Issue - meetings

The Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee submitted a report on the Committee’s future work programme for 2015/16 and 2016/17.  The Scrutiny Officer reminded Members about the topics referred to at their meeting on 13 October 2015 and sought Members’ advice regarding priority for reporting back.

Councillor A Alder suggested that Members have a review of the implications of town and rural isolation to its meeting in December 2016.  This was supported.

Councillor P Moore supported the inclusion of a report on mental health and asked that this be included on the future work programme, but without a date for the time being. 

Councillor P Moore asked that, in relation to a report on Disabled Facilities Grants and dementia, Officers invite along a person to the meeting who had lived with the experience.  The Chairman suggested that Officers should invite someone from one of the mental health charities.  The Scrutiny Officer suggested that this could be programmed for 16 February 2016.  This was supported. 

The Environmental Health and promotion Officer referred to CAMHS (Child Adolescent Mental Health Services) and the fact that HCC had funds which were available for improving wider mental health services.  He suggested that a representative from the Team responsible for implementing these changes be invited to present the proposed plans at a future Committee meeting.

The Chairman  asked whether the report on Planning and Place (including housing for older people) could  include information on the use of solar panels  as discussed earlier under Fuel Poverty.

The Committee approved the report, as now amended.

RESOLVED – that the work programme, as now amended, be agreed.