Posted on: 16 September 2024
The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) will meet in public on Tuesday 24 September at Briar Court Hotel in Huddersfield. On the same day it will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Members of the public are invited to join board members for the start of the AGM meeting at 10:30am. Following the formal meeting there will be a public engagement opportunity from 11am to 12:15pm. During this time board members will be available for informal discussions with members of the public and refreshments will be served.
The AGM will be immediately followed by the ICB Board meeting – also held in public and AGM attendees are welcome to stay to observe. The board has an Independent Chair, Cathy Elliott. Its Chief Executive is Rob Webster CBE. The meeting in public will include an update report from Cathy and Rob, as well as a focus on inequalities around children and young people, specifically childhood asthma and mental health.
The board is part of the legislation set out in the Health and Care Act 2022, which came into force on the 1 July 2022. It focuses on improving outcomes for people by addressing health inequalities, the difference in care received and effective use of budgets across the area. It is part of West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, an integrated care system.
The board’s role includes delivering the Joint Forward Plan for health and care services in West Yorkshire as part of the area’s five-year strategy. Most decisions about circa £5 billion budget and the services delivered locally are made in the five local places of West Yorkshire, via its strong local place partnerships in Bradford District and Craven, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield District.
The board also works alongside care provider collaboratives, such as The West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts, the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Collaborative, Community Care Collaborative and hospices working together.
Please contact westyorkshireics.
People can submit questions about items on the agenda of the main board meeting to westyorkshireics.
Please note the papers won’t be live on the website until Monday 16 September teatime.
People can also read the papers, or watch live online. People can also read the ICB’s 2023-24 Annual Report and Accounts on the ICB website.
The meeting will be held at Briar Court Hotel, Halifax Road, Birchencliffe, Huddersfield, HD3 3NT.