West
Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board COVID-19 Statement
The
Health and Wellbeing Board brings together elected councillors and
key systems leaders from West Sussex’s health and social care
system to improve the health and wellbeing of our residents, reduce
the gap in health inequalities, and promote joined up working
across the health and social care system to ensure better quality
services for all. This includes the County Council, district and
borough councils, the NHS, acute, community and mental health
trusts, and the voluntary and community sector.
The
Board recognises that to improve health and wellbeing, and to
tackle health inequalities, we have to
work together; our strength lies in our position as systems
leaders, and our ability to champion the actions of our own and
partner’s organisations.
This whole systems approach, is particularly
pertinent during these challenging times both locally and
nationally, and we want to reassure our local population that our
Board members, our systems leaders, are working together tirelessly
to make the most effective use of our combined resources, to
protect and support our residents and communities.
We are continuing to ensure our
residents and communities are kept updated via the County
Council’s website (www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus),
which includes links to the latest information and advice from
Public Health England, the NHS, the Department for Education, and
the Department of Health and Social Care. Government updates can be
accessed via their website at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
About the Board
The Health and Wellbeing Board is a forum
where key leaders from the health and care system work together to
improve the health and wellbeing of their local population and
reduce health inequalities.
The Board helps to give
communities a greater say in understanding and addressing their
local health and social care needs. To
find more detailed information about the
Board (and how it operates), see Part
3, the Scheme of Delegation,
in the County Council’s
Constitution
library.
Our vision and
plans
It is our vision
that:
‘West Sussex
is a great place in which to grow up, achieve, raise a family and
grow old, in strong, safe and sustainable communities – it is
a place where improved health and wellbeing is experienced by all
our residents, and the health and wellbeing gap between communities
is reducing.’
We work on a number of priorities and plans
which supports this vision and are brought together in our
Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy
(JHWS).
What else are
we responsible for?
We have
specific responsibilities for the following areas:
·
Assessment of the health and wellbeing needs of local
residents. This is known as the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
(JSNA).
·
Developing a
Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy
to meet the health and wellbeing needs identified in
the JSNA.
·
Reducing the gap in health and wellbeing between communities.
·
Joining up health and care services
·
Reviewing and approving key health and wellbeing
plans and strategies such as the
Better Care
Fund plan, and
Clinical Commissioning Group commissioning plans
·
Producing and publishing the Pharmaceutical Needs
Assessment
Get involved
We
welcome the public, professionals and other stakeholders to all of
our
meetings. In accordance with regulations in response to the current
public health emergency, the County Council may cancel, defer or
hold virtual meetings until further notice. If a virtual meeting is held members will attend
and participate remotely via conference calls and there will be
press and public access via webcasting.
The agendas for these meetings
will be published on the website and the meetings will be available
to watch online via our
webcasting
website.
Please contact
Democratic
Servicesif any further information is required.
Annual Public Health
Report 2018
The Director of Public Health has a statutory
duty to publish an independent Annual
Public Health Report (APHR) that details the state of health
within the local population. This year’s report outlines a
joined-up approach to health and wellbeing across the public,
voluntary and private sector to promote health and wellbeing and
prevent ill health across West Sussex. The APHR is an essential
part of the JSNA and feeds into the JHWS.
Useful documents
·
Health & Wellbeing Board Newsletter – Christmas
2019
·
Joint Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy Launch Executive
Summary
·
Joint
Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy 2019-24 (PDF,
3.6MB)
·
Joint Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy Toolkit
·
Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Consultation
report
·
Joint
Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Equality impact
report
·
JSNA Summary 2018
·
JSNA ‘Voice’ Summary 2018
·
Annual
Public Health Report 2018
·
Joint Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy 2015-18 (PDF,
1.6MB)