MEMBERS of the Asian community gathered in London to mourn Payal Patel, daughter of Hemu and Sandhya Patel, proprietors of Club 2000 Restaurant in Rayners Lane. She was 43.
More than 800 people gathered to pay their respects at the Satavis Patidar Centre in London on Monday (2).
The funeral will take place on Thursday (5) at 1 pm at Chilterns Crematorium, Whielden Lane, Amersham HP7 0ND
Dr. Sakthi Karunanithi, director of public health, Lancashire County Council
The plan, still in its early stages, aims to widen responsibility for preventing ill health beyond the public health department and make it a shared priority across the county council and the wider public sector.
Dr. Karunanithi said the approach must also be a “partnership” with society, supporting people to make healthier choices around smoking, alcohol use, weight and physical activity. He pointed that improving our health is greater than improving the NHS.
The committee heard that prevention operates at three levels, stopping illness from developing, monitoring and intervening when risks arise, and preventing existing conditions from worsening.
Committee member Mark Jewell welcomed the strategy’s ambition but questioned whether its effectiveness would depend on available funding.
He asked whether the plan would be shaped around limited resources, or whether it could demonstrate clear long-term savings by investing in prevention.
Dr. Karunanithi said funding within the council would be the “starting point” but added that the aim was to secure co-investment from public and private partners, including “social entrepreneurs". He emphasised that while the ambition to reduce “unnecessary suffering” was not restricted by funding, action would require involvement from organisations and residents across Lancashire.
The strategy will be developed in three phases: beginning within the council, before expanding across local services and eventually embedding itself throughout the health and social care system. Short-term prevention measures are expected to be considered as part of the 2026/27 budget-setting process.
Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS)
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