Decision details

The Board received a report which outlined the proposed changes that were recommended following a Local Government Association (LGA) facilitated review. In June 2022 the LGA were asked to support the Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board to review its role and responsibilities and ensure that it was fit for purpose with the introduction of Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Boards. Work had been underway since July 2022 with three workshops held to inform the recommendations set out within the report.

A number of recommendations had come out of the review work which were designed to ensure that the Board could fulfil its statutory responsibilities effectively – providing strategic leadership, driving integration and reducing inequalities.

The recommendations included:

·        That the membership of the Board be widened to include additional representatives of the Council’s Place Directorate; a representative of housing providers; a representative of community pharmacy and a representative of the business sector.

·        That named individuals take the lead as senior responsible owner for each of the four Strategic Outcomes set out in the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, and that if these individuals are not already members of the Board, they also join its membership.

·        That a Reference sub-group be established to review certain ‘standard’ reports and escalate to the Health and Wellbeing Board any matters of concern.

·        That the ‘Informal meetings’ of the Board are used to meet with other local Boards and Partnerships to discuss how we can work together more effectively to deliver the strategic outcomes set out in the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

RESOLVED: That:-

The recommended changes to the membership and ways of working of the Health and Wellbeing Board be approved.