Welsh Government’s consultation on partnership arrangement regulations: Welsh NHS Confederation response
Key points
Whilst our members welcome the ambition to strengthen regional partnership agreements, there is a need to better integrate and simplify the regional working arrangements and their operation. This is particularly important given the challenging financial constraints and increasing demand we are all facing.
It would be beneficial to see added to the regulations: objectives on integration between health and social care and more transparency of the governance arrangements (e.g. membership for example to be published and easily accessible).
Regional Partnership Boards' (RPBs) annual delivery plans should take account of, and align with, the well-being plans produced by Public Service Boards (PSBs) to ensure a better focus on population health and to integrate the workings of the PSBs and RPBs.
To conclude, we hope the scope of the proposed regulations will be broadened to improve coherence and integration of regional working more generally, including between health and social care.
