Support for the Health and
Wellbeing Board alternates between Redcar and Cleveland Borough
Council and Middlesbrough Council.
Meeting papers for 2022/23 can be found here.
Remit
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To provide strategic direction;
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To ensure strategic influence over commissioning
decisions across health, public health and social care;
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To strengthen democratic legitimacy by involving
democratically elected representatives and patient representatives
in commissioning decisions alongside commissioners across health
and social care. The Board will also
provide a forum for challenge, discussion, and the involvement of
local people;
·
Bring together clinical commissioning groups and
council commissioners to develop a shared understanding of the
health and wellbeing needs of the community;
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To ensure the Joint Strategic Needs (and assets)
Assessment (JSNA) is undertaken and develop a joint Health and
Wellbeing Strategy to address needs and improve health and
wellbeing outcomes. This will include
supporting the development of joint commissioning and integrating
services across health and care where this makes sense;
and,
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Create a more effective and responsive local health
and care system. Other services that
impact on health and wellbeing such as housing and education
provision will also be addressed.