Berkshire West Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy Public Engagement plan
Introduction
In 2019, the Chairs of the Health and Wellbeing Boards for Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham decided to come together to produce a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Berkshire West. It was agreed that public engagement and consultation would be key to the process of developing the final priorities to be included in the strategy.
Aim
The aim of this public engagement is to actively listen to people’s views and to work in partnership with the public to discuss and find consensus on the final priorities for inclusion in the Berkshire West Joint Health and Wellbeing strategy. The Group strongly believes in sharing to reduce duplication. Input will be obtained via a series of focus groups and events to provide a platform for the public to share their views and respond to draft priorities, before reaching consensus.
Goals
Following the engagement and once input has been collected from the public and consensus reached, the final Health & Wellbeing Strategy will be in place for 5-10 years. The goal is to support the community to drive a robust programme of health and well-being priorities and a realistic Covid-19 recovery process. The success of the final Strategy relies on commitment and input from the Local Authorities, CCGs and community members.
Methods
Public facing webpage hosted by a variety of stakeholders – including background information on the strategy and promoting the engagement events Generic inbox inviting comments Call to action to Chairs of voluntary organisations and an invitation to engage Online public survey: to be promoted by all stakeholders using all methods of dissemination Social media – to create a Facebook and Twitter pages for the strategy (as well as considering other social media) and to use to promote public events. To consider sponsored posts with targeted advertising such as eliciting feedback via local press, radio and possibly television. Specific focus group events for Town and Parish councils’ representatives Engaging with children and young people o Peer mentoring networks o Engagement with Youth Councils across Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham (where active) o Young carers across Berkshire West o Children in care Virtual engagement sessions for staff members at each of the three local authorities and CCG (Aiming for 1 per organisation) Virtual public engagement focus groups (Healthwatch) – 2 per local authority To join existing focus groups for community organisations Virtual Public meetings – open to everyone
In order to support the public engagement through focus groups and other face to face sessions, we have developed a background narrative to each priority. This enables consistent discussions to be had and ensures that the engagement is robust.
Partners and Roles
A Consultation & Engagement Task and Finish Group has been established to help develop and deliver robust consultation and engagement around the development of the new Joint Health and Well-being Strategy for Berkshire West. The membership of the group spans across the 3 local authority areas, Healthwatch, Voluntary Sector Umbrella organisations as well representatives from local communities, in particular diverse ethnic communities and those who traditionally are marginalised in these types of engagement.
We would like to formally acknowledge the help, support and hard work undertaken by the Task and Finish Group in co-producing the consultation and engagement work within this programme. This has been rich, robust and inclusive.
Partner Role in public engagement Programme lead and Establish a Consultation and Engagement Task programme manager for the and Finish (T&F) Group with representatives JHWBS from across the 3 LAs. Co-chair, facilitate and support the T&F Group to co-produce and deliver a robust and inclusive programme of engagement and consultation. Overall co-ordination of the programme of engagement and consultation. Development of the engagement plan. Formulation of survey questions (co-produced with other stakeholders) and development of the overall survey. Facilitation of virtual engagement events. Production of background information pack on potential priorities to aid engagement events.
Local Authority Comms teams Update local authority websites (public and staff facing) with details of the strategy development. Promotion of virtual public engagement events. Promotion of public survey. Promotion of staff events. Press releases to media to promote strategy and public engagement.
Hosting information about the strategy on public facing website. Running of public engagement events (2 per Healthwatch local authority), focusing on harder to reach communities. Promotion of online survey.
Support the Call to action of voluntary sector organisations to engage with the public Voluntary sector consultation. Hosting of JHWS development webpage with opportunities to collate comments and feedback. Dissemination of public survey via existing networks.
Local Authority engagement Ensure that all 3 LA engagement leads support leads and drive the programme and have information to share around engagement and consultation Identify existing communication channels and ways to engage residents – particularly, hard to reach groups.
Community United Dissemination of public survey and promotion of public events through networks Identify Specific focus groups within community and engage to facilitate their views on the draft priorities and survey
Community Engagement Disseminate public survey among networks Champions Raise awareness of public events and encourage communities to attend CCG engagement leads Dissemination of public survey and promotion of public events through networks. Community Support hubs Dissemination of public survey and promotion of public events through networks.
