Committee details

Health and Wellbeing Board

Purpose of committee

The role of the health and wellbeing board is to prepare and publish a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS) to meet the needs identified in the JSNA in relation to the local authority’s area.

 

The board will recommend the final version of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy to be signed off by the cabinet and the clinical commissioning group governing body.

 

The board will involve third parties in preparation of the JSNA and JHWS including the Local HealthWatch and people living or working in the area, having regard to guidance from Secretary of State.

 

Together with each of its partner clinical commissiong groups, to have regard to the JSNA and JHWS in the exercise of any function.

Membership

Contact information

Support officer: Maria Lugangira, Principal Constitutional Officer.

Postal address:
Southwark Council
Governance and Assurance
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH

Phone: 020 7525 7228

Email: maria.lugangira@southwark.gov.uk