Health and Wellbeing Board
Health and Wellbeing Board
Purpose of committee
The Health and Wellbeing Board brings together the organisations responsible for improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities across Worcestershire. Its members include elected councillors and officers from County and district councils, representatives from Worcestershire Children First, local NHS organisations, the local voluntary and community sector, Healthwatch Worcestershire and West Mercia Police. It also has a range of sub-groups that focus on specific age groups or geographical areas such as the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership and Health Improvement Group.
The Health and Wellbeing Board and its Health and Wellbeing Strategy set the strategic direction for many other strategies, forums and committees across the Integrated Care System, working with partners to achieve better health and wellbeing for Worcestershire.
Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022 to 2032
The Health and Wellbeing Board is required to develop a strategy including a vision and priorities for improving the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in Worcestershire.
Membership
- Councillor Karen May (Chairman) Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being
- Dr Sarah Raistrick (Vice Chairman) NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Simon Adams Managing Director, Healthwatch Worcestershire
- Liz Altay Interim Director of Public Health
- Councillor Christopher Day Wychavon District Council
- Councillor Lynn Denham Worcester City Council
- Kevin Dicks District Local Housing Authorities
- Sarah Dugan Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
- Mark Fitton People Directorate
- Councillor Adrian Hardman Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
- Superintendent Rebecca Love West Mercia Police
- Councillor Nicky Martin Wyre Forest District Council
- Councillor Natalie McVey Malvern Hills District Council
- David Mehaffey NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Councillor Nyear Nazir Redditch District Council
- Jo Newton Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust
- Councillor Andy Roberts Cabinet Member for Children and Families
- Tina Russell Worcestershire Children First
- Jonathan Sutton Voluntary and Community Sector
- Simon Trickett NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Shirley Webb Bromsgrove District Council
- Dr Jonathan Wells Primary Care Network Clinical Director
- Gary Woodman Executive Director, Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP)
Health and Wellbeing board documents
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a continuous process which provides information on health and well-being in order to inform decision making.