Purpose

The Council has been awarded £325,000 by
the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to part-fund the
Wellbeing Works project, part of the Work and Health Accelerator
and Trailblazer Programmes. 
 
The funding will be made available to the
Council via section 256 of the NHS Act 2006. This enables the ICB
to fund expenditure incurred by the Council in connection with any
of its functions which, in the opinion of the ICB, have an effect on the health of any individuals;
have an effect on or are affected by any
NHS functions; or are connected with any
NHS functions.
 
The Wellness Works project will create a
series of community-based health hubs bringing together a range of
health and employment support services and provide key worker
support for residents who are economically inactive due to poor
health. The proposed use of the funding is in full accord with the
requirements of the 2006 Act.
 
A range of stakeholders have been consulted on
the Trailblazer programme including West Yorkshire Combined
Authority. There is ongoing engagement with delivery partners and
service users to shape delivery of the programme.
 

Content

The decision has been taken:
 
(i)       to accept a grant of
£325,000 (three hundred and twenty-five thousand pounds) from
the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, pursuant to s256 of
the National Health Service Act 2006, to partially fund the
Wellbeing Works Project; and 
 
(ii)       for the Service
Director Legal, Governance & Commissioning to enter into the
related legal agreement to accept the funding.