Director of Public Health and Communities Annual Report

Welcome to my 2025-2026 Annual Director of Public Health and Communities Report.

This year’s report focuses on communities and the vital role they play in shaping our health and wellbeing. Nottinghamshire is a diverse county, with people living in a wide range of urban, rural, and changing communities, each with their own experiences, strengths and challenges.

I wanted to hear directly from local residents about what community means to them, what they value about where they live, and what they feel could be improved. Residents from communities across Nottinghamshire generously shared their experiences through a series of interviews. These conversations form an important part of my report. Hearing directly from people with lived experience has helped to shape its findings and recommendations, alongside local data and the experiences of our health and wellbeing partners.

In this video, I invite you to hear from residents in their own words and to learn more about their experiences of community life across Nottinghamshire.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, honesty, and experiences to this report.

Vivienne Robbins
Director of Public Health and Communities

Annual Report 2025-2026 supporting documents

Director of Public Health and Communities Annual Report 2025-26 Executive Summary [PDF]
Appendix A - Partner acknowledgment [PDF]
Appendix B - Interviews and questionnaire [PDF]
Appendix C - Case study area data descriptions [PDF]
Appendix D - Nottinghamshire data quilt [PDF]
Appendix E - Partner reflections on shifting to asset-based approaches and co-production [PDF]

2024 Annual Report

I am proud to share the annual Director of Public Health and Communities Report for 2024-2025 in video format. Women in Nottinghamshire live longer than men on average, but they are spending more years of their life in ill health. This report aims to raise awareness of the unique health challenges faced by women in our community.

Whilst I may refer to this as ‘my’ annual report, you can see that most of it has been a shared endeavour, and I am grateful to the women of Nottinghamshire who have invested their time by sharing personal stories and insights. This report has been created by listening to women who have directly experienced health challenges, from difficulties accessing health services to not feeling listened to. I invite you to engage with the stories shared and the recommendations voiced by the women of Nottinghamshire.

We aim to improve women's healthy life expectancy, reduce health inequalities, and build a healthier future for all women.

Vivienne Robbins
Director of Public Health and Communities

To gain more insight into the health challenges faced by women in Nottinghamshire, please read the supporting documents. They include the data used to identify women's health needs, responses to a survey about their health and wellbeing, and the themes identified from interviews with women in Nottinghamshire.