August Insight Newsletter
Hello all, hope you've been enjoying/surviving the heatwave in July!
Jam-packed edition of the Active Suffolk Insight newsletter this month, with a plethora of sources, datasets and articles to share with you.
There's some key, distinct themes within this edition - firstly exploring the comments from the National Audit Office (NAO) on Sport England's investment since the
Olympics, before exploring the first Public Health Profile for the East of England region. Following this, there's detail on the brand new Integrated Care System,
as well as a resource outlining the levels of deprivation within Suffolk's ICSs. Data is then included from the most recent census publication, before ukactive and
the ONS outline the value of Sport and Physical Activity/the untapped potential of physical activity in monetary value to the population and workforce. Finally, we
have a call for West Suffolk residents to complete Abbeycroft Leisure's physical activity questionnaire in collaboration with Moving Communities.
As ever, if you have a specific insight question, feel free to get in touch with us here.
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National Audit Office - Grassroots Participation in Sport and Physical Activity
This report examines whether DCMS and Sport England have achieved value for money for spending on sport and physical activity
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The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games ran at an overall public cost of £8.8 billion. The government committed to a lasting legacy, including an increase in
grassroots sports participation. Successive governments have since adopted strategies to further their objectives for grassroots sport and physical activity. These
strategies have highlighted the role of physical activity in supporting the government's wider strategic objectives, such as levelling up and tackling obesity.
Findings from the report include:
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£85.5bn estimate of the contribution in social and economic benefits from community sport and physical activity in England in 2017-18
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52% of people found new ways to be active during the COVID-19 pandemic
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1.2% more of the adult population were active in the year to November 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) than the year to November 2016.
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Takeaways and conclusions from the report highlight that some progress that has been made in increasing participation in sport and physical activity since 2012 -
also suggesting that leadership and collaboration across government has been inconsistent, with the result that the sector's contribution to wider policy
objectives has not been maximised. Furthermore, as at June 2022 the Department and Sport England have yet to produce a robust plan for monitoring and evaluating
the effectiveness of their approaches for the future. The report also states that there is also a lack of effective leadership and collaboration across government
and there is the need for the Department to address these issues to capitalise on the present opportunities and promote long-term value for money gains across
Government.
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Health profile: Regional profile for East of England and key messages
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The first edition of the Health Profile for the East of England region has been produced; the report draws together intelligence regarding prevalence, regional
trends, local authority comparisons and health inequalities. Key headlines for the East of England include:
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With a population of 6.3million, one third live rurally. There are some of the most affluent localities in the country, as well as the most deprived. By 2043,
a quarter of residents are estimated to be 65+.
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The life expectancy gap for those living in the most and least deprived areas for males has increased, with heart disease being the largest contributing
condition.
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Prior to the pandemic, childhood obesity continued to increase, with 1 in 5 children aged 4-5 years old, and 1 in 3 Year 6 students were classified as
overweight or obese.
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Before the pandemic healthy life expectancy had started to decrease for both male and females in the East of England. The most common contributing conditions
included lower back pain, type 2 diabetes, depressive disorders, and headache disorders.
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Employment in the East of England rose between 2011/12 to 2018/19; however, it decreased during the pandemic. The gap in males and females in employment in the
East of England is now wider than it is nationally
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The report is very thorough and presents the impact of Covid-19, as well as highlighting the inequalities between the least and most deprived areas, as well as
variations in areas across England. A number of factors can be explored in further detail within the profile, such as mortality and life expectancy, child health,
risk factors, wider determinants of health and health protection.
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NHS England establishes 42 statutory Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
Launched on 1st of July in line with it's duty in the Health and Care Act 2022
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The creation of the 42 ICBs was part of the Act's provision for creating Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). The intention of each ICB is to bring the NHS together
locally, to improve population health and establishing shared strategic priorities within the NHS. As a result, ICBs are now legally established and clinical
commissioning groups (CCGs) have been abolished. One of the many reasons for this change is to shift to a culture of collaboration across partners, rather than
competition stifling synergy.
Within Suffolk, Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) ICS covers the majority of the county, while Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership ICS covers the
northern portion of East Suffolk containing Lowestoft and surrounding areas.
