Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Communities, which presented the scoping document Halton – A Place Without Loneliness.

The Board was advised that Halton had been at the forefront of initiatives to prevent and alleviate social isolation for a number of years. However, partners and individuals involved in the development and provision of prevention services for Older People have recognised the need to further develop services and activities associated with combating loneliness. The scoping document, attached at Appendix 1, provided an initial approach to address the issue in Halton. The Board noted that, through a steering group and with input from key partners such as Public Health, Clinical Commissioning Group and those in the community and voluntary sectors, a strategic approach would be further developed.

Reason(s) For Decision

To ensure that Halton could continue to effectively address the Government’s national agenda around preventing and alleviating loneliness.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Other approaches would not have involved a partnership approach to tackling the issue and as the issue of preventing and alleviating loneliness could only be effectively tackled via a partnership approach, other options were quickly discounted.

Implementation Date

December 2013.

RESOLVED: That the contents of the report and Scoping Document, attached at Appendix 1, be noted.