Timeline of events
Week Event Responsible person Commencing 28th Background narrative on strategy to Sarah September be published on all stakeholder websites Contact Youth Councils to initiate engagement and brief them about the programme and the opportunity to get involved and have their say Start to contact organisations to raise awareness 5th October Create Social Media pages Chris Develop Framework for focus groups 12th October Qualitative discussion on public Sarah/Chris/ Task & survey questions Finish group
2nd November Develop supporting documents for Sarah/Chris public engagement
9th November Public survey questions finalised Sarah/Chris Information on CCG website finalised Sarah/Chris
23rd Attend LDPB (West Berks) Sarah/Chris November Care2listen group (Reading Children Sarah in Care) – postponed Engagement Toolkit finalised Call to action to be sent to chairs of Rachel/Phil/Garry community organisations 30th Public survey opens November Care Leavers focus group (Reading) – Sarah postponed Domestic Abuse Steering group Sarah BME Focus Group hosted by Mandeep HealthWatch (4th December) 7th December Ensure wide dissemination of the Sarah/Chris survey using contact lists below Finalise social media engagement Chris plan Young Carers (Wokingham) Nina Maternity Focus Groups x 2 hosted by Andrew HealthWatch (dates to be confirmed) Learning Disability Focus Group Nick hosted by HealthWatch (dates to be confirmed)
14th Young Peoples Focus Group hosted Mandeep December by HealthWatch (15th December) 21st (Christmas) December 28th (Christmas) December 4th January Social media sponsored promotion of Chris the survey Virtual Staff event CCG (tbc) Sarah/Chris
13th January Zoom Public Focus Group – open Sarah/Chris/Janette/Nina event Virtual Staff event Wokingham Sarah/Chris 20th January Zoom Public Focus Group – open Sarah/Chris/Janette/Nina event Virtual Staff event West Berkshire Sarah/Chris (TBC) 27th January Zoom Public Focus Group – open Sarah/Chris/Janette/Nina event Virtual Staff event Reading (TBC) Sarah/Chris
Engagement Toolkit
An engagement toolkit has been developed to support the public engagement and to facilitate the possibility of organisations running their own discussions or focus groups with their members. This consists of the following documents Facilitators guide to the potential priorities Public guide to the potential priorities Feedback template
Evaluation of the engagement
Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected throughout the engagement process. Interpretation will include analysing, comparing and contrasting themes and patterns as well as the production of key themes and trends
Appendix 1: Stakeholders & Engagement Task and Finish Group
Name Position/Organisation Sarah Rayfield Programme lead Chris Barrett Programme manager Sally Moore Engagement lead, Berkshire West CCG Andrew Sharp Health Watch West Berkshire Mandeep Health Watch Reading Nicholas Durman Health Watch Wokingham Kamal Bahia West Berkshire HWB engagement lead Adrian Barker Chair of Patient Panel West Berkshire Garry Poulson Voluntary sector Rachel Spencer Reading Voluntary Action Nina Crispin Reading Borough Council Engagement lead Alice Kunjappy-Clifton Community United Cecily Mwaniki Berkshire West Community Engagement champion Rhys Lewis West Berkshire Community support hub Phil Cooke Involve Wokingham Suzie Watts Wokingham BC Carol-Anne Bidwell Wokingham BC
Appendix 2: Key contact details
Name Contact details Children and young people Reading Youth Brighter Futures for children Council Tel: 0118 937 3641 RYC Reading (Twitter) Reading Young [email protected] Carers [email protected] Manager Catie Blundell Newbury Youth Elisa Adams ([email protected]) Council West Berkshire Youth [email protected] Hub Berkshire Youth [email protected] David Seward) West Berkshire Young Joe Sutton [email protected] Carers The Greenhams [email protected] Youth Group Wokingham Young [email protected] Carers Hub – provided [email protected] by TuVida Manager Sam Smith Groups for younger [email protected] people with dementia and carers Reading University [email protected] Student Engagement Team Reading University [email protected] Student Well-being Service Schools [email protected]
Early Years [email protected] (Wokingham)
