The NHS: Where does all the money go?

Part 10: Health and Wellbeing Boards

Body name: Health Wellbeing Boards (HWBs)

Place in the wiring: Local/Place Level

Body-stated function: HWBs remain a formal statutory committee of the local authority and will continue to provide a forum for political, clinical, professional, and community leaders from across the health and care system to come together to improve the health and well-being of their local population and reduce health inequalities.

Their budget: “HWBs do not commission health services themselves and do not have a budget but play an important role in informing the allocation of local resources.”

Patient/societal benefit from the function:  the HWB website provides a series of case studies that illustrate real examples of improvement delivery. One example is improving MMR vaccination rates in communities with lower uptake in Cheshire West and Chester, the most vulnerable communities. Elsewhere on the HWB website, you can find strange words like “strategic,” “needs assessment,” and “local government.”

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