West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board

Information about West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board   Our vision - Improving Lives Together in West Sussex   The West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board is a statutory committee of the County Council.   The Board provides a forum where political, professional, clinical, and community leaders from across the local health and care system, come together to improve the health and wellbeing of their local population and reduce health inequalities. With integration and partnership at the heart of their work, they:  

Provide a strong focus on West Sussex Facilitate joint working and improving the wellbeing of their local population Set strategic direction to improve health and wellbeing

  The Board’s West Sussex Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025 to 2030 (opens in new window) sets out their overarching plan for improving health and wellbeing for residents and communities and reducing health inequalities in the county. It aligns with, and will form, a key part of the Sussex Health and Care Strategy ‘Improving Lives Together: Our ambition for a healthier future in Sussex’ (opens in new window) and its placed-based focus on West Sussex.   Membership   The Health and Wellbeing Board is chaired by the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Wellbeing, and the Lead Officer is the Director of Public Health.   Members of the Board include representatives from across the local health and care system including:  

West Sussex County Council NHS Sussex NHS service providers District and borough councils Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), for example, a charity Healthwatch West Sussex

  Role and responsibilities   The Health and Wellbeing Board has a statutory role to plan how best to meet the health and wellbeing needs of their local population and tackle health inequalities. Their responsibilities include:  

Assessing the health and wellbeing needs of their residents through carrying out a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), which assesses current and future health and social care needs of the local population. Developing a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS) to meet the health and wellbeing needs identified in the JSNA. Both the County Council and NHS plans for commissioning services, are informed by the JSNA and JLHWS. Developing and publishing a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) (opens in new window).

  Joint Strategic Needs Assessment   The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is not a single document, or piece of work, but an ongoing series of analyses and monitoring of population health, focused on health and wellbeing outcomes including detailed needs assessments, profiles, projections, reports, and audits of specific issues, areas or groups.   The West Sussex Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (opens in new window) has a dedicated website where information is published including the West Sussex Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Summary 2024/25 (opens in new window), an overview of health and wellbeing in the county.     Get involved   The Board welcomes members of the public, professionals, and other stakeholders to view all meetings. The agendas will be published on the website and some meetings will be available to watch online via our webcasting website (opens in new window).   Please contact Democratic Services if any further information is required.   Alert me:  Sign up to receive Health and Wellbeing Board email alerts (opens in new window)