Our approach to working together

The leadership and staff of health and care organisations in West Yorkshire and Harrogate, in their role as part of Health and Wellbeing Boards, have existing plans to deliver ambitious improvements to health and social care services for people in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven, Calderdale, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

These plans, alongside our West Yorkshire and Harrogate priorities, make up our West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership draft plan. This work, managed in partnership, allows us to work together on good practice and shared solutions.

We will be continually engaging with health and social care staff and the public to further develop our plans, ensuring the involvement of everyone in future conversations around proposals for change.

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Bradford Local Plan

Calderdale Local Plan

Harrogate Local Plan

Kirklees Local Plan

Leeds Local Plan

Wakefield Local Plan

Partnership Memorandum of Understanding

Since the creation of West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership in March 2016, the way we work has been further strengthened by a shared commitment to deliver the best care and outcomes possible for the 2.7 million people living in our area. Our commitment remains the same and our goal is simple: we want everyone in West Yorkshire and Harrogate to have a great start in life, and the support they need to stay healthy and live longer. We are committed to tackling health inequalities and to improving the lives of the poorest fastest. Our commitment to an NHS free at the point of delivery remains steadfast, and our response to the challenges we face is to strengthen our partnerships.

We have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen our joint working arrangements and to support the next stage of development of our Partnership. It builds on our existing collaborative work to establish more robust mutual accountability and break down barriers between our separate organisations.

We all agree that working more closely together is the only way we can tackle these challenges and achieve our ambitions. This Memorandum demonstrates our clear commitment to do this.

View or download the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership Memorandum of Understanding

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