Health & Wellbeing Board

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 established health and well-being boards as forums where key leaders from the health and care system work together to improve the health and well-being of local communities. The Health and Well-being Board plays a key role in the local commissioning of health care, social care and public health through developing and overseeing a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) through the Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy.   Detailed responsibilities of the Health and Wellbeing Board, including a complete list of the Board’s powers and duties) can be found in the Constitution under Part 2B Terms of Reference of Committees and the Part 3C - Committee Procedure Rules   For questions related to Health and Wellbeing please contact publichealth@barnet.gov.uk