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Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2026 - 2031

Delivering the Strategy

The Cheshire West and Chester Health and Wellbeing Board includes a range of organisations such as Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, NHS Trusts, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Healthwatch Cheshire West, and the VCFSE sector. It is responsible for the delivery of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy across the borough. Different workstreams have been formed to deliver the Strategy, including:

  • Workforce and Organisational Development: A cross-sector Workforce Plan to address recruitment and retention issues.
  • Digital: A Digital Plan to improve the quality of care through shared care records and digital solutions.
  • Estates: Joined up estates strategies to make efficient use of land and property assets.
  • Communications, engagement, and coproduction: A joined-up approach to branding, communications, and involvement with residents of Cheshire West and Chester.
  • Joint Intelligence: Using data and evidence to inform strategic priorities for health and wellbeing.

Progress will be monitored each year and reported to the Health and Wellbeing Board using an agreed set of outcomes.

Integrated Neighbourhoods

Alongside its responsibility for delivering the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the board has a key role in providing governance for the integration of health and care services.

This includes oversight of the development of Integrated Neighbourhoods, as set out within the NHS 10-Year Plan. Integrated neighbourhoods are a new way of working for health services, social care, councils and the voluntary sector to work together to provide integrated care across our borough.

The board's responsibilities in this area include oversight of strategic planning, partnership working and decision-making relating to the Better Care Fund. This is a programme that joins budgets from local authorities and NHS Integrated Care Boards to deliver joined up health and social care services. This helps people to stay independent at home, avoid unnecessary hospital visits, and improves access to joined up community-based care.

The current Integrated Neighbourhoods Plan is available in the Document Downloads section and is being updated by the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Integrated Care Board.