Committee details

Health and Wellbeing Together

Purpose of committee

Health & Wellbeing Together is the forum where key leaders from the health and care system come together to improve the health and wellbeing of the local community, work towards reducing health inequalities and support the development of improved and joined up health and social care services.

It is the name given to the City of Wolverhampton Health and Wellbeing Board, a statutory Board established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Health and Wellbeing Together has its own dedicated microsite with further updates and information at: http://wellbeingwolves.co.uk/index.html

For Members of the Public:

To find out more information about the functions and priorities of Health & Wellbeing Together visit: http://wellbeingwolves.co.uk/

To find out how to ask a question at a Board meeting visit: http://wellbeingwolves.co.uk/ask-a-question/index.html

To view the Health & Wellbeing Together Terms of Reference visit: http://wellbeingwolves.co.uk/pdf/terms.pdf

For Staff:

To view a guide for Officers presenting at Board meetings: http://wellbeingwolves.co.uk/presenting-a-report.html

Membership

Councillor Jasbir Jaspal (Chair) Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing
Paul Tulley (Vice-Chair) Wolverhampton Managing Director, Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Professor Farzad Amirabdollahian University of Wolverhampton
Councillor Chris Burden Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
Stephanie Cartwright Royal Wolverhampton Trust Representative
John Denley Director of Public Health
Chief Superintendent Richard Fisher Representing West Midlands Police and Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together
Marsha Foster Chief Executive, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Alison Hinds Director of Children's Services
Lynsey Kelly Head of Communities (Public Health)
Jenny Lewington Better Homes Board Representative
Sharon Nanan-Sen Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action
Mandy Poonia Healthwatch Wolverhampton Representative
Samantha Samuels Group Commander Black Country North, West Midlands Fire Service
Councillor Stephen Simkins Leader of the Council
Laura Thomas Wolverhampton VCSE Alliance
Siân Thomas OneWolverhampton Representative
Councillor Wendy Thompson Opposition Leader
Andrew Wolverson Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
Councillor Susan Roberts MBE Chair of Health Scrutiny Panel (Observer)
Tapiwa Mtemachani Director of Transformation and Partnership, Black Country Integrated Care Board (Observer)
Jeff Blankley Representative of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee (Observer)
Keiron Broadbent Representative for West Midlands Care Association (Observer)

Contact information

Support officer: Shelley Humphries. Tel: 01902 554070 email: shelley.humphries@wolverhampton.gov.uk