Sub Health and Social Care Partnership Areas

Defined in the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 as a smaller area within the borders of a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).\r\n\r\nEach sub area (also referred to as Locality or Community Partnership) has been agreed in consultation with local professionals and communities and relates to natural communities. They take locations of GP practices into account. They form a best-fit to the 2011 Data Zones and vary in size according to local circumstances.