Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Public Health to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services) To approve the proposed response to the Overview and Scrutiny Review of Men’s Health.

Cabinet considered a report that set out the proposed response to the Scrutiny Review of Men’s Health that was received by Cabinet on 12 June 2012.

The Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services commended the review which had provided pertinent information useful to the delivery of outcome two, of the Health and Wellbeing strategy, on reducing the life expectancy gap.

In relation to recommendation 13, the Cabinet Member for Housing sought an understanding of the latest position in regards to the performance appraisal of GP practices .The Director of Public Health agreed to provide this information to the Cabinet Member following the meeting.

Recommendation 2, essentially involved providing male champions at surgeries to encourage men to seek earlier advice on their health problems. It was explained that there would be detailed exploration of the feasibility and cost of providing this service at surgeries which would be considered by the Care Commissioning Group.

RESOLVED:

That service response to the Scrutiny Review of Men’s Health, as detailed in the report, be approved.