General
The
Health & Wellbeing Board (HWB) is established as a Committee of
the Council pursuant to Section 194 of the Health and Social Care
Act 2012 and the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and
Wellbeing Board and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013.
Purpose:
The
purpose of the Board is to provide system leadership to the health
and local authority functions relating to health & wellbeing in
Brighton & Hove. It promotes the health and wellbeing of the
people in its area through the development of improved and
integrated health and social care services.
The
HWB is responsible for the co-ordinated delivery of services across
adult social care, public health, and health and wellbeing of
children and young peoples’ services. This includes decision
making in relation to those services within Adult Services,
Children’s Services, Public Health and decisions relating to
the joint commissioning of children’s and adult social care
and health services (s75 agreements).
Composition
Voting members:-
5
elected Members
5
CCG representatives (For CCG to decide but expected Chair; Chief
Operating Officer;
1
LMG Chair, 1 lay member and the Accountable Officer)
Non-voting members
Executive Director, Children Services
Executive Director, Adult Services
Director of Public Health
Representative from Healthwatch
Representative NHS England
Chair of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board
Chair of Adult Safeguarding Board
