The Board received a report on a proposal to deliver a Healthy Ageing Workshop which would develop a Healthy Ageing Plan for Staffordshire.

The Board were reminded that at their meeting in March 2022, they received a report and presentation on the ICS Healthy Aging and Managing Frailty in Older Age Strategy. The Board were supportive of the Strategy and noted that it complimented the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

The intention was to develop a single Healthy Ageing Plan for Staffordshire, which would deliver the Healthy Ageing aspects of the ICS Healthy Ageing and Managing Frailty in Older Age Strategy as well as the Healthy Ageing priority of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

The proposal to the Board was that they sponsored a workshop to develop the plan. The workshop would engage key stakeholders, consider population needs and assets, map activities already underway, and consider any additional actions required. The opportunity to invite Sir Muir Gray (a national expert in this field, to share best practice) was available.

Invitees to the Workshop would include, along with Health and Wellbeing Board members:

-      Together Active

-      Staffordshire University

-      Age UK

-      Social prescribing leads

-      Primary care clinical leads

-      NHS Secondary Care and community representatives

-      Community and public representatives

The Board were supportive of the workshops. Options for the workshops were discussed, whether an existing meeting of the Board could be utilised, or a bespoke session created. It was agreed to organise a standalone workshop.

Resolved – The Board were asked to:

a)   Sponsor a workshop to develop a Healthy Ageing Plan for Staffordshire; and

b)   Consider the invitees and format for the workshop.