Early Years (West [email protected] Berkshire)
Deborah Mitchell: [email protected] Participation officer, children in care Swings and Smiles Laura Lewis
Early Help and [email protected] Safeguarding
Children with [email protected] Disabilities team
Children’s Centres [email protected]
School Nursing [email protected]
Fiona Howell [email protected]
Immunisations [email protected]
Bridges Centre [email protected]
HomeStart [email protected]
HomeStart (West [email protected] Berkshire)
Midwifery [email protected]
Facebook support and [email protected] meetings for parents of children with special needs and disability. ASSIST [email protected]
Group run by parents [email protected] for parents in Berkshire and Hampshire Training and support [email protected] for parents and carers [email protected]
SEN parent carer [email protected] forum
Sports and leisure Reading FC [email protected] Community Trust The Greenhams [email protected] Youth Group
Get Berkshire Active [email protected]
Sports and Leisure [email protected]
Reading FC [email protected] Premier league Kicks Coordinator Paul Brown Vulnerable groups West Berkshire [email protected] Learning Disability Partnership Board Wokingham Learning [email protected] Disability Partnership Board Reading Mencap [email protected]
Reading Deaf Centre [email protected]
Reading Association [email protected] for the Blind Berkshire Vision [email protected]
Autism Berkshire [email protected]
Reading Community [email protected] Learning Centre Age Concern Twyford http://www.ageconcerntwyford.org.uk/ac_about_us.php and District Weekly singing group [email protected] for people with dementia and their carers Carers group once a [email protected] month lead by [email protected] Berkshire Carers hub Support for [email protected] parent/carers through drop-in sessions and family workers Weekly group for [email protected] people with dementia and carers Deaf Positives Action [email protected] CiC Wokingham Link [email protected]
Respite care and [email protected] breaks
Monthly meetings for [email protected] people living with cancer Dementia Carers [email protected] Support Group
Wokingham Mencap [email protected]
Learning Disabilities [email protected]
Commissioning [email protected] Specialist – Services involving Carers
Social Inclusion [email protected] Officer (Strategy and Partnerships)
Support for disabled [email protected] children
Support for families [email protected] with drug and alcohol issues
Yvonne Mhlanga ‘[email protected]’
Head of mental health commissioning (Berkshire West CCG)
Faith groups Faith Groups [email protected] Sikh Centre RSR [email protected] Indian Community Centre [email protected] Islamic Centre [email protected] Bangladeshi Community Centre [email protected] Pakistan Community Centre [email protected]
Wokingham Churches www.wokinghamchurches.org.uk/ Together Richard Littleslade [email protected] Adult social care WISH (Wokingham [email protected]; Integrated Social Care [email protected] & Health) Community Care [email protected] Services/Adult Services team Wokingham Older [email protected] People’s Mental Health Team
Health and Safety – [email protected] Public Organisations Care Homes / Nursing [email protected] Homes / Domiciliary Care [email protected]
Berkshire Carers Hub [email protected]
Libraries Libraries [email protected]
Community engagement
Community Support Hub [email protected] (West Berkshire council)
Community [email protected] Engagement
Involve [email protected]
Our Community First [email protected]
Jade Wilder [email protected]
Community co-ordinator (prevention)
Council services Safer Neighbourhoods [email protected] Initiatives
Licencing [email protected] Tenant Services [email protected]
Housing Needs [email protected]
Citizens Advice [email protected]
Transform Housing [email protected]
Other Salvation Army [email protected]
Tobacco Control [email protected] Alliance & Community Alcohol Partnership
