Issue - meetings
Merseyside and IoM CDOP Annual Report 2022-23
Meeting: 06/03/2024 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 30)
30 Merseyside and IoM CDOP Annual Report 2022-23 
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Report of the Chair of the Merseyside and Isle of Man Child Death Overview Panel
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Minutes:
The Board received the report of the Independent Chair of Merseyside and Isle of Man Child Death Overview Panel. The report outlined the processes adopted by Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP, assured the Board of the effective inter-agency system for reviewing child deaths across Merseyside and the Isle of Man which was in line with national guidance. The report provided an overview of information on trends and patterns in child deaths reviewed across Merseyside and the Isle of Man during 2022-23 and highlighted issues arising from those reviewed child deaths, – for the region as a whole as well as identifying pertinent issues in each Local Authority area. It also reported on progress from the issues identified in Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP’s last annual report.
The Board discussed the governance structure and the opportunity for more joint working opportunities.
RESOLVED: That
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the contents of the report be noted, shared with relevant forums, and be used with core intelligence to underpin local strategies;
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joint strategies to minimise the impacts of significant modifiable factors be actively promoted, such as: mental health, maternal smoking, smoking in the home, substance and alcohol misuse and maternal excess weight, particularly in relation to reducing infant mortality; and
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assurances be given that the joint multi-agency strategies are suitably coordinated to minimise duplication and improve effectiveness. |