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19 Mar 2026

10:00 am

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 19 March 2026 10.00 am

The Health and Wellbeing Board of Wiltshire Council met on Thursday 19 March 2026 to discuss several key areas, including proposed changes to the Board's membership, updates on community safety and sexual health strategies, and plans for better care and nei...

29 Jan 2026

10:00 am

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 29 January 2026 10.00 am

The Health and Wellbeing Board met on Thursday 29 January 2026 to discuss several key updates on health services across Wiltshire. Decisions were made to endorse the draft BSW ICB 5 Year Strategic Commissioning Plan and the BSW Neighbourhood Health Vision, ...

27 Nov 2025

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 27 November 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 27 November 2025, to discuss a range of topics including public participation, safeguarding, community safety, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, health protection, and th...

25 Sep 2025

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 25 September 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Health and Wellbeing Board met on 25 September 2025 to discuss a pharmaceutical needs assessment, Healthwatch Wiltshire's annual report, integrated care, mental health services and the Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre. The board was a...

12 Jun 2025

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 12 June 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on 12 June 2025, was scheduled to cover a range of topics, including a draft pharmaceutical needs assessment, the Smokefree Generation Programme, the "Get Britain Working" white paper, and the Better ...

About

The Health and Wellbeing Board was introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 which required that top tier authorities (i.e. Unitary and County Councils) establish a Board by 1 April 2013.   The statutory functions of the Board include:

·         To prepare a Joint Strategic Assessment (JSNA); a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS).

·         A duty to encourage integrated working between health and social care commissioners in connection with the provision of health and social care services;

·         A power to encourage close working between commissioners and health-related services and the board itself; and

·         A power to encourage close working between commissioners of health-related services and commissioners of health and social care services.

  There are a number of principles underlying the functioning of the Health and Wellbeing Board.  These include:

·         Shared leadership of a strategic approach to the health and wellbeing of communities;

·         A commitment to drive real action and change to improve services and outcomes;

·         Parity between Board members in terms of their opportunity contribute to the Board’s deliberations, strategies and activities

·         Shared ownership of the Board by all its members and accountability to the communities it serves; and

·         Openness and transparency in the way that the Board carries out its work.

Members

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Mel Jacob · Vice-Chairman Deputy Leader of Wiltshire Council
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Clare Cape · Cabinet Member for Public Health and Co-ordination with the NHS
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Gordon King · Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
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Ian Thorn · Chairman Leader of Wiltshire Council
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Jane Davies · Opposition and Health Scrutiny Representative
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Jennie Westbrook · Portfolio Holder - Adult Social Care Wiltshire Council
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Jon Hubbard · Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education, and Skills
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