Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance submitting the most recent Update Reports from the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care, and the Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing, whose portfolios fell within the remit of this Committee.

The Cabinet Member Update Report - Adult Social Care, outlined information on the following:-

·         Financial Update;

·         Personalisation / Personal Budgets;

·         Extra Care Housing;

·         Delayed Transfer of Care; and

·         Domiciliary Care.

Councillor Cummins, Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care, was in attendance at the meeting to present his Update Report and highlight particular aspects of it.

The Cabinet Member Update Report – Health and Wellbeing outlined developments on the following aspects of Public Health:-

·         Public Health Service Plan;

·         Public Health Annual Report (PHAR);

·         0-19 Integrated Healthy Child Service;

·         Healthy Living Pharmacies;

·         Health Checks;

·         Health Protection Forum;

·         Seasonal Flu Campaign;

·         Know Your Numbers (Blood Pressure Awareness);

·         Suicide Update;

·         Drug Related Deaths: Injecting Drug Use, Treatment And Recovery; and

·         Improving Resilience to Debt – Central Southport.

The Cabinet Member Update Report – Health and Wellbeing also outlined developments on the following aspects of Parks and Greenspaces:-

·         World Parks Congress;

·         CPOs continue to support volunteering and Friends Groups up and down the Borough;

·         Sporting Lights;

·         Community self-management/Market testing of empty buildings;

·         Community Hubs;

·         Benchmarking/ Awards:

o   Green Flag Award;

o   Green Flag Community Award;

o   Britain in Bloom;

·         Community / Partnerships:

o   Santander;

o   Pinfold Woodland;

o   Killen Green Park; and

o   Hesketh Park.

Councillor Moncur, Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing, had submitted his apologies for the meeting.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised matters on the following issue:-

·         Seasonal Flu Campaign – was it still worth having the vaccination at this time of year? – Yes, the prevalence of the influenza virus at this time of year still made vaccination worthwhile now.

The Chair requested any queries or issues on the Cabinet Member Update Report – Health and Wellbeing to be directed to Councillor Moncur via the Senior Democratic Services Officer.

RESOLVED:

That the update reports from the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care and also the Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing be noted.