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Where next in the development of Health and Wellbeing Boards? David Pearson, Corporate Director, Adult Social Care, Health and Public Protection and Deputy Chief Executive, Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire County Council Health and Wellbeing Boards 3 major functions: • developing a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) • developing a Health and Wellbeing Strategy • developing integrated working between health and local government Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards? Health and Wellbeing Boards • Allied to the transfer of Public Health to local government • Public Health have a foot in local government and (more than) a foot in health commissioning • This can be a powerful vehicle for integration • NHS Futures Forum looked at HWBs and encouraged a strengthened role on integrated working Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards? Health and Wellbeing Boards • Role in authorisation process for Commissioning Consortia and ensuring that commissioning plans of consortia are in line with JSNA and Health and Wellbeing Strategy • National vision that the HWB is the vehicle by which councils exercise their lead role in integrating the commissioning of health, social care and public health services to better meet the needs of individuals and families using the services. • New JSNAs and Joint Health and Well-being Strategies are key levers within this • If the HWB feels that commissioning plans have not had adequate regard to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, they can write to the NHS Commissioning Board, or local authority outlining their reasons Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards? Challenges of Health and Wellbeing Boards • • • • New relationships – Members and GPs Representation Strategic functions with long-term gain Ensuring that commissioning has a focus on children’s services but is integrated across all ages Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards? Opportunities of Health and Wellbeing Boards • Local democratic legitimacy in health services • Integrating commissioning for local public services • Ensuring the best use of funding in health and local government • Linking activity e.g Children's Trusts • Focussed sub structures • A massive opportunity Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards? What next? • All Local Authorities have established HWBs • • • • National and local work on what a good Health and Wellbeing Strategy looks like Early Implementer learning sets nationally • A more local focus to health service planning and provision Workshop on JSNA – 3rd October • Major stream of work on integrated commissioning – regional workshop took place Sept 9th. Templates for development being written Major regional event on 10th November – David Behan (Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, DH) & Jane Povey (Director for Clinical Engagement, Commissioning Development, DH) attending Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards? What next? Final Stage - April 2013 onwards: • Health and Wellbeing Boards in place as vehicle by which councils exercise their lead role in integrating the commissioning of health, social care and public health services. • New scrutiny regulations in place, supporting democratic involvement, accountability and transparency. Where next for Health and Wellbeing Boards?