Local Health Board

Valid from: 1^st October 2009

A Local Health Board is an Organisation.

Local Health Boards are bodies corporate established by the Welsh Ministers under s.11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

A Local Health Board will be responsible for:

•     Those functions undertaken by the twenty-two Welsh Local Health Boards up to September 2009 (including securing the provision of health care services for the persons resident within their respective areas);

•     The provision of health care services within their areas;

•     The planning and provision of specialised and tertiary services that were commissioned by Health Commission Wales up to September 2009.

This model will ensure the emphasis remains on co-operation and engagement with local partners, particularly in relation to the Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategies and Children and Young People’s Plans.