Somerset health and Somerset health and wellbeing in learning wellbeing in learning programmeprogrammePromoting healthy outcomes for children and young people through education

Teresa Day – Health and Wellbeing Education AdvisorTeresa Day – Health and Wellbeing Education Advisor

Fiona Moir – Public Health Advisor (Children and Young Fiona Moir – Public Health Advisor (Children and Young People)People)

NHS ChangesNHS Changes

• GPs will be in charge of planning and buying health services for patients.

• Somerset has formed a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) made up of seven GP federations

• Currently, the PCT is responsible for planning and buying health and social care services in Somerset. The CCG will officially take over this role from April 2013.

Public HealthPublic Health

• ‘Promoting and protecting health and wellbeing, preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society’

• From 2013 the funding for Public Health will move into LA

• Public Health will no longer be part of the NHS, the budget will be ring-fenced within the LA and spending will be driven by local need

• Public Health Outcomes Framework – Healthy Lives, Healthy People 2013 – 2016

Public Health DomainsPublic Health Domains

1) Improving the wider determinants of health

Improvements against wider factors that affect health and wellbeing and health inequalities

• Children in poverty• School readiness• Pupil absence• Domestic abuse• Homelessness• Social connectedness• People with mental

illness• Disability

Public Health DomainsPublic Health Domains

2) Health Improvement People are helped to live

healthier lifestyles and make healthier choices

• Under 18 conceptions• Childhood obesity• Smoking prevalence• Physical activity• Drugs and alcohol

Public Health DomainsPublic Health Domains

3) Health ProtectionThe populations health is

protected from major incidents and other threats

• Air pollution• Infectious diseases - HIV, Chlamydia• Plans for sustainable

development• Major Incidents

Public Health DomainsPublic Health Domains

4) Healthcare, public health and preventing premature mortality

Reduced numbers of people living with preventable ill health and people dying prematurely

• Infant mortality• Tooth decay in children• Liver disease• Cancer• Cardiovascular• Excess winter deaths• Suicide

Responsibility of Public Responsibility of Public HealthHealth

• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment - data collection exercise to map out local

need• Health and Wellbeing Board to drive local

commissioning of PH services• Provide the NHS with Public Health advice re:

clinical commissioning (what the GPs spend their money on)

WhatWhat does this mean for does this mean for schools?schools?

• Domain 1 - Improving the wider determinants of health

Possible impact of child poverty Health: poor diet, obesity, malnourishment, smoking,

alcohol and drug misuse, mental health issues, sexual health issues

School: attendance, behaviour, attainment, school readiness, socialisation and bullying

What we provideWhat we provide

• Dedicated knowledge and support of evidence- based work - Local, regional & national

• Website/ Health information ‘Hub’• Workforce development and training • Targeted Level Intervention and DPH Award• Pupil Survey - Evidence of local need • Interface with commissioning bodies

Ofsted – New Framework for Ofsted – New Framework for InspectionInspection

Key Judgement - Behaviour and Safety• Policy and practice – What are the

pathways for support?• Attendance and punctuality – How can

schools improve engagement?• Bullying – How do schools respond and

what are the mechanisms for support?• The experience of particular individual

and identified groups

Across all Key Across all Key JudgmentsJudgments

‘What consideration is given to spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils’

• Approach to the curriculumPlus wider aspects:• Personal development and

wellbeing• Equipping pupils with skills for the

next stage of living and learning