Agenda item - Advancing Health Equity in Brighton & Hove

Proposed by Councillor Burden on behalf of the Labour Group.

35.1    The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Burden on behalf of the Labour Group and formally seconded by Councillor Galvin.

35.2    The Mayor congratulated Councillor Galvin on their maiden speech on behalf of the council.

35.3    The Mayor noted that there was an amendment in relation to this motion as set out in the addendum papers.

35.4    Councillor Hill moved an amendment on behalf of the Green Group which was formally seconded by Councillor West.

35.5    Councillors Hogan and Theobald spoke on the matter.

35.6    Councillor Burden confirmed that they would not accept the amendment.

35.7    The Mayor then put the amendment to the vote which was lost.

35.8    The Mayor then put the motion to the vote and confirmed that the motion  had been carried.

35.9    RESOLVED:

This council notes:

1.       The health of Brighton & Hove’s population is one of our most vital assets.

2.       Since 2010, the amount of time people spend in poor health has increased across England.

3.       In our city some areas are in the 20% most deprived areas in England, while others have double the amount of average income, and these extremes of affluence and deprivation create significant disparities in health outcomes, wellbeing and qualities of life.

4.       People in the most disadvantaged parts of Brighton & Hove spend more than twelve years longer in poor health than people from the least disadvantaged areas.

5.       More policy interventions can mitigate health inequalities across our city.

Therefore, Full Council resolves to call for an officer report to the Health & Wellbeing Board which addresses the following:

6.       How the council can advance their work on health equity across the city.

7.       Results of continued work in close partnership with the NHS to enhance health equity with targeted place-based models .

8.       Explorations of the frameworks and policies that Coventry introduced to become a Marmot city and how Cheshire and Merseyside became a Marmot Region.

9.       How more policy interventions can be explored to mitigate health inequalities across our city, and an exploration of new performance indicators to ensure measurable progress.

10.    Implications of embedding new health equity considerations into all council policy to ensure the best health outcomes for Brighton & Hove’s most vulnerable and deprived populations.