Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

Labour market outcomes to date are shown in table 2 below.Table 2Flexible New Deal Oct 2009 – Aug Dudley Borough2010Referrals from Jobcentre Plus 2385Starts on programme 1695Job starts 32413 weeks sustained employment 9926 weeks sustained employment 21Source: Dudley MBC Econ Regeneration Dept.For people with mental health problems the data is sparse. The current NationalIndicator set tracks employment in those aged 18-69 years who are in receipt ofsecondary care mental health services and receiving the Care ProgrammeApproach. There is some indication of recent improvement in this indicator forDudley (Table 3)Table 3Dudley Borough% 18-69 yrs receiving Care ProgrammeApproach from secondary care servicesin employment at last review2008-09 2009-10Apr-Dec1.0 4.3Source: NHS and Social Care Information centreAcross England the percentage for Local Authorities for Apr-Dec 2009 ranged from1.4% (Newcastle upon Tyne) to 22.7% (Windsor and Maidenhead), reflecting notonly the success at keeping/moving mental health clients into employment but alsolocal labour market conditions.Fair Employment and Good Work for All: What Needs to be Done in Dudley?Maximising fair employment for all in Dudley has the potential for making a majorcontribution to a reduction in inequality of health outcomes. Dudley is currentlydeveloping a local strategy, designed to develop the local economy and maximizeemployment. It will be important for this strategy to focus not only on total jobsgained but also on attracting high quality jobs for Dudley people to access. The fullset of measures to achieve this are being set out in the Dudley Local EconomicStrategy and are not repeated here. For maximum impact on reducing healthinequalities Dudley needs to:40