A key motivation for running the workshop was that the Authority had recently appointed new members to a Health and Wellbeing Board who would ultimately be responsible for agreeing the priorities of the strategy and supporting its implementation.

Urban Foresight specifically designed a workshop format to promote collaborative working amongst the Board members. This included providing a forum to develop a consensus view of future priorities and cross-cutting issues.

This was done in partnership with a senior manager in the Public Health Authority to maximise the effectiveness of the approach adopted.

The key outcomes of the workshop were:

• Additional expert input to the emerging health and wellbeing strategy
• A consensus view of the key challenges and priorities amongst the diverse stakeholders on the Health & Wellbeing Board
• First-cut action plans to develop new and improved service offerings to meet anticipated future needs