The Health and Wellbeing Board is a formal committee of the Council. It will focus on the determinants of a good quality of life, to improve the health and wellbeing of Rochdale residents, and as a way of reducing inequalities.

The Health and Wellbeing Board will encourage joined up, integrated and system wide working to improve outcomes for local people and ensure that strategy is informed by intelligence and evidence.

The main functions of the Health and Wellbeing Board are:

•         The preparation of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and local Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs), on behalf of the local authority and the Place Base Partnership;

•         The duty to encourage integrated working between health and social care commissioners, including providing advice, assistance or other support to encourage arrangements under Section 75 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (lead commissioning, pooled budgets and integrated provision) in connection with the provision of health and social care services;

•         Power to encourage close working between commissioners of health related services and the Board;

•         A power to encourage close working between commissioners of health related services and commissioners of health and social care services;

•         Any other functions that may be delegated by the Council under Section 196(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

The Terms of Reference of the Board were last revised in May 2022 and can be found here: HWB TOR 220509 FINAL.pdf (rochdale.gov.uk)

Should you have any questions about this committee of the Council, please contact Fabiola Fuschi, Senior Governance and Committee Officer via email: Fabiola.fuschi@rochdale.gov.uk or via telephone on 01706 924725