News and reports

At this meeting, the Board will receive information about current activities and concerns, finance, and meetings of the Governance Committee.

Plans and programmes for improvement in health and social care services are proposed by NHS organisations or the local authority. In many cases, we will have supported the development of these plans in some way.

We are publicly funded through Havering Council (although we also generate some income in other ways). Details of our income and expenditure are available.

Some business decisions are taken by our Directors under delegated authority, usually on grounds of urgent or because they are considered to be of minor importance.

All Healthwatch activity is governed by legislation. Healthwatch was set up by the government in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.