To:      Health and Wellbeing Board

Date of Meeting

                                                                                                                                                      

 

Draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy Public Consultation

Director of

1          Introduction

1.1       The draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy public consultation went live on Monday, 31 January and is open for four weeks.

2          Supporting Information

2.1       The strategy is the council’s vision for health and wellbeing in Bracknell Forest for the next four years and aims to drive positive change by reducing health inequalities and improving the health of people who live, work, study and play in the borough.

Feedback from the consultation will support the Health and Wellbeing Board to refine the priorities for the plan and ensure what matters to residents is being included.

A communications plan has been implemented and included communications across the following channels:

·         Press release

·         Council newsletters (Town and Country Extra, Health and Wellbeing and Forest Views Extra)

·         Social media

·         Partner and stakeholder communications including emails, newsletter text and social media that can be shared across their channels.

The communications plan is attached and provides further details of communications distributed.

Communications will continue across council channels until the consultation closes.

As of Tuesday, 8 February, the consultation has had 50 responses from a variety of individuals including residents, public sector, and voluntary organisations.

Background Papers

 

Communications plan for Health and Wellbeing Strategy consultation

 

Contact for further information

: 01344 351 587

Katherine.davies@bracknell-forest.gov.uk