Regional Health Partnership

The Regional Health Partnership was set up in 2004 and has a membership of public, private and voluntary sector representatives.

The purpose of the Regional Health Partnership is to work together with regional partners to:

• Address inequalities in health.
• Ensure health issues are promoted.
• Improve the quality of life of all citizens.
• Ensure NHS investment contributes to economic, social and physical regeneration.

The Regional Health Partnership fulfils its purpose through collective commitment and resources of its members and is committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. It is an opportunity to support and lead at a regional level on health agendas requiring cross boundary co-ordination.

The Partnership has been developed with support from the West Midlands Regional Assembly and is facilitated by Department of Health West Midlands.

In January 2008, the West Midlands Regional Assembly launched the region’s first Health and Well-Being Strategy the vision of which is “To maintain, enhance, improve and protect the health and well-being of people in the West Midlands Region and to reduce health inequalities by 2020 within environmental limits, so as not to compromise healthy life for future generations”. There are eight main themes reflected within the Strategy and these are Planning, Transport and Health; Housing and Health; Environment and Health; Economy, Skills and Health; Culture, Leisure and Health; Safer and Stronger Communities; Children, Young People and Families; and Safer and Stronger Communities.

Following the launch of the Strategy, an Action Plan has been produced to support the priorities within the Strategy.

More information about the Regional Health Partnership and the West Midlands Health & Well-Being Strategy can be found on this site or by contacting WMPHG_Enquiries@dh.gsi.gov.uk.