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DEBATES
Inclusion: Health and the Economy
Join us for the first in a series of online topical debates on the
big issues affecting Hertfordshire’s businesses, places and
people. In this first online seminar focusing on inclusion we
bring national and local experts together to discuss the links
between health and the economy.
The number of people leaving the labour
force due to mental and physical ill
health is at record levels. Poor health
and well-being are putting more people
at risk of social exclusion and poverty,
while employers are facing significant
recruitment challenges and skills
shortages. This brings huge societal
and individual consequences as well as
driving up welfare costs.
Recent data show that there are a
growing number of people who are out
of work locally and not seeking a job.
These are not the officially unemployed
but those who are ‘economically
inactive’ due to a range of reasons,
including long term sickness.
This free to attend webinar will examine
how ill health is creating labour shortages
and constraining local economic growth,
and discuss what Hertfordshire collectively
can do to respond.
With
• Event host: Adrian Hawkins OBE, Chair,
Hertfordshire Futures
• Event Chair: Cllr Richard Roberts, Leader,
Hertfordshire County Council
• Sarah Perman, Director of Public Health,
Hertfordshire County Council
• Tilini Sharland, Service Leader for Beds
and Herts District, Department for Work
and Pensions
• Michael Wood, Head of Health Economic
Partnerships, NHS Confederation
HERTFORDSHIRE’S
ECONOMIC STRATEGY
Hertfordshire Futures is developing
a new Economic Strategy for the
county for the next 10 years and
beyond. Over the past three months,
businesses, residents and a range of
key stakeholders have had the change
to share their views. For the strategy to
be a success, it must be representative
of local views. These webinars will
take a deeper dive into its key strategic
themes – inclusion, sustainability
and digital opportunities as well as
addressing exclusion.
Join us as our panel of experts road-test the first of these themes in front of a live audience
Date and Time: 29 January, 9.30-10.30 via TEAMS
Register your interest: email: info@hertfordshirefutures.co.uk.
Full joining instructions and further details will then be sent out.
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