The Nottingham City Health and Wellbeing Board
is established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (as
amended by the Health and Care Act 2022), which requires upper-tier
and unitary local authorities to create a Health and Wellbeing
Board to share leadership on the strategic approach to improving
the health and wellbeing of local communities. The purpose of the
Board is to bring together key local leaders to improve the health
and wellbeing of the population of Nottingham and reduce health
inequalities through:
·
developing a shared understanding of the health and wellbeing needs
of its communities from pre-birth to end of life, including the
health inequalities within and between communities;
·
providing system leadership to secure collaboration to meet these
needs more effectively;
·
having strategic influence over commissioning decisions across
health, public health and social care, encouraging integration
where appropriate;
·
recognising the impact of the wider determinants of health on
health and wellbeing; and
·
involving patient and service user
representatives, and councillors, in commissioning decisions.
The Board has a large and wide-ranging
membership, which includes representatives of the Council, the NHS,
and other partners. The Council’s Portfolio Holder with a
remit covering Health is the Chair of the Board, and the Vice Chair
is appointed from the representatives of the NHS Nottingham and
Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board.
The Board meets six times per year, and its
meetings are open to the public.