Decision details

The Chief Executive provided the Cabinet with the Public Services Board’s ‘Cwm Taf Morgannwg Well-Being Plan 2023-2028’ as required under the Well being of Future Generations Act.

The Well-being assessment identified inequalities across the communities and the draft plan set out how the PSB intended to work together to reduce these inequalities to improve the well-being for people living in the region and for building towards a fair future. The plan proposed two main objectives:

1.    Healthy local neighbourhoods; and

2.    Sustainable and resilient local neighbourhoods

The Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care spoke positive of the Well-Being plan and commented that integration and collaborative work would be necessary to improve the economic and cultural wellbeing of communities. It was noted that it had been discussed for many years but was now an urgent requirement for measuring implementation and delivery which would improve people’s lives.

The Cabinet Member spoke of his attendance at an unveiling of a memorial bench dedicated to a young man who had taken his life due to mental health and addiction. The Cabinet Member emphasised that within all statistics and data, there are individuals and families who require help from public services.

The Deputy Leader echoed the Councillor’s comments and stated that the draft Well-Being Plan intended to improve equity of provision for all people living and working within the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region.

The Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.    To note and approve the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Well-Being Plan as outlined within Appendix A of the report; and

2.    To recommend the adoption of the Plan to Full Council at its meeting on the 29^th March, 2023.