Councillor Joanna Baker-Rogers

Councillor Baker-Rogers has been a member of the Council since May 2021. In 2024, she was appointed to the role of Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health. Her responsibilities include:

·       Adult Social Services including adult safeguarding, services for older people, a range of services to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities, support for people with mental health issues and dementia, and services to support people with physical disabilities

·       Arrangements from childhood to adulthood for people with complex needs

·       Lead member for preparation of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment with health partners

·       Lead for liaison with health partners to lead on the integration of local health services including prevention/early intervention activity

·       Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board

·       Public Health, including overseeing the Health Protection Plan, health inequalities, prevention and improvement

·       Health Watch Liaison

Working with you to help build communities that we can all take pride in has always been a priority for the Council.

We value the contributions that people make within their local area, through volunteering and getting involved in decision making, to really make a difference for everyone who lives there. By building on the work we've already done together we can continue to find new ways to meet the challenges facing Rotherham.

Further information regarding the Rawmarsh West ward can be found on the Council’s website.