Champs business plan 2015-2017

Key deliverablesSupporting this strategic business plan is a detaileddelivery plan which sets out the aims and objectivesfor the public health collaborative. Some of theseare highlighted below.By 2017 the public health collaborative will have:• Made strong progress towards the 2020 ambitionof everyone over 40 in Cheshire & Merseysidehaving their blood pressure checked at leastonce• Undertaken a scoping and review of theevidence for the mental health and wellbeingof children and young people, identifiedcurrent provision and gaps and determined keycollaborative objectives and deliverables• Ensured that Cheshire & Merseyside achievesa suicide safer community accreditation• Effectively managed the collectivecommissioned contracts and improvedpopulation health and wellbeing• Completed a comprehensive review of collectiveinvestments and proposed recommendations tothe Directors of Public Health• Developed an innovative model for sectorled improvement to improve impact forcollaborative priorities• Ensured specialist intelligence supportis accessible to key priorities within thecollaborative• Delivered an effective CPD programme thatbuilds the skills of the public health workforceGovernanceLeadership and decision making is facilitatedthrough the nine Directors of Public Health, whomake up an Executive Board currently chaired byLiz Gaulton, Director of Public Health in St Helenswith Matthew Ashton from Knowsley Council takingover as Chair in September 2015.The Executive Board is supported by a LeadershipGroup, chaired jointly by Fiona Johnstone andMatthew Ashton which oversees the businessfunctions of the collaborative.The Executive Board meet three times per yearand meet for monthly system leadership meetingsin between where Mel Sirotkin, Centre Director forPublic Health England North West and Julie Kelly,Head of Public Health for NHS England in Cheshire& Merseyside are also in attendance.Performance monitoringThe work of the collaborative will be monitoredand reported through a robust performance andmonitoring framework. This will encompass workdirectly undertaken by the local public healthteams, the Champs support team and throughcontracts managed by Champs. The Directors ofPublic Health also report progress bi-annually tothe Cheshire & Merseyside Chief Executives.Director of Public Health lead rolesIn addition to the lead roles below, the Directorsof Public Health act as system leaders for publichealth taking lead roles on behalf of each otherworking with partners such as Public HealthEngland, NHS England and the Strategic ClinicalNetworks.C&M ExecutiveBoard ChairLiz Gaulton,St Helens CouncilHigh blood pressureHeather Grimbaldeston,Cheshire East CouncilC&M Executivea Board Matthew Ashton,Vice ChairKnowsley CouncilIntelligenceMatthew AshtonKnowsley CouncilLeadershipGroup ChairsFiona Johnstone,Wirral CouncilMental Healthand WellbeingSandra Davies,Liverpool City CouncilMatthew Ashton,Knowsley CouncilRegenerationFiona JohnstoneFiona ReynoldsCommissioningFiona Johnstone,Wirral CouncilSuicide preventionRita Robertson,Warrington CouncilCommunicationsFiona Reynolds,Cheshire Westand ChesterWorkforce and CPDEileen O’Meara,Halton CouncilHealth ProtectionRita Robertson,Warrington Council8