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“ Ther ei sal s oaneedf ormor ei ndept h,l onger t er m anal y s i s .For ex ampl e,publ i cs er v i c esandpol i c ymak er si nWal esneedt o bet t erunder s t andt hepot ent i al i mpac taut omat i onmayhav eon c ur r entj obs ,asi ti spr edi c t edt hat35% ofj obsc oul dbel os tt oaut omat i onov ert henex tdec ade.Wec annotpr edi c tt hef ut ur ewi t h abs ol ut ec er t ai nt ybutpubl i cbodi esneedt obeal i v et ot hes ef ut ur e t r endsandpr epar i ngf ort hem asweot her wi s er i s kt ak i ngpoordec i s i onswi t hwon' tbef i tf ort hef ut ur e. " Summar yoft hek eyf i ndi ngs : vPubl i cSer v i c esBoar dsar et obec ongr at ul at edf ort hepos i t i v e appr oac ht ak ent oc ompl et i ngt heas s es s ment s .Theyhav et ak en ani mpor t antf i r s ts t epi nt her i ghtdi r ec t i onbutt hewor kal s ohi ghl i ght st her eal c hal l engest hatar ef ac edt obepr oper l ypr epar edt o c ons i dert heneedsoff ut ur egener at i onsandpl anf orwel l bei ng. vSt r ongl eader s hi pwi l l c ont i nuet obei mpor t ant .Ther ei saneed f orac l ear erdemons t r at i onoft hewi l l i ngnes st odot hi ngsdi f f er ent l y ,t oc ont i nuet obr eakdowns i l oesands hi f tf oc usf r om t hes hor t t ot hel onger t er m. vMor ewor ki sneededt obui l dabet t erunder s t andi ngofpeopl e’ s l i v es .Theas s es s ment ss howedc l earef f or t shadbeenmadet o wor kwi t ht hepubl i cbutmor eneedst obedonet omov eawayf r om t r adi t i onal c ons ul t at i ont owar dsanongoi ngc onv er s at i onaboutt he f ut ur e,t odr awont hei nf or mat i onhel dbypar t neror gani s at i ons andday t odayi nt el l i genc egat her edbys er v i c eswor k i ngatt he hear tofc ommuni t i es .

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“ Ther epor thi ghl i ght ss omei nt er es t i ngdat aandanal y s i s ,i nc l udi ngs omeal ar mi ngf ut ur et r endsar oundc hi l dhoodobes i t y .A quar t erofc hi l dr enar eal r eadyov er wei ght ,andUKFor es i ght pr edi c t sby2050ov er25% ofpeopl ewi l l bedi agnos edasc l i ni c al l yobes e.Thi st r endpr es ent smanyc hal l enges ,es pec i al l yf or ourpubl i cheal t hs er v i c esov ert henex tt hr eedec ades . “ Anot heri mpor t antf eat ur ei st hatpubl i cs er v i c esneedt oi nt egr at eandwor kt oget herac r os sal l depar t ment st obet t ers uppor tpeopl e.Ir ec ent l ymetawomanwi t hment al heal t hpr obl emswhohadbeenhav i ngdi f f i c ul t ypay i ngherc ounc i l t axbi l l .

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