NAVCA’s Chief Executive Joe Irvin has been invited to join a key Department of Health Board. The Department of Health Local Government (DH LG) Programme Board is charged with ensuring the implementation of the health and social care reforms which will establish local authorities as the system leaders. 

Joining this board will allow NAVCA to input the views of the local voluntary and community sector to decisions concerning Health and Wellbeing Boards, local HealthWatch and developing local public health systems.

• This article was originally published at http://www.southwestforum.org.uk/navca-joins-influential-health-board.