Health

To support health and wellbeing boards, the Department of Health has worked with stakeholders on producing statutory guidance, which explains the duties and powers of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs). The Department of Health undertook a public consultation on a draft version of the guidance which had been developed with significant input from and engagement with stakeholders across the health and social care system. The final guidance is the result of this consultation and engagement.

BASE is urging members to respond to a consultation on health commissioning indicators. Unlike the NHS Outcomes Framework, employment does not feature as an indicator. We believe it should.

The Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCGOIS) supports clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and health and wellbeing partners to plan for health improvement by providing information for measuring and benchmarking outcomes of services commissioned by CCGs.

Health Minister, Jeremy Hunt, has published the first mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board. The NHS Mandate sets the long term direction for the NHS and includes a number of key objectives.

The Minister will measure the success of the NHS by how well it:
* sets a clear vision and long term agenda for transforming the NHS to improve outcomes
* is restructured around the domains of the NHS Outcomes Framework and embeds the objectives within each domain
* places a stronger focus on outcomes

The NHS mandate is divided into 5 main sections
* Preventing ill health

The Department of Health has published an implementation framework for No Health without Mental Health. The Mental health implementation framework sets out what employers, schools, businesses, local authorities, housing organisations, voluntary groups and health and care organisations can do to promote good mental health, whether it’s clinical commissioning groups appointing mental health leads, schools developing awareness programmes to help staff recognise pupils at risk, or employers supporting the mental health of their workforce.

2020health has produced a report that looks at work as a health outcome. The report contains a range of recommendations for local authorities, Public Health Directoirs, Health & Wellbeing Boards, Health services and employers.

The Scottish Government has announced plans to integrate adult social care and health using Health & Social Care Partnerships.