Well-being Plan Consultation

The Vale Public Services Board (PSB) is consulting on its second Well-being Plan which will be published in May 2023.  The new Well-being Plan sets out three new Well-being Objectives and the priority areas that the PSB will be focusing on over the coming years.  We want to know what you think of our new Plan which has been informed by the Well-being Assessment, A View of the Vale of Glamorgan – An Assessment of Current and Future Well-being published earlier this year and by engagement over the summer. The plan sets out how partners will work together and with the community to improve local well-being. As this is such an important document PSB partners are keen to hear from as many people as possible about the draft Plan and to receive feedback on our priorities.

Our three new Well-being Objectives are:

• A more resilient and greener Vale - by understanding and making the changes necessary as individuals, communities and organisations in response to the climate and nature emergencies.

• A more active and healthier Vale – by encouraging and enabling people of all ages to be more active and to promote the benefits of embracing a healthier lifestyle.

• A more equitable and connected Vale - by tackling the inequities that exist across the Vale, engaging with our communities and providing better opportunities and support to make a lasting difference.

 Our priority workstreams are:

•  Responding to the climate and nature emergencies

• Working with the people who live in our communities that experience the highest levels of deprivation

• Becoming an Age Friendly Vale

The plan sets out the steps we will take to deliver our objectives and highlights the range of partnership work in place across the Vale.   The draft Well-being Plan can be accessed here and you can comment on the draft Plan by completing a short online survey or by emailing us at ValePSB@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk  by the 29th January 2023. The publication of a new Well-being Plan in May 2023 is a statutory requirement of the PSB and in developing and delivering the Plan we must ensure we are embedding the five ways of working as detailed in the Well-being of Future Generations Act, these are collaboration, involvement, prevention, long-term and integration. This Plan must ensure that we meet today’s needs without compromising our ability to meet the needs of future generations.

Please forward the details of the consultation on to other colleagues and contacts who you think will be interested in commenting on the draft Plan and we look forward to hearing from you. Following the consultation we will revise the Well-being Plan to reflect feedback prior to it being approved for publication by the PSB in May 2023.

For more information about the Vale Public Services Board, its members and priorities please take a look at the ValePSB website or email ValePSB@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk