Issue - meetings

To receive the report detailing the outcome of the Department of Health National Support Team Health Inequalities (NSTHI) visit.

The Committee received the report on the outcome of the Department of Health National Support Team Health Inequalities (NSTHI) visit, written and presented by Susan Otiti (Acting Joint Director of Public Health – NHS Haringey/ Haringey Council).  It was noted that NSTHI visitors had congratulated partners on strengths in a variety of aspects of collective work and identified 10 recommendations (pages 84 and 85 of the agenda pack).  The work was focussed on reducing inequality so although an equalities impact assessment had not taken place, it was seeking to improve equality of outcome.

In response to questions from Committee Members it was noted that a report would be presented to the Council’s Wellbeing Partnership Board and a Health and Communities Group would be established to monitor the implementation of the recommendations.

Committee members asked the Acting Joint Director of Public Health to write to NSTHI to ensure that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee will have an opportunity to input into the visit on infant mortality.  She would also let members know if they could feed into any other forum.

RESOLVED

That the report on the Department of Health National Support Team Health Inequalities visit be noted and Acting Joint Director of Public Health to write to NSTHI to ensure that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee will have an opportunity to input into the visit on infant mortality.