Live Well South Tees Board

The Live Well South Tees Health and Wellbeing Board has been constituted to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. As a Committee of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Middlesbrough Council it acts 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 inequalities.

In particular, the Board will:

·        Provide strategic direction

·        Ensure strategic influence over commissioning decisions across health, public health and social care.

·        Strengthen democratic legitimacy by involving democratically elected representatives and patient representatives in commissioning decisions alongside commissioners across health and social care. The Board will also provide a forum for challenge, discussion, and the involvement of local people.

·        Bring together Integrated Care Board and council commissioners to develop a shared understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of the community.

·        Ensure the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment is undertaken and develop a joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy to address needs and improve health and wellbeing outcomes. This will include supporting the development of joint commissioning and integrating services across health and care where this makes sense.

·        Create a more effective and responsive local health and care system. Other services that impact on health and wellbeing such as housing and education provision will also be addressed.