Health and Wellbeing Boards & Hepatitis C

"Based on evidence from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment process, health and wellbeing boards should ensure the local authority public health departments work closely with CCGs to commission testing for at risk groups and, for those diagnosed, coordinated care pathways through to treatment and care."

Health and Wellbeing Boards & Hepatitis C: a review of the evidence from Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies

HCV Action

May 2014 

 

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Voluntary organisations experiences of local health organisations

"In March 2014 NAVCA published three research briefings exploring local charities and voluntary organisations attitudes and experiences of local health organisations. The three reports explore the extent to which they feel able to influence Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNA) and the nature of their relationship with local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local Healthwatch."

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Health and wellbeing boards: one year on

"Relationships between clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities are reported to be very good and getting better and have withstood a demanding year of complex organisational change and mounting pressures on services and budgets."

Health and wellbeing boards: one year on
R Humphries, A Galea
The King's Fund
October 2013

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Influencing local commissioning for health and care

"This paper examines how voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) can work with and influence joint local commissioning in the new system."

Influencing local commissioning for health and care: guidance for the voluntary and community sector
Regional Voices
January 2013

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