The Health and
Social Care Act 2012 created a statutory Health and Wellbeing Board
(HWBB) in every Upper-Tier Local Authority in England, effective
from April 2013. The HWBB is a formal committee of the local
authority charged with promoting greater integration and
partnership between bodies from the NHS, public health and local
government.
The intention of
the HWBB is to steer, advise and lead approaches that improve the
health and wellbeing of the population of Tower Hamlets. It will
seek to do this by encouraging joint work across different services
and organisations in the Borough, and by promoting greater
integration of health and social care system, as well as services
that can help to address the wider determinants of health. In
addition, the Board provides democratic oversight and
accountability of the local Health & Care Partnership and Tower
Hamlets Together (THT).
The HWBB sets out
its plans for improving the health of local population through a
statutory Health & Wellbeing Strategy. In the current strategy
(2021-2025), the HWBB sets out its key improvement principles for
the local system as well as its ambitions for local
residents
Webcasts
Films of
recent meetings are available to view (external
site).
The Board
procedures and full terms of reference can be found in Section
19(19) of the Council
Constitution
Public Engagement
Before the formal
business of the Board is considered, up to 15 minutes are available
for public questions on any items of business on the agenda. Please
send questions to the Committee Officer by 5pm the day before the
meeting.
For further
information, see the guidance for the Board in the ways of
participation page