Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: September 23, 2025

Purpose: The Health and Wellbeing Strategy sets out the ambition that Buckinghamshire Council and key partner organisations have to improve health and wellbeing in the county. The new strategy has been agreed by the Buckinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Board and is now coming to the Council’s cabinet for endorsement.

Content: The Health and Wellbeing Strategy set out what the Health and Wellbeing Board and its partners would do to improve the health and wellbeing of Buckinghamshire residents and reduce health inequalities across the county over the next 10 years. The strategy builds on the success of the Health and Wellbeing Board’s previous (2022-25) Happier Healthier Lives Strategy.   The vision of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy was to help people live healthier and more independent lives. The overall aim of the strategy was to: ·       reduce health inequalities ·       improve population health ·       ensure the sustainability of services.   This would be achieved through delivering improvements across all ages and all aspects of health and wellbeing including physical, mental, social and the building blocks of health that drive so much of our health and wellbeing.   It would be delivered through action plans covering the following four themes of; Start Well, Live Well, Age Well and Principles with a focus in all themes of; empowering communities, prevention and proactive care.   RESOLVED that the new Buckinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy be endorsed.