Health and wellbeing boards €“ side show or system leader?

Health and wellbeing boards have made good progress in establishing themselves but face a critical year that could define whether they develop into system leaders or are relegated to a side show, according to the second survey of boards by The King’s Fund. The report, based on a survey of nearly half of the 152 health and wellbeing boards, showed that local authorities have brought strong leadership to establishing the boards and report good relationships with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). Most health and wellbeing boards have prioritised public health inequalities allaying concerns about the transfer of this remit to local