Organisation: Southern Health and Social Services Board

Description:

The Southern Health and Social Services Board (SHSSB) has an annual budget of £460m to commission health and social services to a population of 320,000 across the five district council areas of Armagh, Dungannon and South Tyrone, Banbridge, Craigavon and Newry and Mourne .

The Board is responsible for assessing and prioritising the health and social care needs of the population and ensuring high quality, effective services are in place to meet these needs. This includes responsibility for statutory functions and for delivering on wide-ranging regional and local targets and objectives. The Board sets out its plans for commissioning services each year in its Health and Wellbeing Improvement Plan. One of the Board’s major priorities is to actively promote community and user empowerment and extend involvement in health and social care planning, delivery and performance management.

Contact name: Jacqueline Magee

Address:

Tower Hill

Armagh

Postcode: BT61 9DR

Tel: (028) 3741 4647

Fax: (028) 3741 4550

Email: jacquema@shssb.n-i.nhs.uk

Website: www.shssb.org

Sector (statutory, voluntary, community, other): Statutory

Area of interest/expertise:

Commissioning of health and social care services including assessing health and social care needs; prioritising needs and targeting resources; planning services to meet local need; purchasing services from Trusts and other providers; and monitoring/managing the performance of these providers in delivering services.

Mission statement:

To improve the health and social wellbeing of the population of the Southern area, tackle health and social inequalities and ensure our population has access to the highest quality and range of services to meet their needs.