Agenda item

The Service Lead Public Health introduced a report that updated on the progress of Outcome 2 of the Five Year Plan that focused on the health of local residents and enabling service users to take an active role in shaping the services available to them.

The 4 key actions for Outcome 2 were:

·  Support our residents to be more active;

·  Open a range of new leisure facilities including Slough Ice Arena, Salt Hill Activity Centre, Langley Leisure Centre, The Centre and a network of green gyms in our parks and open spaces;

·  Support more people to take control of their care needs including a direct payment; and

·  Support more people to have a health checks.

The progress being made against each of these areas was outlined including the major investment in new core leisure facilities and provision in neighbourhoods such as green gyms, trim trails and multi-use games areas.  The impact of the new facilities on activity was queried and it was agreed that further information be circulated to Panel Members on usage figures of new or refurbished leisure facilities.  The use of direct payments was increasing and Adult Social Care expected to reach the target of 500 by March 2019 and this was welcomed by the Panel.

Members discussed the provision of mental health services and progress was explained.  It was agreed that a report on Recovery Colleges due for January 2019 to be extended to include some data, statistics and case studies on the progress of delivering mental health services since the last update to the Panel.  The report was noted.

Resolved –

(a)  That progress on Outcome 2 Key Actions be noted.

(b)  That further information on the progress of mental health services be included in the report to the Panel on Recovery Colleges scheduled for January 2019.

(c)  That the Panel support further engagement with and contribution from communities and residents, in particular with becoming more physically active.