Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Board

The Board has a duty to "encourage integrated working" between health, care, police and other public services in order to improve wellbeing outcomes for Suffolk.

It's responsible for delivery of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and the county's Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Find out more about the Health and Wellbeing Board as well as the latest strategy document on Healthy Suffolk.

The bodies represented on the Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Board include:

• Suffolk County Council
• local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
• NHS England
• HealthWatch
• the police
• the voluntary sector
• district and borough councils

Board Members

Chairman

Steve Wiles (Con)

Vice Chairman

Members

• Nicola Beach, Suffolk County Council Chief Executive
• Georgia Chimbani, Suffolk County Council Director of Adult and Community Services
• El Mayhew,  Suffolk County Council Director of Children's Services
• Stuart Keeble Suffolk County Council Director of Public Health and Protection
• Bobby Bennett (Con) Cabinet Member for Children and Young People's Services 
• Philip Faircloth-Mutton (Con) Cabinet Member for Equality and Communities
• Beccy Hopfensperger (Con) Cabinet Member for Adult Care 

• Arthur Charvonia, Suffolk Chief Officers Leadership Team

• Tracey Bleakley, CEO Designate, Integrated Care Board, NHS Norfolk and Waveney
• Dr Ed Garratt - CEO, Integrated Care Board, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex
• Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Chair, Integrated Care Board, NHS Norfolk and Waveney
• Professor William Pope, Chair, Integrated Care Board, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex
• Dr Mark Shenton, Integrated Care Academy
• Vacancy, NHS England
• Wendy Herber, Chair, Healthwatch Suffolk

• Rachel Kearton, Suffolk's Chief Constable
• Tim Passmore, Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner

• John Dugmore, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce
• Carol Eagles, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Health and Wellbeing Network
• Valerie Gladwell - University of Suffolk
• Lisa Roberts, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership
• Richard Cracknell, Chair, Suffolk Collaborative Communities Board

• Councillor John Cook (Lab) - Ipswich Borough Council
• Councillor Julia Ewart (Lib Dem) - East Suffolk Council
• Councillor Rowena Lindberg (Lab) - West Suffolk Council
• Councillor Daniel Potter (Green) - Babergh District Council 
• Councillor Tim Weller (Green) - Mid Suffolk District Council

Meeting dates

You're welcome to come and observe meetings of the Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Board.

The papers and agendas for the meetings are available on our website five days before the meeting and will include venue details.

Dates after May 2025 will be subject to reconsideration by Council on 22 May 2025.

Contact and further information

If you would like to contact us, please email committee.services@suffolk.gov.uk or call 01473 265119, Monday to Friday; 9.00am to 5.00pm.

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