Portsmouth’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy

GPs and the council working together for Portsmouth 2012/2013

Portsmouth has a new Health and Wellbeing Board who will decide on the health priorities in the area. The Board includes councillors, GPs, and directors of services. It is jointly chaired by the lead councillor for Health and Social Care and the Lead GP for the Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group (which plans and pays for health services). 

One of the Board’s tasks is to produce a Joint Health and Wellbeing strategy for the city. The Board has had lengthy discussions on what the priorities should be. They used information from previous consultations about what people want most, information about what works best, and assessed what the biggest issues facing Portsmouth are. The initial focus is on a small number of big issues where partners believe they can make a real difference by providing and purchasing more effectively. These might not be the biggest health issues in the city but they are areas where we can make the most difference in the next year or so. 

Now we want to know your views on how we are planning to tackle these things and what else we should look at in the future. 

All the information about the board, including a summary version of the strategy it has developed, is at http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/24885.html. There is also a short survey if you would like to submit your views over the next 8 weeks. 

If you represent a group or forum and would like someone to come along between now and the end of October and explain more and answer any questions you may have, please contact Matthew Gummerson on 023 9268 8560 or matthew.gummerson@portsmouthcc.gov.uk