3.
An informative presentation was given by Ms Eilbhlin McHugh, Co-Director, Executive Delivery Group for Public Health Reform.
The presentation focussed on the Public Health Reform Programme partnership between the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Scottish Government. The partnership aims to address Scotland’s poor health outcomes. It is tasked with
the identification of public health priorities for Scotland, the setting up of
a new national public health body and the development of a whole system
approach across the public sector that supports everybody to work together more
effectively towards a shared vision for the public’s health with a strong focus
on prevention and early intervention.
It is important that the reforms are informed by the
experience of local authorities and community planning partnerships so
that the new arrangements are well placed to provide the support that is
required at a local level to make a significant improvement in the experience
of inequalities across local communities.
Following questions by the Board, Ms McHugh left the meeting.