Decision details

Health Overview and Scrutiny Forward Work Programme

Decision Maker: Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Chairman invited to the table:

  • Councillor Helena Hart, Chairman of Barnet Health and Wellbeing Board
  • Dr. Andrew Howe, Director of Public Health (Harrow and Barnet Councils)

 

Councillor Hart provided the Committee with an update on matters discussed at the Health and Wellbeing Board which included the following points:

·         The Board had considered the Public Health Annual Performance Report at their September meeting, which set the response for the working programme and reviewed its achievements on an annual basis.  The vast majority of major plans and performance had been rated as green, which was the best in recent years.

·         Work was ongoing to bring health into leisure; the HWBB would receive a full report on this issue.

Dr. Howe commented that performance had not been so good in the areas of smoking and childhood obesity, rates of which had both increased in Barnet in the last year.  The Committee noted that whilst the rate of smoking in Barnet had increased, the rate was low and Barnet had one of the lowest smoking rates in London.  The Committee noted the availability of a new telephone line for London to help people who wish to stop smoking.   

 

Dr. Howe advised the Committee that work was ongoing to tackle childhood obesity, including work for healthy schools and Children’s Centres.  The Committee noted that the benefits from work within Children’s Centres would take some time to come through and included teaching parents about healthy eating and breastfeeding. 

 

The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme as set out in the

agenda.  The Chairman noted that in addition to the Children’s Dental Health in Barnet report, the Committee would also receive future reports on:

 

·         The utilisation of Finchley Memorial Hospital

·         Barnet Hospital Car Park

·         A mid year update from NHS Trusts and the North London Hospice on their Quality Accounts

·         A report on the STP which also provides information on NHS staff accommodation.

RESOLVED that the Committee noted the Forward Work Programme.

Publication date: 22/11/2017

Date of decision: 02/10/2017

Decided at meeting: 02/10/2017 - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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