Health Services: Local Enterprise Partnerships
(asked on 10th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing Local Enterprise Partnerships to promote locally-tailored health-firs’ programmes.
The Government is encouraging the integration of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in Mayoral Combined Authorities, the Greater London Authority and County Deals, where these exist. Where a devolution arrangement does not yet exist, LEPs will continue to support local businesses and economy. The Department does not have a role in establishing LEPs.
Guidance published by the former Public Health England sets out how LEPs can use the leadership role to tackle worklessness and promote connections between work and health, which is available at the following link:
A focus on managing health conditions of people on health-related welfare benefits, before addressing employability, may be part of a wider approach to work and health in which LEP may have a role.