Agenda and minutes

The Minutes of the previous Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee held on the 27^th February 2019 were approved and signed as a correct record.

(Moved by Councillor R Rogers and seconded by Councillor R Claymore)

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chair reminded members that the MNDA Charter would be considered at Cabinet on 11 April 2019. 

The Chair thanked the members for their work on the Committee during the year.

(Report of the Children’s and Families Safeguarding Officer)

The Children & Families Safeguarding Officerprovided a biannual safeguarding update to the Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee.

The Children & Families Safeguarding Officer provided an update on:

·         the referral figures following the end of quarter 4 2018/19;

·         Safeguarding training which was now a rolling programme;

·         Taxi driving training which was focussed on issues relevant to the audience and had been well attended;

·         Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board and Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Adult Safeguarding Board;

·         Audit Safeguarding Board audit tool;

·         Multi-Agency Partnership Working;

·         Relevant checks when using third parties through Arts & Events;

·         Suicide Procedure / Guidance.

The members of the Committee sought and received further information on the processes in place to deal with child sexual exploitation, which included working with other local authorities, awareness raising and the importance of early education and the work to build resilient children and families.

(Update on responses to Reports of the Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee)

None.

(Discussion item)

The Chair reminded the Committee that it was expecting feedback on relevant issues following the State of Tamworth Debate which the Committee could then consider.

(To receive an update from County Councillor J Oates)

County Councillor J Oates reported that an item considered at the previous Healthy Staffordshire Select Committee was the provision of integrated stroke service, where the initial hyper acute stroke medicine (first 72 hours) would be delivered from Derby and therefore the impact for Tamworth residents would be the additional travel time to Derby (rather than Burton).  However, it was recognised that many Tamworth residents received initial acute stroke care at either Heartlands hospital or Coventry Walsgrave Hospital.  County Councillor J Oates further reported that the data the Select Committee was provided with demonstrated that the recovery rates for patients who were initially treated at a specialist centre were significantly better than those who were not. 

To receive the Healthy Staffordshire Select Committee Digest for 19 March 2019 Meeting.

The Healthy Staffordshire Select Committee – District / Borough Digest was noted.

Please see the link to the Forward Plan:

http://democracy.tamworth.gov.uk/mgListPlanItems.aspx?PlanId=221&RP=120

The Committee considered the Forward Plan and noted that the Allocations Policy would return to this Committee later in the next municipal year.

To consider items for 2019/2020 Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Work Plan

The Committee considered the Work Plan for the next municipal year and agreed to amend it as follows: