Composition
The composition of the Health and Wellbeing Board
is as follows:-
Representatives nominated by the Leader (being
currently):
o
Portfolio Holder for Adult
and Health Services;
o
Portfolio Holder for
Children and Young People’s Services
o
Deputy Leader and Portfolio
Holder for Finance;
·
Representation from the North East and North Cumbria
Integrated Care Board;
·
A representative from Local Healthwatch;
·
Corporate Director of Adult and Health
Services;
·
Corporate Director of Children and Young
People’s Services;
·
Corporate Director of Regeneration, Economy and
Growth (nominated representative
is the Head of Planning and Housing);
·
Director of Public Health (also a member of the
County Durham Environment and Climate Change
Partnership);
·
Director of Integrated Community Services (a joint representative of Durham County Council, and
Health partners);
and nominated representation from each of the
following:-
·
Chief Executive of Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS
Foundation Trust;
·
Chief Executive of County Durham and Darlington
Foundation Trust;
·
Chief Executive of City of Sunderland NHS Foundation
Trust;
·
Chief Executive of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS
Foundation Trust;
·
Chief Executive of Harrogate and District NHS
Foundation Trust;
·
Durham Constabulary;
·
Office of the Durham Police and Crime
Commissioner;
·
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue
Service;
·
Durham University;
·
Durham Community Action;
·
County Durham Economic Partnership;
·
County Durham Care Partnership - Lay Member for
Engagement.
Role and
Functions
The Health and Wellbeing Board will have the
following roles and functions:-
·
Promote integrated working between commissioners of
health services, public health and social care services, for the
purposes of advancing the health and wellbeing of the people in its
area;
·
To develop a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, which
provides an overview of the current and future health and wellbeing
needs of the people of County Durham;
·
To develop a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing
Strategy (JLHWS), which is based on evidence in the Joint Strategic
Needs Assessment;
·
To produce a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment which
looks at the current provision of pharmacy services across County
Durham, and whether there are any potential gaps to service
delivery;
·
Be involved in the process
as the Integrated Care Board develops its Strategy and ensure they
take account of the County Durham Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy
when developing this;
and
·
Provide advice and assistance or other support as it
thinks appropriate for the purposes of encouraging the making of
arrangements under Section 75 of the National Health Service Act
2006.
Joint Strategic Needs
Assessment
The County Durham
Joint Strategic
Needs Assessment (JSNA) provides a detailed overview of the current
and future health and wellbeing needs of the people of County
Durham.
Joint Local Health and
Wellbeing Strategy
The Joint Local Health and Wellbeing
Strategy (JLHWS) strategy outlines a three-year vision for improving
health and wellbeing and addressing health inequalities in the
county.
Better Health Care
Plan
The Health and Wellbeing Board has
received regular updates and agreed the Better Health Care Plan.
For a copy of the plan, please contact hwb@durham.gov.uk
Pharmaceutical Needs
Assessment
The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
looks at the current
provision of pharmacy services across County Durham, and whether
there are any potential gaps to service delivery.
County
Durham Partnership
The
Health and Wellbeing Board is part of the County Durham Partnership
which is
the overarching partnership for County Durham.