One of the ICBs roles will be to assume the NHS commissioning function of the CCGs, as well as being accountable for NHS spend and performance within the system.
There's a very useful infographic on the King's Fund website, which can be accessed by clicking the adjacent image.
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ICS Areas - Varying levels of deprivation
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The 42 new ICSs are tasked with leading efforts to reduce health inequalities in their area, alongside broad objectives to improve population health and contribute
to social and economic development. This chart shows that the task facing ICSs is not equal. Their structure and context vary widely, with some ICSs having a high
concentration of deprivation.
A useful resource published by the Health Foundation displays the percentage of neighbourhoods (LSOAs - roughly 5,000 people per locality) in each deprivation
quintile in each ICS. This provides important context to our work within Suffolk, displaying how affluent and deprived our ICS is compared to others in the
country.
12.5% of LSOAs in SNEE ICS fall within the top 20% most deprived areas nationally, whereas 17.8% of LSOAs fall within the top 20% most affluent areas within the
country. Full, interactive use of the tool is available from the hyperlinked adjacent image.
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Census 2021: First results published
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The Office for National Statistics, back at the end of June - published their first set of results from the 2021 census. This release included five datasets
containing population and household estimates for England rounded to the nearest 100, at local authority level. These were:
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Usual resident population by sex
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Usual resident population by 5-year age group
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Usual resident population by sex and 5-year age group
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Usual resident population density
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Number of households
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The publication from the ONS discusses population size and changes from 2011, population density and the number of households, in addition to quality and methods
information report, an overview of the quality assurance processes and a really useful local authority comparison tool (in Excel format).
In addition, the ONS have produced an interactive scrolly-telling tool to look at local authority areas which have seen the biggest population increases and
decreases, as well as which areas had the largest growth in different age groups. This tool can be accessed here.
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Health benefits of outdoor recreation valued up to £8.4billion per year
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The Office for National Statistics has published a report on the health benefits of outdoor recreation. The value of health benefits associated with outdoor
recreation within the UK was estimated to be between £6.2 billion and £8.4 billion in 2020.
Recreational visits in built-up areas (i.e. urban greenspaces) and gardens accounted for over 50% of the total health benefits associated with recreation. Scotland
consistently had the highest value associated with recreational health benefits per person of the four UK nations.
The effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequent national government responses changed the way people interacted with nature throughout 2020. People
within built-up areas and gardens areas may have visited more diverse areas of nature, as opposed to a green space within their local urban area.
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ukactive - Fitness and leisure sector holds key to getting nation's workforce physically active, saving UK economy up to £17bil
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ukactive, along with a consortia of partners have called on the Government to work with the fitness and leisure sector to improve the physical activity levels of
the nation's workforce, after research from Deloitte shows the potential benefits of up to £17billion a year.
The report, published at the end of June - was commissioned by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association on behalf of the Global Health and
Fitness Alliance. The report also found:
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Physical inactivity in the UK costs the healthcare system £3.5billion annually.
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Productivity loss due to a lack of sufficient activity was valued at £13.5billion per year.
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Each insufficiently active worker costs the nation's economy approximately £1,400 in healthcare costs in addition to lost productivity.
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The addition of all of the benefits of physical activity to the country's workforce, results in a potential benefit to the economy of £17.0billion, further detail
of which can be seen in the report.
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Do you live in West Suffolk? Ask to complete Moving Communities Survey!
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If you live in West Suffolk local authority, Abbeycroft Leisure are working with Sport England on the Moving Communities platform; seeking to acquire resident's
attitudes and perceptions about physical activity and active leisure in their local community. Both Abbeycroft and West Suffolk Council will then be equipped with
detailed insight on perceptions of physical activity, active travel, sporting activities and views on the local offer.
The survey runs for 3 weeks and is suitable for any residents of West Suffolk to complete - taking only 5 minutes of your time. All respondents will have the
opportunity to be entered into a free prize draw, for the opportunity to win a 6-month Abbeycroft membership. To complete the survey, please click the adjacent
image, or the URL
here.
Please also share with any relevant networks or individuals you know in West Suffolk.
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