A presentation will be made.

Contact Jayne Randall-Smith or Irfan Ghani Tel 01743 253969.

A presentation was given by Jayne Randall, Drug and Alcohol Lead, Drug and Alcohol Action Team, Shropshire Council, on the draft Alcohol Strategy for 2016-2019 (copy attached to the signed minutes).

The Chair said that this work sat comfortably under the cross-cutting theme of the Health and Wellbeing Board and that it would be sensible to expand this and take the work forward.  The CCG also welcomed this work and commented that through the Better Care Fund more could be done to promote better engagement and increase the profile.

In conclusion, it was agreed that not one organisation could tackle this.  A multi-agency strategy would be required to broaden this out.  Therefore other partners input would be welcome going forward.

RESOLVED:

a)    That the aims and objectives as presented for the Alcohol Strategy 2016-2019 be approved in principle.

b)    That alcohol be considered as a future strategic priority for the Health and Wellbeing Board.

c)     That the delivery of the strategy through partnership working be supported.