The Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss several reports, including the Director of Public Health's annual report focusing on food justice, a five-borough sexual health strategy, and a mid-point review of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The meeting also covered the Better Care Fund and proposed governance changes.

Director of Public Health Annual Report: Food Justice

The board was scheduled to receive the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2025, entitled Food at the Heart of Lambeth - A Food Justice Plan. The report highlights the council's and its partners' efforts to tackle the root causes of food insecurity and systemic injustice, recognising the food system as a lever for broader social, health and environmental change. The report also recognises food as a right, with everyone entitled to nutritious, affordable, reliably accessible, sustainable and culturally appropriate food.

The report includes a Lambeth Food Justice Action Plan 2025 – 2030, which sets out actions mapped to a life course stage, from early years to older adulthood, and linked to local strategies and priorities. The plan outlines actions that are mapped to a life course stage to ensure every stage, from early years to older adulthood, is addressed and linked to local strategies and priorities.

The actions in the plan include:

• delivering holistic support for residents in financial need
• promoting healthier food policies and the uptake of the national Healthy Start scheme[^1]
• supporting schools to increase free school meal uptake
• prioritising nutritional value in emergency food provision
• supporting local food growing
• addressing poverty and building economic opportunity

Lambeth Southwark Lewisham Bexley Bromley Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Strategy

The board was scheduled to discuss the Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley, Bromley Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Strategy (2025-2030). The strategy addresses sexual and reproductive health needs across the five boroughs, with a focus on prevention, reducing inequalities, and providing accessible services.

The strategy is structured around four themes:

• Healthy and fulfilling sexual relationships
• Improving reproductive health
• Reducing the rates of sexually transmitted infections
• Preventing and living well with HIV

The Lambeth Action Plan 2025-2026 includes actions such as VAWG[^2] training for staff, increasing awareness of local services, and improving access to contraception and HIV testing.

Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2023-28: Mid-point review and refresh

The board was scheduled to discuss the mid-point review of the Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2023-28,