It is the responsibility of the Health and Wellbeing Board to:

• Identify the priority health and wellbeing needs in our area through the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment undertaken (JSNA) by Public Health. The JSNA uses evidence to identify health needs within the Shropshire population. This information is then used in the planning and commissioning of services to ensure that we're prioritising the most important areas of health and wellbeing. Find out more on our JSNA page
• Develop a health and wellbeing strategy. The Health and Wellbeing Board launched a five-year Health and Wellbeing Strategy in 2022, which sets out the long-term vision for Shropshire, and includes identifying the immediate priority areas for action and how Shropshire intends to address these
• To lead on the integration of commissioning, service delivery and pooled budget arrangements, which includes the Better Care Fund (BCF)
• To publish and keep up to date a statement of the needs for pharmaceutical services, referred to as the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA). The 2022-2023 PNA was published in October