The Kent Health and Wellbeing
Board was established by the Health and
Social Care Act 2012. With effect from
1 April 2013 it became a committee of Kent County
Council.
The Kent Health and Wellbeing
Board leads and advises on work to improve the health and wellbeing
of the people of Kent through joined up commissioning across the
NHS, social care, public health and other services.
The Board’s statutory
functions are to:
·
Prepare a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and a
Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
·
Encourage integrated working between health and
social care commissioners including making arrangements under
Section 75 of the National Health Service Act 2006
Prior to April 2013 the Health
and Wellbeing Board operated in a shadow form.
The Health and Wellbeing Board
has established a series of sub-committees known as local health
and wellbeing boards. The local Health
and Wellbeing Boards lead and advise on the development of Clinical
Commissioning Group level integrated commissioning strategies and
plans, ensure effective local engagement and monitor local
outcomes. They focus on improving the
health and wellbeing of people living in their CCG area through
joined up commissioning across the NHS, social care, district
councils, public health and other services to secure better health
and wellbeing outcomes in their areas and better quality of care
for all patients and care users.
More information about local
health and wellbeing boards can be found
here