Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Board and Public Engagement

This report considers what engagement work the HWBB in Sheffield has carried out in recent years. It maps engagement work against the 9 ambitions of the current health and wellbeing strategy; identifies gaps for particular ambitions and/or for particular demographic groups; and considers examples of good practice and areas where engagement could have more impact. <div><br></div><div>The report discusses issues relating to:</div><div>* The role clarity of the HWBB (including how national directives and reforms affect this)</div><div><div>* How to have conversations about strategy, determinants of health and inequalities</div><div>* Power dynamics</div><div>* The need for safe spaces to discuss issues of inequality</div><div><div>* Enabling and developing people’s capabilities to engage and influence, and the role of the VCS here</div></div><div>* Institutional culture and skills for engagement</div><div>*Senior leadership and commitments to drive change across the city</div><div><div><br></div><div>This research was ethically approved by the University of Sheffield (Ref: 032764).</div></div></div>