salford pathfinder health & wellbeing (hwb) board

Salford Pathfinder Health & Wellbeing (HWB) Board

Current situation

• A Health and Well Being Board has been in place in Salford since 2007

• It has focused on: improving performance, developing the joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA) and built on strong partnerships in health and social care

• It has also addressed health improvement, prevention and lifestyle with key target areas including smoking, alcohol, obesity, mental well being, sexual health/teenage pregnancy

TimescalesNationally :

• Early implementers 2010/11

• Shadow HWB Boards by April 2012

• HWB Board in place April 2013;

Salford:

• Pathfinder Inaugural meeting – July 2011

• Pathfinder ToR Review - April 2012

• Pathfinder inaugural meeting Oct 2011

• HWB Board in place – April 2013

The role of the Health & Wellbeing Board• To assess the needs of the local population (JSNA).• To promote integration and partnership through promoting

joined–up commissioning plans • To support joint commissioning and pooled budget

arrangements, • To work with overview and scrutiny committees to review

major service redesigns of health and wellbeing services • To provide a governance structure for local planning and

accountability of health and wellbeing related services.

Future transitional organisationalstructures

Proposed future transitional

partnershipstructures

Priorities for the first 18 months• Define role and function • Develop effective working relationships • Develop shared vision, skills and knowledge for

members• Develop supporting processes • Deliver JSNA and Health & Wellbeing Strategy• Work out relationship with both Scrutiny Committees

and Neighbourhood Partnership Boards• Test out operational arrangements • Accountability for the GM cluster• Resolve voting arrangements and future membership