Health Social Care and Wellbeing
The Local Authority and Local Health Board has a responsibility
to jointly plan NHS and health-related local authority
services.
We provide a range of services from preventative actions to
improve health, through to care services provided by the local
authority, NHS, voluntary and private sector.
The Vale of Glamorgan is generally a good place to live but
there are major heath and wellbeing challenges for the Vale of
Glamorgan including:
- More than 50 per cent of adults in the Vale of Glamorgan are
overweight or obese
- Around 25 per cent of adults still smoke and younger people
especially teenage girls continue to start smoking
- We have an aging population with a growing number of over 85s,
many of whom will have significant health and social care
needs
What the Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Strategy means to
you.
The aim of the Strategy is to keep people fit and healthy, help
them to live independently in their own homes and to support people
in the greatest need in a way, and at a time, which make the most
positive difference to their lives.
Copies of the Strategy are available in pdf format, cd rom and
also hard copies
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy 2008 -
2011 English
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy 2008 - 2011
Welsh
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy 2005 -
2008 English
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy 2005 - 2008
Welsh
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy 2005 - 2008
summary
The Strategy outlines the population profile of the Vale of
Glamorgan and, drawing heavily
on the Health Needs
Assessment for the Vale (PDF 788KB), sets out information,
which indicates the areas that should be given priority. These
include areas, which address the wider determinants of health and
the prevention of ill health.
The aim of the Strategy is:
- To consider all aspects of the health, social care and
well-being of the population of the Vale of Glamorgan.
- To improve services, and to ensure better planning and
investment of resources by organisations serving the
population.
- To refocus on preventative and early intervention
services.
- To improve joint working.
We work together with many different services to ensure we are
meeting the needs for the Vale of Glamorgan.