Shake-up of system as Calderdale health and care services join forces

Robin Tuddenham, who has been the Chief Executive of Calderdale Council since May 2017, will take up the additional role in the Autumn, ensuring that commissioning and the leadership of primary care services, such as GP practices, continues within Calderdale.

Closer partnerships have been developed over the last three years between the Council, NHS Calderdale CCG, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) and the community and voluntary sector.

Chief Executive of Calderdale Council and newly appointed Accountable Officer for NHS Calderdale CCG Robin Tuddenham said: “It’s a real privilege to be given the opportunity to lead an outstanding team of health and care professionals across the NHS and Council at this critical time.

“Calderdale is a special place with talented, kind and resilient colleagues and communities who have faced unprecedented challenges this year. I am determined to do my best to take our work on Calderdale Cares to the next level, with our partners working together to create a sustainable and compassionate health and care system.”

Health and care services have been brought closer to home, so people can access the services they need in the place where they live through the locality-based Calderdale Cares programme, which launched in 2018.

Calderdale’s Wellbeing Strategy: Living a Larger Life has been updated and was published in Autumn 2019.