Reading Pride [email protected] Committee Newbury Gay Pride [email protected] Committee Ethnic diverse communities Wokingham BME Deanna Humphries – deanna. humphries Forum @wokingham.gov.uk Gypsy, Roma and [email protected] Traveller Community Pamela Voss [email protected] Community United Alice Kunjappy-Clifton [email protected] Vulnerable & Diverse Contact these groups via communities and [email protected] groups Reading Age UK Berkshire Age UK Reading Africa 4U Alliance for Cohesion & Racial Equality (ACRE) Apollo Youth club Association of Reading Malayalees Bangladesh Association Greater Reading Barbados & Friends Association Berkshire Filipino-British Association (BFBA) Berkshire MS Therapy Centre Berkshire West for Mental Health British Red Cross Christian Community Action Ministries Churches in Reading Drop in Centre Citizens Advice Reading Community Mission Project (The Globe) Enrych Berkshire FAITH/Readifood Forgotten Gurkha Globe Church and social club Goan Association- President Mr Matthias (Luis) Dias Greater Reading Nepalese Association Gujarat Samaj Reading Imaad Indian Community Centre Jamaican Society Multiple Sclerosis Society (CIO) Reading, Wokingham and Districts Branch Nepali Community Groups Pakistani Community Centre Reading Association of Mothers Reading Caribbean Cultural Group Reading Chinese Association Reading Community Learning College Reading Community Welfare Rights Reading Dusseldorf Association Reading Ex British Gurkha Association Reading Islamic Trustees of the Environment (RITE) Reading Refocus Reading Refugee Support Group Reading Sudanese Community Reading Swahili Speakers Community Reading Ukrainian Community Centre Sadaka Sangam Lunch Club (Indian) Shahjalal Bangladesh Islamic Cultural Association South Africans in Reading St Vincent and the Grenadines Sudanese / Rwanda Community groups Talkback-UK Ltd Thames Valley Positive Support The Hibernian Society (Irish) The Jamaica Society Reading The Communicare Trust (reading) The Mustard Tree Foundation (Reading) Utulivu Women’s Group (Kenyan) West Indian Women’s Circle
Appendix 3: Town and Parish Council contact details
Town & Parish Councils Aldermaston Parish Council- [email protected] Christine McGarvey - clerk Chairman Dave Shirt [email protected] Aldworth Parish Council – June Ives [email protected] Chairman Philp Chapman [email protected] Arborfield and Newland Parish [email protected] Council Ashampton Parish Council – Paul [email protected] Thompson – clerk Barkham Parish Council – Ellen [email protected] Timms – clerk Basildon Parish Council – Robert [email protected] Greasley Chairman [email protected] Beech Hill Parish Council (contact via [email protected] Aldworth June Ives) Benham Parish Council [email protected] Chairman [email protected] Boxford Parish Council [email protected] Chairman Peter Thompson Bradfield Parish Council – Helen Pratt [email protected] Chairman [email protected]
Brightwalton Parish Council – Sarah [email protected] Youlden Chairman Shaun Orpen [email protected] Brimpton Parish Council [email protected] Chairman John Hicks [email protected] Bucklebury Parish Council [email protected] Chairman Barry Dickens [email protected] Burghfield Parish Council [email protected] Chairman Tim Ansell [email protected] Charvil Parish Council – Miranda [email protected] Parker
Catmore Parish Chairman – David [email protected] Gardener Chaddleworth Parish Council – Kim [email protected] Lloyd Chairman Mr G Murphy Chieveley Parish clerk – Kim Lloyd [email protected] Chairman Rob Crispin Cold Ash Parish Council Linda [email protected] Randall Chairman Richard Marsh Combe Parish Meeting – Mrs K Astor c/o Endborne Rectory Newbury RG20 OHD Compton Parish Council [email protected] Dr Sarah Marshman – clerk Chairman - David Aldis Early Town Council townclerk@earley-tc.gov.uk Jo Friend – clerk East Garston Parish Council [email protected] Chairman David Ruse East Illsley Parish Council – Fenella [email protected] Woods Chairman Andrew Sharp Enborne Parish Council – Kim Lloyd [email protected] Chairman Christopher Garrett Englefield Parish Council [email protected] Chairman – Edward Crookes Farnborough Parish Meeting [email protected] Chairman Lesley Chandler Fawley Parish Meeting – no contact details Finchampstead Parish Council [email protected] Katy Dagnall – clerk Frilsham Parish Council - Helen Pratt [email protected] Chairman Marcus Allum Great Shefford Parish Council - Kim [email protected] Lloyd Chairman Steve Ackrill Greenham Parish Council – Lisa [email protected] Blake Chairman Steve Jones Hamsptead Norreys Parish Council [email