A series of learning resources have been launched to support the establishment of well-functioning health and wellbeing boards.
The learning resources, which launched at the National Learning Network’s national summit, cover themes including integration, criminal justice, improving population health and patient and public engagement.
Integration
Operating principles for Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies
This co-produced report complements the Department of Health’s guidance and is designed to support areas to develop successful Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies. It provides operating principles to guide key processes and practical examples of how these have been put into practice.- Encouraging integrated working for adults and older people: a practical guide for health and wellbeing boards
Provides some practical approaches to consider and use in promoting closer joint working. - Poster: Health and wellbeing boards: developing a local outcomes framework for adults and older people
Provides a visual map of each of the national outcomes frameworks for adult social care, the NHS and public health. It aims to help HWBs to develop local outcomes frameworks linked to priorities set out in Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies.
Criminal justice
- Criminal justice system agencies: building effective engagement
This briefing details practical information and learning on building effective engagement between health and wellbeing boards and local criminal justice system agencies.
Patient and public engagement
- Review of key policy documents
- Patient and public engagement: a practical guide
Designed to help people think through, plan and deliver their responsibilities in relation to patient and public engagement. It provides practical learning on ‘how’ and ‘when’ to engage, and ways this can work alongside the responsibilities of partner organisations, in particular local Healthwatch.
Improving population health
- Health impact assessment: tool for health and wellbeing boards
- Improving population health: action learning for health and wellbeing boards
Demonstrates valuable learning of how others have addressed some of the difficult strategic and policy issues involved.
Support and resources
- Support and resources for health and wellbeing boards
Provides information on organisations that deliver support and produce resources to enable health and wellbeing boards develop and operate effectively. It aims to spread networking and learning opportunities for health and wellbeing board members.
Children and young people
- Poster of key success factors and issues for boards to consider
- Review of key policy documents
- Putting policies into practice – real examples
Leadership
- A guide to governance for health and wellbeing boards
- Working with local government: a guide for GP commissioners
- Working with GP commissioners: a guide for local councillors and officers
Collective resources