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.
Membership
The membership of the Board is
prescribed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as amended and is
exempt from rules as to political proportionality.
Redcar and Cleveland
Representation will include 5 Councillors of the Authority as
follows:
·
The Leader
·
Cabinet member with responsibility for Health and
Housing
·
Cabinet member with responsibility for
Children
·
Cabinet Member with responsibility for
adults
·
1 Councillor nominated by the Leader
Remit
·
To provide strategic direction;
·
To ensure strategic influence over commissioning
decisions across health, public health and social care;
·
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;
·
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,
·
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.