protected] Dr Sarah Marshman – clerk Chairman David Barlow Hampstead Marshall Parish Council [email protected] Sarah Bosley – clerk Chairman John Handy Hermitage Parish Council [email protected] Nicky Pierce – clerk Chairman Ruth Cottingham Holybrook Parish Council [email protected] Pam Kilpatrick – clerk Chairman Mary Bedwell Hungerford Town Council [email protected] Claire Barnes – clerk Chairman - Cllr Helen Simpson (Town Mayor) Hurst Parish Council [email protected] Maria Bradshaw – clerk Inkpen Parish Council Mrs G Keene Clerk & Dr David Thomas Chairman c/o 2 Robins Hill, Inkpen, Hungerford RG17 9QD Kintbury Parish Council [email protected] Chris Trigwell – clerk Chairman Stephen Cook [email protected] Lambourne Parish Council [email protected] Karen Wilson – clerk Chairman Michael Billinge-Jones Leckhampsted Parish Council [email protected] Sarah Youlding – clerk Chairman Mr E Knight [email protected] Midgham Parish Council [email protected] Christine Heath – clerk Chairman Anthony Markham [email protected] Newbury Town Council [email protected] Mr Hugh Peacocke (CEO) – clerk Chairman Elizabeth O' Keeffe [email protected] Padworth Parish Council [email protected] Christine Heath – clerk Chairman mike Warner [email protected] Pangbourne Parish Council [email protected] Rebecca Elkin – clerk Chairman Peter MacIver [email protected] Peasemore Parish Council [email protected] Sarah Cameron – clerk Chairman – Mr A Cameron [email protected] Purley-on-Thames Parish Council [email protected] Claire Thompson – clerk Chairman Sue Briscoe [email protected] Remenham Parish Council [email protected] Paul Sermon – clerk Rushcolmbe Parish Council [email protected] Ruth Reid – clerk Shaw-cum-Donnington Parish [email protected] Council Mr J Austin – clerk [email protected] Chairman Mr B Graham Sonning Parish Council [email protected] Lesley Bates – clerk Shinfield Parish Council [email protected] Mike Balbini - clerk Chairman Andrew Grimes [email protected] Speen Parish Council [email protected] Jean Lindsell – clerk Chairman Antony Amirtharaj [email protected] Standford Dingley Parish Council Cllr Harry Fullerton c/o West Berks Mrs H Pratt – clerk no con details Council Chairman Cllr. Harry Fullerton Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council [email protected] Lynn Hannawin – clerk Chairman Michael David Dennett Streatley Parish Council [email protected] Hazel Preston-Barnes – clerk Chairman Jeremey Spring [email protected] Sulhampstead Parish Council [email protected] Elle Gibbons – clerk Chairman Margaret Baxter [email protected] Swallowfield Parish Council [email protected] Liz Halson – clerk Thatcham Town Council [email protected] Mel Alexander – clerk Chairman Cllr Jan Cover (Town Mayor) Theale Parish Council [email protected] Paul Manley – clerk Chairman Becky Williams Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council [email protected] Jennie Currie – clerk Chairman Cllr Jonathan Pearson Tilehurst Parish Council [email protected] Miss J Major – clerk Chairman Kevin Page [email protected] Twyford Parish Council [email protected] Lucy Moffatt – clerk Ufton Nervet Parish Council Fiona Jones – clerk Chairman D Hannington c/o Glebe Land, Sulhampstead Road Ufton Nervet, Reading RG7 4DH Wargrave Parish Council [email protected] Stephen Hedges – clerk Wasing Parish Meeting [email protected] Nick Corp – clerk Chairman Mr P Woodley Welford Parish Council [email protected] Karen Griffiths – clerk Chairman Mr D Hunt Winnersh Parish Council [email protected] Clerk – vacant post Wisley Parish Council [email protected] No clerk (vacant) Chairman Mr Rollo Duckworth West Woodhay Parish Meeting [email protected] Robert Macdonald – clerk
Winterbourne Parish Council [email protected] Jen Telford – clerk Chairman – Jill Hoblin [email protected] Wokefield Parish Council [email protected] Sandra Faulkner – clerk Chairman Mr R Thorne [email protected] Wokingham Town Council [email protected]
Wokingham Without Parish Council [email protected] Katy Huges – clerk Woodley Town Council [email protected] Deborah Mander – clerk Woolhampton Parish Council Mrs S Brady – clerk Chairman Tony Renouf [email protected] Yattendon Parish Council [email protected] Dr Sarah Marsham – clerk Chairman Dr Gordon Robertson [email protected]