Establishing local Healthwatch
This
series of briefings aim to assist local authorities and their partners
in local communities and the NHS to support the commissioning, setting
up and early development of local Healthwatch. They provide a general
introduction to what is involved and a brief summary of issues and
questions which local authorities and others may wish to consider.
Local Healthwatch, health and wellbeing boards and health scrutiny: roles, relationships and adding value
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.
Local public health intelligence
This factsheet outlines
the health intelligence requirements for local authorities and the
actions local areas may wish to take to support their new public health
duties from an information and intelligence perspective.
Directors of public health in local government
These guides describe both the statutory and non-statutory elements
of the role of director of public health. They outline the Department of
Health’s vision for public health in local government, and highlight
how the director of public health will lead and champion health
improvement across the local authority. They will primarily be of
interest to local authority elected members and officers, and local
public health teams.
Public health transitional support funds for local authorities
This
letter outlines the availability of transitional support funds for
local authorities. Financial support is available to each unitary and
upper tier local authority, and will contribute towards the costs
associated with administrating transition and minimising the diversion
of staff and resources from day to day duties and delivery. The
allocation of transitional support is to be issued through the local
authority and paid by the PCT. PCTs have been notified of the amount and
associated process through a separate letter and resource limited
adjustment.
Get with the programme? A look at health and wellbeing boards through the lens of telehealth and telecare
This
publication assesses the progress of health and wellbeing boards in
adopting telecare and telehealth. It also lays out opportunities that
these innovations represent to local boards as they develop their role
as strategic enablers and system leaders across health, care and
wellbeing.
No health without mental health: guides for local services
This
series of briefings aim to help develop better local mental health
services. Following the publication of the implementation framework for
the government’s mental health strategy, these briefings set out the
steps that local authorities, CCGs, and those involved with Healthwatch
and health and wellbeing boards can take to improve mental health care,
treatment and support.
The real cost of alcohol: a map of alcohol harm across England
This
map reveals the cost of alcohol abuse to local health services. It
provides regional data on hospital admissions, deaths and costs relating
to alcohol.
Health profiles - local health
This
resource provides access to interactive maps and data at a small area
level and at local authority level. It provides quality assured data
which allows for compare any selected geographical area against the
English average for a selection on indicators.
Incorporating mental health and employment in your joint strategic needs assessment and health and wellbeing strategy
This
guidance highlights the importance of health and employment to CCGs,
HWBs, directors of adult social service and other partners responsible
for promoting public health and delivering personal responses to people
at risk of long-term illness and social exclusion. It aims to help local
commissioners and planners incorporate mental and employment
considerations into their joint needs assessment and health and
wellbeing strategy.
Improving
the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities: an
evidence-based commissioning guide for clinical commissioning groups
The
guide is intended to help CCGs commission high quality, cost effective
general and specialist health services for people with learning
disabilities; jointly commission services for people who challenge
services and those with complex needs; and work with health and
wellbeing boards, local authorities and others to address the social
factors which affect the health of people with learning disabilities.
Recovery, public mental health and wellbeing
This paper
argues that local councils and the new health and wellbeing boards can
support the commissioning of recovery-oriented services, as well as
promoting good mental health and wellbeing in communities. It outlines
the ways in which health and wellbeing boards can influence
commissioning to promote and protect mental wellbeing and support
recovery.
Social and emotional wellbeing for children and young people
This
guidance aims to help to strengthen home visiting and early education
services, and recommends that health professionals are alert to any
factors that may pose a risk to a child's social and emotional
wellbeing. It recommends that each health and wellbeing board should
ensure that the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children
features in its health and wellbeing strategy, as one of the most
effective ways of addressing health inequalities.
Wider partnerships and health and wellbeing boards
This
briefing takes an early look at how councils are dealing with the
evolving partnership landscape, particularly in the context of the
introduction of health and wellbeing boards as new statutory bodies. It
considers how the boards are being positioned within councils’ existing
partnership arrangements and how local authorities’ new responsibilities
to be delivered through the boards could increasingly influence how
collaboration and joint working develops in future.
Please note: this briefing is only available to all members and officers in LGiU member organisations.
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