Issue - meetings

Further to Minute 10 of the meeting held on 25^th June 2019, the Board received a report providing an update on the local work being undertaken on the Greater Manchester (GM) Common Standards for Population Health to develop ways to use them locally in line with existing standards and measures and consider how they linked to local outcomes and services.

In addition to the standards for seven population health themes provided in the first publication of GM Common Standards for Population Health, there was an overarching standard covering prescribed and non-prescribed public health functions. It was identified after a review, summarised in an appendix to the submitted report, that Oldham met or partially met all aspects of the standard with the exception of the weight management offer for children and families. The Board was informed that it would be addressed through a new healthy weight strategy and a review of weight management commissioning.

Members queried the overarching role of the standards with regards to the Oldham Locality. It was specified to the Board that the standards were primarily a tool used to assess the aspiration of the Borough and how Oldham compared to peers across the rest of GM.  While the standards were not compulsory they could be used to drive outcomes to support localities achieve the best health gain. The standards created a reduced variance and enhanced consistency in the recording of health data and so would improve the measurement of population health across GM.

RESOLVED that the update on the local work on the Greater Manchester Common Standards for Population Health be noted.