NORTH YORKSHIRE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD –

24^th MAY 2023

HEALTH PROTECTION ASSSURANCE GROUP END OF YEAR REPORT –

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 To present the end of year report for the North Yorkshire Health Protection Assurance Group (HPAG) to the Board as a summary of the current progress/challenges facing the health protection system.

2. Key background information

2.1       The North Yorkshire Health Protection Assurance Group (HPAG) is a multi-agency forum providing strategic oversight across the individual parts of the health protection system in North Yorkshire.

2.2       HPAG is chaired by the Director of Public Health, who has a statutory role to maintain assurance on health protection issues across the County.

2.3       The purpose of the HPAG report is to provide evidence to support the DPH in fulfilling their statutory assurance function on health protection for North Yorkshire, whilst summarising the work of the wider assurance group over the last year (22/23). The report also highlights the key risks, gaps and opportunities across the system, which in turn help determine the health protection priorities for 2023/4.