The purpose of the Health & Wellbeing Board is to improve the health and wellbeing of residents by promoting integration and partnership working between H&F Clinical Commissioning Group, the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Local Healthwatch and the NHS Commissioning Board.

The Health & Wellbeing Board will exercise three main functions;

(i)      To assess the needs of the local population and lead the statutory joint strategic needs assessment.

(ii)     To promote integration and partnership across areas, including through promoting joined up commissioning plans across the NHS, social care and public health.

(iii)    To support joined commissioning and pooled budget arrangements where appropriate.