2016 Health Profiles

Public Health England has published the 2016 Health Profiles. The Health Profiles provide a snapshot of health and wellbeing for each local authority in England using a range of charts and text. They pull together existing information in one place and contain data on a range of indicators for local populations.

Access them here.

Health and wellbeing boards: Engaging effectively with providers

"This briefing has been jointly produced by the Local Government Association (LGA), NHS Providers and Monitor to provide case studies that offer a snapshot of how HWBs are using different mechanisms to engage with local providers to develop system-wide approaches, join up the strategic commissioning of health and care, take a holistic place-based approach to prevention, and develop a shared local vision for local health and care services expressed through their Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JWHS)."

Health and wellbeing boards: Engaging effectively with providers
Local Government Association, NHS Providers, Monitor
February 2016

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Making it better together: A call to action on the future of health and wellbeing boards

"This publication is a challenge and a call to action to local commissioners, Government and national bodies to support health and wellbeing boards in bringing about a radical transformation in the health of our communities."

A call to action on the future of health and wellbeing boards
Local Government Association
June 2015

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Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners

"Commissioners require a high level of technical competence to undertake the 'transactional' elements of commissioning."

Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners
C Naylor, et al.
The King's Fund
June 2015

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Options for integrated commissioning

"A single national outcomes framework for integrated care should be agreed to ensure there is joint accountability between the NHS and local government."

Options for integrated commissioning: Beyond Barker
R Humphries, L Wenzel
The King's Fund
June 2015

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Practical guide to engaging with health and wellbeing boards

"The purpose of this guide is to provide a consolidated overview of how Health and Wellbeing Boards are working, and outline practical steps for voluntary sector organisations looking to engage with HWBs based on this knowledge.

This briefing is part of a series on engaging with new local government bodies. If you find this resource useful, have a look at the rest of the series, which covers clinical commissioning groups  police and crime commissioners (due late March 2015) and local enterprise
partnerships (due April 2015)."

Practical guide to engaging with health and wellbeing boards
N Depani
Compact Voice
March 2015

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Improving health outcomes using evidence from the voluntary and community sector

"Using different types of evidence from the voluntary and community sector can support the development of a constructive Joint Strategic Needs Assessment on which to base sound strategy development and commissioning decisions."

Comparing apples with oranges? How to make better use of evidence from the volutary and community sector to improve health outcomes
NHS Confederation
August 2014, Issue 293

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A councillor's guide to the health system in England

"This guide provides:

• a quick introduction to the health and social care system since the reforms of 2012 for all councillors who do not lead on health issues
• a brief outline of the purpose of the reforms and how they are intended to improve health
• a description of the different parts of the health system, national, regional and local their interrelationships with each other and with social care and the wider role of local government"

A councillor's guide to the health system in England
Local Government Association
May 2014

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Integrated care value case toolkit

"The toolkit should enable Health and Wellbeing Boards and local partners to understand the evidence and impact of different integrated care models on service users, as well as the associated impact on activity and cost to different parts of the health and care system."

Integrated care value case toolkit
Local Government Association
January 2014

Access the toolkit here.

Health and wellbeing boards: one year on

"Relationships between clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities are reported to be very good and getting better and have withstood a demanding year of complex organisational change and mounting pressures on services and budgets."

Health and wellbeing boards: one year on
R Humphries, A Galea
The King's Fund
October 2013

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Good practice in joint health and wellbeing strategies

"This self-evaluation tool provides guidance on good practice in planning, developing and delivering Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies based around key questions to consider and top tips on approaches that might be taken."

Good practice in joint health and wellbeing strategies: a self-evaluation tool for health and wellbeing boards
NHS Confederation
September 2013

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The Way Forward: Clinical Senates

The NHS Commissioning Board has divided England into 12 areas, broadly based around major patient flows into specialist or tertiary centres, and there will be one Clinical Senate for each geographical area. This document outlines the different roles of Clinical Senates, explains how they will perform these and also how they will interact with other organisations in the new health system, including Clinical Commissioning Groups, Health and Wellbeing Boards, and Academic Health Science Networks.

Read more here.

Operating principles for joint strategic needs assessments and joint health and wellbeing strategies

"JSNAs and JHWSs are not ends in themselves, but a means to identify the priorities for commissioning to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce health inequalities."

Operating principles for joint strategic needs assessments (JSNA) and joint health and wellbeing (JHWS) strategies
NHS Confederation
November 2012

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Encouraging integrated working to improve services for adults and older people

"Agreeing a set of principles to underpin joint working will support effective joint commissioning and prevent it being destabilised by distracting factors."

Encouraging integrated working to improve services for adults and older people
NHS Confederation
November 2012

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Patient and public engagement: a practical guide for health and wellbeing boards

"Patient and public engagement (PPE) should take place from the start of the life of health and wellbeing boards and be woven into the DNA of boards throughout their work."

Patient and public engagement: a practical guide for health and wellbeing boards
NHS Confederation
November 2012

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RCN fact sheets

The Royal College of Nursing has produced two fact sheets help people understand the architecture of the new NHS commissioning system:

1. Clinical senates and strategic clinical networks
2. Health and wellbeing boards

Sustainable health and social care

"This briefing provides a summary guide for busy commissioners and health and wellbeing board members."

Sustainable health and social care: a briefing for commissioners and health and wellbeing boards
Social Care Institute for Excellence
May 2012

Read more here.