Helen Coombes

Council: Lancashire

Committees: Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member, Monitor)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

5 meetings

Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss a range of issues including the future of the board itself, the Better Care Fund, neighbourhood health plans, and a prevention strategy for Lancashire. The board endorsed recommendations from a Local Government Association (LGA) review aimed at strengthening the board's role and approved the Better Care Fund quarter two report. Members also heard about steps being taken to improve health outcomes at a neighbourhood level, and a developing prevention strategy for the county.

November 18, 2025
Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board Monitor

Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss the Better Care Fund, adaptations to help people live independently, and national policy changes to the NHS. The board ratified the Lancashire Better Care Fund 2024/25 end of year submission and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund plan. Members agreed to form a working group to consider the implications of the NHS's 10-year plan.

July 15, 2025
Committee

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership - Monday, 9th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) met to discuss a Working Well update, the implications of devolution and the white paper, and an update from the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). The meeting was scheduled to include an overview of the requirements and timescales for the development of Get Lancashire & Cumbria Working plans and how governance would be established to facilitate integrated approaches to strategy development and programme implementation. The ICB update included an overview of the 2025/2026 Commissioning Intentions.

June 09, 2025
Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board

Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 2.15 pm

March 11, 2025
Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board

Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 2.15 pm

January 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Lancashire Adult Learning - Adult Education and the Life-Changing Impact on Health, Wellbeing and the Wider Determinants of Health

From: Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 2.15 pm - January 21, 2025

...to determine a course of action regarding the overview of Lancashire Adult Learning's impact on adult education, health, wellbeing, and wider determinants of health across Lancashire's 12 districts.

For Determination

Lancashire Better Care Fund January Update

From: Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 2.15 pm - January 21, 2025

...to determine the next steps regarding key pieces of work under the Better Care Fund framework, as outlined in the January update report.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 5

Average per Month: 0.5

Decisions Recorded: 12