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Voluntary Sector North West
Health and Well-Being Boards –
Voice and Representation
Tim Gilling
Acting Executive Director
Centre for Public Scrutiny
Re-defining relationships
“We believe that many of the White Paper proposals provide opportunities to
fundamentally redefine relationships and behaviours between:
 professionals, patients and carers (e.g. through shared decision-making)
 commissioners and providers (e.g. through shifting the balance of power and
capacity to change the status quo)
 commissioners, providers and communities (e.g. through involvement and
influence)
 commissioners, providers and councillors (e.g. through political leadership and
scrutiny)”
CfPS response to Equity and Excellence – October 2010
what do we mean?
what does the sector look like?
 diverse
 supporters
 fundraisers
 advocates
 providers
 this is a strength but can also be
a barrier
challenges for the sector

credibility = staying
independent but having an
influence

outside or inside ‘the system’ –
easy to dismiss or easy to
pigeonhole
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community channel – facing
out, in touch with wider
perspectives

critical friend – facing in,
strategic advice from a noninstitutional perspective
the value the sector brings
what matters to people:
 right treatment/right time/right place
 continuity/integration
 outcomes of care
 clinical quality
 dignity of care
 environment of care
 shared decision-making
 practical and emotional support
 carers and families
 after care/independence
tools to influence
 Health and Well-Being Boards –
membership or advisory?
 local Healthwatch
 council scrutiny
 working together or supporting your
own cause
 influencing needs assessments and
health and well-being strategies