List of potential members for SABs, their subgroups and task-and-finish groups
This checklist is not exhaustive and even allowing for this a SAB might not function effectively if too many of the suggested services became members. Those in bold are currently found on many SABs. Care Quality Commission inspectors, as the regulators of health and social care, may agree to attend SABs by invitation, but are not normally considered to be members. Local circumstances may prompt particular agencies to be included by SABs. For example, Croydon SAB has included the Home Office – UK Visas and immigration in its membership because of its proximity to Gatwick Airport. Likewise, local factors will impact on which voluntary sector organisations are most appropriate for a particular SAB.
Local authorities
- Adult services
- Elected members
- Housing
- Children’s services
- Commissioners
- Transition services
- Public health services
- Trading Standards
Social care providers
- Care home provider forum
- Domiciliary care provider forum
- Support and accommodation providers
- Advocacy services
Health care
- NHS acute trusts
- NHS England
- NHS community and other provider trusts
- Ambulance trusts
- Independent professionals (e.g. pharmacists, opticians)
- Drug and substance abuse services
- Primary care services, including GPs
- Quality surveillance groups
Criminal justice system
- National Probation Service
- Probation provider services
- Prisons
- Victim support services
- Coroners
- Crown Prosecution Service
- National Offender Management Service
- Police & Crime Commissioner
- Community Rehabilitation Service
- Prisons and probation ombudsman
Service user and carer groups
- Mental health partnership board
- People First/Learning disability partnership board
- Older people’s forums
- Physical disability partnership board
- Local service user forums
- Local patient focus groups linked to GP practices, hospitals, community services
- Resident/service user groups within services
- Local carer support groups
- Local carer focus groups linked to GP practices, hospitals, community services
- Local carer focus groups linked to social care services (i.e. care homes)
Community groups
- BAME/BME community groups
- Resident groups (e.g. in community housing)
- Support services for survivors of abuse and neglect (e.g. rape and sexual abuse counselling services)
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) networks
Voluntary sector agencies
- Councils for voluntary services
- Age UK
- Mencap
- MIND
- Scope
- Victim support
Local multi-agency partnerships
- Domestic abuse forums
- Safeguarding children boards
- Community safety partnerships
- Health and wellbeing boards
- Healthwatch
Other
- Fire and rescue services
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- District councils
- Colleges of further education
- Housing providers
- Local training providers