Issue - meetings

To receive a report by Melanie Ponomarenko, Research Officer, on the Health and Inequalities Event.

The Committee considered a report on the Health and Inequalities Event held in November 2008 and a gap analysis document, which were recommended as a basis for setting the Scrutiny work programme for the forth coming year.  Melanie Ponomarenko (Scrutiny Officer) and Susan Otiti (Director of Public Health (Haringey NHS)) introduced the report.

The following was noted in response to discussions and questions:

1.                  Health Care Scrutiny reviews should be conducted jointly with the Primary Care Trust (PCT).  PCT officers should be invited to become review panel members.

2.                  Three areas suggested for review in 2009/10 were: Housing, Physical Activity and Sexual Health. 

3.                  Domestic violence was not necessarily more common in deprived areas but possibly better hidden by affluent people.

4.                  Young people should be better engaged with.  

5.                  The report would be circulated to all Council Members.

RESOLVED

i.                    That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee add the following areas to the list of topics which will be considered as part of the work plan for 2009/2010.

• Housing, particularly in relation to temporary accommodation and the impact of the recession on private sector contributions.

• Sexual health, particularly in relation to teenage pregnancy and Chlamydia rates.

• Physical activity, particularly in relation to behaviour change.

• Use of green spaces.

ii.                  That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee consider the attached gap analysis for other areas to be considered in the 2009/2010 work plan.