Voluntary Sector North West

Health and Well-Being Boards – Voice and Representation

Tim GillingActing Executive Director Centre for Public Scrutiny

Re-defining relationships

“We believe that many of the White Paper proposals provide opportunities to fundamentally redefine relationships and behaviours between:

professionals, patients and carers (e.g. through shared decision-making) commissioners and providers (e.g. through shifting the balance of power and capacity to change the status quo) commissioners, providers and communities (e.g. through involvement and influence) commissioners, providers and councillors (e.g. through political leadership and scrutiny)”

CfPS response to Equity and Excellence – October 2010

what do we mean?

what does the sector look like?

diverse

supporters fundraisers advocates providers

this is a strength but can also be a barrier

challenges for the sector

credibility = stayingindependent but having an influence

outside or inside ‘the system’ –

easy to dismiss or easy to pigeonhole

community channel – facing out, in touch with wider

perspectives

critical friend – facing in, strategic advice from a non-institutional perspective

the value the sector brings

what matters to people:

right treatment/right time/right place continuity/integration outcomes of care clinical quality dignity of care environment of care shared decision-making practical and emotional support carers and families after care/independence

tools to influence

Health and Well-Being Boards – membership or advisory?

local Healthwatch

council scrutiny

working together or supporting your own cause

influencing needs assessments and health and well-being strategies