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Well-being Statement & Objectives 2017/18 Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3 Our Well-being Statement ................................................................................ 4 How we developed our Well-being Objectives ................................................. 4 Our Well-being Objectives ............................................................................... 6 Allocating resources to support our Well-being Objectives .............................. 8 Embedding the principles of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 ................................................................................................................ 8 Working with our Public Service Boards .......................................................... 9 Measuring our progress ................................................................................. 10 Appendix 1..................................................................................................... 11 Appendix 2..................................................................................................... 13 Appendix 3..................................................................................................... 14 2 Introduction The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (the Act) is breaking new ground and Wales is the first country to legislate for the well-being of future generations through the establishment of seven national well-being goals and five ways of working: A prosperous Wales – where everyone has jobs and there is no poverty A resilient Wales – where we’re prepared for things like floods A healthier Wales – where everyone is healthier and are able to see the doctor when they need to A more equal Wales – where everyone has an equal chance whatever their background A Wales of cohesive Communities – where Communities can live happily together A globally A Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language – where we responsible Wales – where we look have lots of opportunities to do after the Environment and think about different things and where lots of other people around the World. people can speak Welsh Five Ways of Working 3 Appendix 1 provides a summary of how the national Well-being Goals and Five Ways of Working are defined by Welsh Government as some of the words have a slightly different meaning to that which we might generally use. Our Well-being Statement The University Health Board (the UHB) is publishing this Well-being Statement, as required by Section 7 of the Act, to set out its Well-being Objectives for 2017/18 and to describe how these will be linked to our Annual Plan submitted to Welsh Government. Together, the seven Well-Being Goals for Wales and Five Ways of Working provided by the Act are designed to support and deliver a public service that meets the needs of the present generation, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This is called the Sustainable Development principle. Implementing the Act’s requirements will also support existing statutory commitments, such as the Welsh Language, Equalities and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We welcome our duties under the Act and the opportunities that this presents for public bodies, like the UHB. We are committed to working to make sure that when we make decisions we think about how it will affect people living in Wales both now, and in the future. How we developed our Well-being Objectives The UHB established a Task and Finish group drawing membership from across the organisation, and sought input from the office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. Its role has been to steer the implementation of the Act’s requirements and be champions to support embedding this important new legislation. This new way of working is challenging us to review and re-focus our processes for establishing long-term priorities, which will have the greatest impact on meeting the needs of our population. We acknowledge that there is still much to do in order to demonstrate our contribution to all seven national Well-Being Goals, but we are committed to working with our staff, partners, public, stakeholders and the Future Generations Commissioner in order to embed the Act into our everyday working. Under the Act, each specified organisation has both an individual and a collective duty, via Public Service Boards (PSBs), to set and publish objectives that are designed to maximise its contribution to the Well-being Goals, and to take all reasonable steps to meet these objectives. The UHB’s Public and 4 Patient Engagement Team used an engagement toolkit, which was developed regionally by PSB partners, during the Autumn 2016 Let’s Talk Health and Siarad Iechyd events. These engagement events were designed to generate valuable qualitative information from our population in relation to their current well-being and future well-being priorities. This information fed into the development of the UHB’s Well-being Objectives and the Well-being Assessments of our three partner PSBs. The UHB also used these engagement events as an opportunity to test out the continued relevance of the UHB’s Strategic Objectives as priority areas for 2017/18. The UHB has agreed that there is strong alignment between our 10 Strategic Objectives and the contribution that as a health organisation we can make to the seven national Well-being Goals and the Five Ways of Working. Meeting the requirements of the Act is not just about setting particular actions or programmes, but embedding core approaches to Sustainable Development in all that we do. This will also support us to meet our duties under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The UHB believes that it will be able to evidence the Five Ways of Working in the following ways: Our Well-being Objectives are designed to respond to the long-term opportunities and challenges, such as inequalities in health, changes in technological innovation and responding to population demographics. We are involved in a number of different collaborative arrangements and this demonstrates our commitment to partnership working with individuals, communities and organisations. We are committed to the development of integrated services that support people to improve their health and well-being. We have considered how our Well- being Objectives align with and support the emerging Well-being Objectives of our partners. We are committed to fully engage and involve individuals (including children), families, communities and other stakeholders, including our staff, as we d evelop services and respond to challenges. The prevention and early intervention agenda is central to the UHB’s Well-being Objectives and reflects our ambition to become a population health organisation. 5 Our Well-being Objectives The Board has agreed there is strong alignment of the Strategic Objectives set out in our Annual Plan submitted to Welsh Government, and their contribution to maximising the delivery of the principles of the Act and the seven national Well-being Goals for Wales. During 2017/18, the UHB has defined its Well- being Objectives as: Improve population health through prevention and early intervention; Support people to live active, happy and healthy lives; Improve efficiency and quality of services through collaboration with people, communities and partners; and Ensure a sustainable, skilled and flexible workforce to meet the changing needs of the modern NHS. The UHB’s Well-being Objectives naturally reflect the contribution that the organisation will make to A Healthier Wales. However, we believe that the actions we take to address our Well-being Objectives will also make a contribution to other national goals which we have illustrated in a table in Appendix 2. The table below demonstrates how the Well-being Objectives will be achieved through the specific action plans for each of our Strategic Objectives and Enabling Plans. Further information on the action which will be taken during 2017/18 to achieve our Well-being Objectives is included in Appendix 3, with the detailed action plans included in our Annual Plan. The UHB recognises that a stepped approach to implementing the requirements of the Act will be needed and has therefore chosen to focus on a smaller number of Well-being Objectives, which align with the Strategic Objectives and Enabling Plans within our Annual Plan. The more limited, but focused approach will allow the UHB to explore how this new legislation can be implemented in a meaningful way. The UHB acknowledges that greater consideration will be needed in future to ensure our Well-being Objectives take account of, and describe how our contribution can be maximised in relation to all seven of the national Well-being Goals for Wales. Further work will be undertaken during 2017/18 in conjunction with staff, stakeholders and the public. This will also be informed by the on-going development of PSBs’ Well- being Plans and Well-being Objectives. It is essential that there is synergy between our individual contributions as organisations working together to improve well-being for the people of Hywel Dda. 6 Hywel Dda UHB Well-being Objectives 2017/18 Improve Support people Improve efficiency Ensure a Link to Hywel Dda UHB’s Population to live active, and quality of sustainable, 10 Strategic Objectives & Health through happy and services through skilled and Enabling Plans prevention