Watford and Three Rivers Health Partnership

Watford and Three Rivers Health Partnership

Watford and Three Rivers Health & Wellbeing Partnership was formed in 2008. It brings together partners from the public, voluntary and community sector to identify and respond to the health and wellbeing priorities in both areas. It is accountable to the Local Strategic Partnerships in Watford and Three Rivers.


What are the priorities of the Health & Wellbeing Partnership?

The partnership has developed action plans for the local health and wellbeing priorities of Obesity, Tobacco Control, Older People (Falls and Fuel Poverty), and Mental Health. It is currently developing an action plan for 2013 on the priority of Drugs and Alcohol.

You can find out the Hertfordshire-wide health inequalities priorities in the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2012-15.


Who is involved in the Health & Wellbeing Partnership?

Membership of the partnership Executive Group includes:

West Herts Hospital NHS Trust
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
Herts Valleys NHS Clinical Commissioning Group - Watford and Three Rivers Locality
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Hertfordshire County Council (including Public Health)
Watford Borough Council
Three Rivers District Council
Watford and Three Rivers Trust
Hertfordshire Constabulary
Herts Fire and Rescue Service

The full partnership meets three rimes a year and is supported by the Executive Group which meets more frequently. Membership of the full partnership is open to any agency involved in health inequalities in the two areas. Membership of the Executive group is closed. Task and Finish Groups are established to develop action plans on specific priorities. These are open to relevant organisations.
 

You can download a copy of the terms of reference of the partnership below:

Hertfordshire Health and Wellbeing Board

The partnership links to the work of the county-wide Health and Wellbeing Board. Details of the county board can be found on their website.


Notes of previous meetings

You can review the notes of previous meetings by following the link below:

Notes of previous meetings of the Watford and Three Rivers Health and Wellbeing Partnership


Older People – Falls

For more information on falls prevention work, services to support older people in the home, and physical activity classes for older people click on this link.


How do I contact the partnership to find out more?

The Chair of the Partnership is Andy Stovold, and the Vice Chair is Lesley Palumbo.  You can contact Andy Stovold via the Community Partnerships Team.