Issue - meetings

The Committee gave consideration to the proposed Health Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2020/21, outlining those issues which would be considered by the Committee during the municipal year. 

Members’ attention was drawn to the update with regard to the Public Health team’s work programme and the intended submission of an item related to immunisations at the October meeting; to a request to determine how to receive the agreed consideration of anonymised safeguarding cases as individuals might still be recognisable if this was held in a public meeting; and the need to reschedule the Children and Young Persons Alliance item against the planned agenda for the October meeting.

RESOLVED that –

1.            the Health Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2020/21, as presented, be noted;

2.            the consideration of anonymised safeguarding cases be considered in a workshop session, provided that the nature of the consideration does not duplicate training in safeguarding already provided to elected Members.

The Committee gave consideration to the proposed Health Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2020/21, outlining those issues which would be considered by the Committee during the municipal year. 

With regard to the programmed business, it was noted that the work of the Public Health Team had shifted substantially to a focus on mandated services due to COVID-19.  A re-assessment would be made in July as to what could be brought back on line, including a consideration as to what Public Health business might be able to be brought to the Committee and the likely timescales.  In such circumstances, it was considered that details of the re-assessment might be the subject of a report, or be included in an updated work programme, at the next meeting of the Committee.  Further to other issues highlighted in the work programme, it was considered that the Committee should receive an update report on the position of the Royal Oldham Hospital in the context of local NHS Acute Trust re-organisation.

RESOLVED that –

1.            the Health Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2020/21, as presented, be noted;

2.            the Director of Public Health report to the next meeting of the Committee on the re-assessment of Public Health business and the scheduling of business to this Committee;

3.            the Committee receive a report on the position of the Royal Oldham Hospital in the context of local NHS Acute Trust re-organisation.

RESOLVED that the Health Scrutiny Work Programme for 2019/20 be noted.

RESOLVED that the Health Scrutiny Work Programme for 2019/20 be noted.