Local Healthwatch, health and wellbeing boards and health scrutiny
Roles, relationships and adding value
Local authorities, the NHS and local community organisations have a history of working together to improve outcomes for local people. The health and care reforms introduce some new structures and processes and working out how best to bring these together with continuing existing arrangements can be complex. But what remains constant throughout the transition is a shared goal: to improve health, social care and wellbeing outcomes for communities.
This guide aims to help local leaders and others to understand the independent, but complementary, roles and responsibilities of council health scrutiny, local Healthwatch and health and wellbeing boards. This guide does not aim to cover every eventuality; it is a ‘snapshot’ that can be a basis for discussions about how existing and new bodies will work together and how they can build on local agreements and legislative requirements.
Published : 16th October 2012
Publisher : The Centre for Public Scrutiny [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : The Centre for Public Scrutiny
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