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Health and Wellbeing Board
The Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing board is a statutory committee of the council.
This means senior leaders from the NHS, Tower Hamlets, Healthwatch and the voluntary and community sector can work together to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Tower Hamlets and reduce health inequalities.
What does the health and wellbeing board do?
The health and wellbeing board aims to improve the health and wellbeing of local people and tackle health inequalities by:
- identifying local health needs and priorities, and making sure commissioning plans reflect the findings of our analysis of local health needs, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
- preparing and publishing a joint health and wellbeing strategy based upon the needs identified within Tower Hamlets health and wellbeing profile
- plan the delivery of integrated local services by addressing the underlying factors of health and wellbeing
- encouraging agencies to collaborate
- communicating and engaging with the public and other stakeholders about how to achieve the best possible quality of life
Our lead member for Adults Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Rachel Blake who chairs meetings of the Health and Wellbeing Board produces a briefing note following each board meeting which are listed as follows.
Health and Wellbeing Board meeting dates, agendas and papers can be found on our committee pages.
Who sits on the health and wellbeing board?
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 sets out a minimum membership of:
- one local councillor
- a representative of the local Healthwatch
- a representative of the local clinical commissioning group
- the local authority director for adult social services
- the local authority director for children’s services
- the director of public health for the local authority
Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board has widened its membership to include representatives from Barts Health Trust, GP Care Group, East London Foundation Trust and the Community and Voluntary Sector.
Board members
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Cllr Rachel Blake
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Chair, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Sir Sam Everington
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Vice-chair and Chair of TH clinical commissioning group
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Cllr Danny Hassell
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Cabinet Member for Children Schools and Young People, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Cllr Sirajul Islam
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Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Cllr Candida Ronald
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Cabinet Member Resources and the Voluntary Sector, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Cllr Denise Jones
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Mayor's Advisor for Older People, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Dr Somen Banerjee
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Director of Public Health, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Steve Collins
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Executive Director of Finance, WEL CCG’s – Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham CCG’s
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Denise Radley
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Corporate Director Health Adults and Community, LB of Tower Hamlets
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James Thomas
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Corporate Director Children and Culture, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Randal Smith
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Chair of Healthwatch Tower Hamlets
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Vicky Clark
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Divisional Director Growth and Economic Development, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Chris Banks
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Chief Executive, GP Care Group
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Dr Ian Basnet
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Public Health Director, Barts Health NHS Trust
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Peter Okali
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Chief Executive, Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Service
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Dr Paul Gilluley
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Chief Medical Officer, East London Foundation Trust
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Jackie Sullivan
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Managing Director, Royal London Hospital - Barts Health
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Helen Wilson
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Housing Representative, Tower Hamlets Housing Forum / Clarion Housing
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Vivian Akinremi
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Young Dept Mayor - Cabinet Member for Health, LB of Tower Hamlets
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Marcus Barnet
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Joint Borough Commander for Tower Hamlets and Hackney, London Metropolitan Police
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Richard Tapp
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Borough Commander, London Fire Brigade
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