, digital, face to face, groups;

·  Widening the scope of Making Every Contact Count;

·  Outreach and development of health communities and settings;

·  Training and capacity development including accredited training for staff and volunteers;

·  Specialist Behaviour Change support;

·  Partnership working to support the delivery of relevant national strategies; and

·  Workforce Development/Employment.

The Board noted that a collaborative formed with SCA, NHS Solent and Southampton Voluntary Services had been awarded the contract for the new Behaviour Change Service and a Behaviour Change Implementation Group had been convened to oversee and drive the mobilisation of the new Southampton Integrated Health Improvement and Behaviour Change Service.

The Board supported the mobilisation and implementation of the Behaviour Change Service.