The Health and Social Care Act 2012 established Health and
Wellbeing Boards as a forum where key leaders from the health and
care system work together to improve the health and wellbeing of
their local population and reduce health inequalities.
The West
Berkshire Health and Wellbeing Board is committed to improving the
health and wellbeing of the population across the district, through
the development of improved and integrated health and social care
services. This includes overseeing the preparation of
the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
(JSNA) and Pharmaceutical
Needs Assessment, and approving the Joint
Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Delivery
Plan.
At its
meeting on 20 April 2023, the Board agreed that:
·
decisions about the appropriate response
to notifications of changes to pharmaceutical services may be
delegated to a Sub-Committee of the Health and Wellbeing Board,
consisting of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Health and
Wellbeing Board, the Director of Public Health for Berkshire West,
and a senior Public Health Officer;
·
the Sub-Committee shall consult the Local
Pharmaceutical Committee (Pharmacy Thames Valley) and the relevant
local ward councillor(s) if a gap in provision is identified in
order to understand the likely impact on other pharmacies and the
local community;
·
all decisions of the Sub-Committee will
be reported back to the Health and Wellbeing Board at the next
public meeting and the Berkshire West Shared Public Health Team
will publish any supplementary statements or updated PNA on the
Berkshire Public Health Observatory website as required.
Sub-Committee
Members
The
Sub-Committee Members include:
·
Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing
Board
·
Vice-Chairman of the Health and
Wellbeing Board
·
Director of Public Health
·
A Senior Officer from the
Council’s Public Health Team.
Getting
involved
The
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Sub-Committee meets in public, with
meetings arranged as and when required to respond to notifications
of changes to pharmaceutical services in West Berkshire where there
is not a suitable meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board within
the consultation period. Meetings usually take place at the Council
Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD.
Contact: Democratic
Services Team
Further
information links:
Health and Social Care Act
2012
