Doncaster’s Health and Wellbeing Board

The Health and Wellbeing Board provide a forum where political, clinical, professional and community leaders from across the care and health system come together to improve the health and wellbeing of their local population and look to reduce health inequalities. They should recognise further opportunities to shape and influence the wider system to drive long-lasting improvements to population health and wellbeing.

The Health and Social Care Act gives specific functions to the Health and Wellbeing Board including:

  • leading on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
  • leading on the development and delivery of the priorities in the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS)

What does the Health and Wellbeing Board do?

The board:

  • assesses the needs of the local population by undertaking the development and publication of a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).
  • oversees the development, publication and implementation of a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Doncaster.
  • produces a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.
  • agrees and monitors the delivery of the Better Care Fund and make recommendations on the financial strategy to deliver the Better Care Fund.
  • supports joint commissioning and encourages integrated working and pooled budget arrangements in relation to arrangements for providing health, health-related or social care services.
  • ensures that the priorities of the JLHWS are addressed across all policy areas to ensure residents have the building blocks in place for good health and wellbeing.

Meetings:

For enquiries about the agenda papers or attending meetings of the Health and Wellbeing Board, please contact the Democratic Services Team, Floor 2, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU. 

Email: Democratic.Services@doncaster.gov.uk  Tel: 01302 736709.

Health and Wellbeing Strategy

The Health and Social Care Act (2012) outlines the responsibility of the HWB to publish a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS). This must “set out the vision and priorities for improving the health and wellbeing of its local population and how the identified needs will be addressed including addressing health inequalities and which reflects the evidence of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).”

Doncaster's Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2024- 2030
One vision: “Adding years to life and life to years.”

 

Three areas of focus       

  • Improve the experience of ageing.
  • Close the gap in women’s and child health.
  • Create healthy places to live, grow and play.
Doncaster health and wellbeing strategy
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Previous Health and Wellbeing Strategies

Doncaster HWB Strategy 2016-21
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Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

Health and Wellbeing Boards have a statutory responsibility to oversee the production and use of a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment. This must be used to determine the priorities for the JLHWS. The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a process that identifies the current and future health and wellbeing needs of a local population and in Doncaster is comprised of a dashboard of overarching data and number of focussed needs assessment.

Health and Wellbeing Board Annual Report 2022/23

This Health and Wellbeing Board report highlights the work of the board during the last 12 months. The report provides a snapshot of the ongoing work across some of the partner organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of the Doncaster population. The key focus going forward will be to build on the foundations from this year and to address the health inequalities and priorities exemplified from the pandemic and to ensure that the work plan for the next year for the Health and Wellbeing  board reflects real needs and addresses those gaps.

HaWB Annual Report 2022
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HaWB Annual Report 2023 V3
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HealthaWB Annual report 2024
Download (68.1MB - DOCX)

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)

The board has a statutory responsibility to assess the needs for pharmaceutical services in Doncaster, referred to as a Pharmacy Needs Assessment (PNA).

The PNA is used to make decisions on the services provided by local community pharmacies and is also relevant when deciding if new pharmacies are required.  This is especially important as commissioning decisions and new pharmacy openings can be subject to legal challenge if they are not handled properly.

The PNA will inform the services commissioned by the local authority (Public Health), NHS England and South Yorkshire NHS Integrated Care Board.  

Doncaster Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022-2025finaldraftOct2022

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PNA Supplementary Statement updated 19072024-1

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Other Health Plans

1 Doncaster Plan 

To rebalance Doncaster’s health and care system, key leaders from across health and social care have come together to develop the 1 Doncaster Plan.  The 1 Doncaster Plan describes the priority areas of shared focus over the next five years, building upon the existing body of work and local transformation plans already in place.

South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership Strategy

South Yorkshire’s Integrated Care Partnership is a statutory committee jointly convened by Local Government and the Integrated Care Board, to bring together the NHS with Local Authorities, Combined Authorities, the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector and other partners. The strategy has a vision that “Everyone in our diverse communities lives a happy, healthier life for longer.”

For more information

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