4 Covid-19 Residents Survey Findings PDF 214 KB
– update on progress – Duncan
Vernon
Additional documents:
Minutes:
A Covid-19
recovery survey was undertaken between August and September 2020,
to explore the impacts of the pandemic
on people living and working in Warwickshire and their thoughts
about recovery. The survey received 2,510 responses. The report was
supplemented by a presentation from Emily van de Venter, to
draw out the key findings. The presentation slides covered the
following areas:
- Summary findings
and key messages
- Information about
Coronavirus
- Test and
trace
- Employment.
- Out and
about
- Transport
- Methods of
accessing health appointments
- Volunteering and
community action
- Positive and
negative health behaviours
- Stressors related
to the pandemic
- Loneliness and
mental wellbeing
- Interaction
between health behaviours and wellbeing
- Future
priorities
Questions and
comments were submitted, with responses provided as indicated:
- There was praise for the work
undertaken in conjunction with Coventry University.
- Reference to the longer-term impacts
of Covid both for the elderly and younger people, the likely
outcomes and changed behaviours. A suggestion to reflect on what
this would mean for the future Health and Wellbeing Strategy (HWS)
and its priorities. This point was reiterated later in the
discussion, with a suggestion to revisit the priorities in three to
six months.
- Links should be made to the Coventry
and Warwickshire work on mental health strategies. Additionally, a statistical analysis had been
undertaken across the West Midlands to look at mental health needs
and pressures, which would fit well with the survey data. It was
confirmed that the survey findings would feed into a mental health
needs assessment and that data from CWPT had been requested
too.
- An observation on the value of
parish councils in connecting with communities and the additional
arrangements needed for areas such as Nuneaton and Bedworth, which
did not have parish councils.
- A suggestion to compare feedback to
the survey undertaken by Healthwatch Warwickshire in May and June
2020, to see if there had been any significant shifts in sentiment
in the areas included within that survey.
- Addressing behavioural changes on
alcohol consumption, smoking and eating foods that were
unhealthy.
- There would be value in revisiting
this survey to provide a comparison after the current lockdown.
This view was supported and would give the opportunity to publicise
the survey to those who hadn’t responded previously.
Resolved
That the Board
notes the initial findings from the Covid-19 residents survey and
utilises the findings within recovery planning and service
restoration.