1. 16 September 2010
Strategy
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

2. Presentation Background and context
Draft vision, mission, values, strategic objectives and ways of working
Questions
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

3. Project aim
To produce a short strategic document which guides the work of the whole organisation over the next five years.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

4. Context
Over the next five years, public services are going to have to be delivered with 20 per cent less resource
We are all going to have to do things differently and focus more clearly on what really matters
In the context of the NHS, how can we prevent people from falling ill and how can we keep them out of hospital?
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

5. Timelines July/August: staff and stakeholder discussions
9 August: update to Board and informal discussions
September: draft published for comment
16 September: discussions at AGM
4 October: agreement by the Board
6 October: launch at staff conference
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

6. Engagement (1)
Staff focus group agreed an interim mission and values to guide the naming and branding strategy
A number of informal Board discussions
In depth interviews with Board members and Interim Senior Management Team
Partnership Forum discussion
National Forum discussion
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

7. Engagement (2) Team meeting discussions
8 facilitated meetings attended by more than 150 staff
Numerous meetings with stakeholders
Comments on web forum and via website
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

8. Engagement report What you said Commentary Draft conclusions
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

9. Draft vision
Everything we do will be to achieve a healthier, happier and fairer Wales. This is a vision we share with our stakeholders. We can only achieve it by working together.
This is a draft for comment.
The word ‘fairer’ relates to the need to reduce health inequities.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

10. Draft mission
Our purpose is to give people power to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequities by informing, advising and speaking up for them.
This is a draft for comment.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

11. Draft values
We aim to lead by example. In all our actions, whether with colleagues, stakeholders or partners, we will seek to be professional, persuasive, open, reflective and responsive.
This draft is for comment.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

12. Draft strategic objectives (1)
Improve health and reduce inequities by addressing the social and economic factors which determine people’s health
Prevent disease and ill health by reducing the risks in people’s behaviour
Improve the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services
This draft is for comment.
It lists the first three of six high level strategic objectives for Public Health Wales.
The first slide is of particular importance if we are to achieve our vision.
Each of these objectives will be underpinned by a work plan. So, for example, Public Health Wales provides a smoking cessation service – Stop Smoking Wales – to help deliver the second objective.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

13. Draft strategic objectives (2)
Protect the population from infectious disease and environmental hazards and respond effectively to the public health aspects of emergencies
Reduce illness and death through the management and development of evidence based screening programmes
Establish Public Health Wales as a cohesive, effective and sustainable organisation which leads by example
This is the second of two slides identifying six strategic objectives.
The first objective here is delivered in close association with local authority Directors of Public Protection.
The third objective is there because we are a new organisation with much work to do to establish ourselves.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

14. Draft ways of working (1)
Working innovatively, systematically, effectively and on the basis of evidence to achieve measurable outcomes
Empowering people, communities and agencies
Building and maintaining strong and effective partnerships with other agencies and the public
Influencing government policy
This is the first of two slides which describe how we will deliver our strategic objectives.
The importance of partnership is noted in the third point.
The need to influence government policy is important if we are to tackle the socio economic determinants of health.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

15. Draft ways of working (2)
Providing health intelligence to guide and underpin public health action
Working with academics to improve the evidence base for taking public health action
Developing information systems which promote more effective working
This is the second of two slides which describe how we will deliver our strategic objectives.
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

16. Questions (1) Can staff sign up and relate to the strategy?
Does the strategy give stakeholders a clear idea of what Public Health Wales is for and what we are trying to achieve?
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

17. Questions (2)
Do you accept the rationale for not including the word ‘leadership’ in the mission?
Do you accept the rationale for using the word ‘expert’ rather than ‘specialist’?
Do you accept the rationale for using the word ‘inequities’ rather than ‘inequalities’?
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

18. Questions (3) Does the strategy describe our advocacy role clearly?
Does the strategy give the right emphasis to collaboration, particularly with local government?
How should we measure progress against the strategy?
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance

19. Next steps Informal discussions by the Board
Synthesis of comments on draft strategy
4 October: agreement by the Board
6 October: launch at staff conference
Mark Dickinson, Director Planning and Performance