Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Board

The Board has a duty to "encourage integrated working" between health, care, police and other public services in order to improve wellbeing outcomes for Suffolk.

It's responsible for delivery of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and the county's Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Find out more about the Health and Wellbeing Board as well as the latest strategy document on Healthy Suffolk.

The bodies represented on the Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Board include:

• Suffolk County Council
• Integrated care boards (ICBs)
• HealthWatch
• the police
• the voluntary sector
• district and borough councils

Board Members

Chairman

Steve Wiles (Con)

Vice Chairman

Dr Ed Garratt - CEO, Integrated Care Board, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex and CEO, Integrated Care Board, NHS Norfolk and Waveney

Members

• Nicola Beach, Suffolk County Council Chief Executive
• Bobby Bennett (Con) Cabinet Member for Children and Young People's Services
• Councillor Jan Candy (Lib Dem) - East Suffolk Council
• Nadia Cenci (Con) Cabinet Member for Communities
• Arthur Charvonia, Suffolk Chief Officers Leadership Team
• Councillor John Cook (Lab) - Ipswich Borough Council
• Gareth Davies - Active Suffolk
• John Dugmore, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce
• Gareth Everton - Suffolk County Council Executive Director of Adult Social Care
• Valerie Gladwell - University of Suffolk
• Henry Griffiths - Head of Service, Suffolk Probation Service
• Wendy Herber, Chair, Healthwatch Suffolk
• Beccy Hopfensperger (Con) Cabinet Member for Adult Care
• Rachel Kearton, Suffolk's Chief Constable
• Stuart Keeble Suffolk County Council Director of Public Health and Protection
• Councillor Rowena Lindberg (Lab) - West Suffolk Council
• Tim Passmore, Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner
• Professor William Pope, Chair, Integrated Care Board, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex and Chair, Integrated Care Board, NHS Norfolk and Waveney
• Hannah Reid, Chair, Suffolk Collaborative Communities Board
• Sarah-Jane Smedmor,  Suffolk County Council Executive Director of Children and Young People's Services
• Councillor Laura Smith (Green) - Babergh District Council
• Warren Smyth - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Health and Wellbeing Network
• Councillor Tim Weller (Green) - Mid Suffolk District Council
• Vacancy, Integrated Care Academy 

Meeting dates

You're welcome to come and observe meetings of the Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Board.

The papers and agendas for the meetings are available on our website five days before the meeting and will include venue details.

Dates after May 2026 will be subject to reconsideration by Council on 21 May 2026.

Contact and further information

If you would like to contact us, please email committee.services@suffolk.gov.uk or call 01473 265119, Monday to Friday; 9.00am to 5.00pm.

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