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New health group set for launch

Posted on 19/04/11

Leicestershire Councty CouncilChief Executive's

19 April 2011

New health group set for launch

A new group to make public health services more effective, joined-up and accountable is being launched in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire County Council will be one of the first authorities in the country to set up a Health and Wellbeing Board, made up of councillors, GPs and health and care officials, and including representatives of patients and the public.

The board aims to improve health services for the public by:

encouraging closer joint working and efficiency savings

focussing partners on public health priorities such as tackling smoking and obesity

boosting democratic oversight of the health service

County council chief executive John Sinnott said: The board will be a new group of people, operating in a new way, to make a big difference to Leicestershire people.

We want health care to be more efficient, more effective and have better outcomes.

Dr Peter Marks, Director of Public Health, said: The health and wellbeing board will enable us to improve the health of the population, through one joined-up system.

Over the past year, weve already seen the benefits of joined-up working between the county council and the primary care trust the board will build on this partnership and provide a great opportunity to address the causes of ill-health.

Dr Chris Trczinski, joint chair of the new West Leicestershire GP Consortium, said: GPs are looking forward to working with social services to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.

The board will meet for the first time at 2pm on Tuesday, April 26th. For more information about the health and wellbeing board, see http://www.leics.gov.uk/healthwellbeingboard.htm

Media note:

For further information and interviews, please contact the county councils media team on 0116 305 7046.

Background:

The board will include the following members:

the county councils cabinet lead members for health, adults and communities and children and young people

at least one representative of each of the GP consortia

the county councils directors of public health, adults and communities and children and young people

two representatives from patient consultation group Leicestershire Local Involvement Network (LINk)

the chief executive of NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland

one member of the local medical committee

two district councillors

The board will act in a shadow, advisory form, until it becomes a statutory board with executive powers in April 2013.

The county council will continue to monitor the unfolding debate on the Government's health reforms. It has invited the chairman of the health select committee, Stephen Dorrell MP, to County Hall, to see how the health and wellbeing board operates.

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