Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Minutes: Apologies were received from Bob Gardner, Graham Ellwood and Lucy Botting. |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING:
To agree the minutes as a true record of the meeting. Minutes: To agree the minutes as a true record of the meeting.
An amendment is to be made to item 6, page 7, paragraph 6 to read:
‘Member’s questioned the reasoning behind the whistle blowing incident which was said to be a result of culture, poor communication and negative attitudes’. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest. · Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. · Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register. · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.
Minutes: None received |
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QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS
To receive any questions or petitions.
Notes: 1. The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (Thursday 10th March 2016). 2. The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (Wednesday 9th March). 3. The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.
Minutes: None received |
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CHAIRMAN'S ORAL REPORT
The Chairman will provide the Board with an update on recent meetings he has attended and other matters affecting the Board. Minutes: There was no oral report at this meeting.
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RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER AND FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME
Purpose of the report: Scrutiny of Services and Budgets/ Policy Development and Review.
The Board will review its Recommendation Tracker and draft Work Programme. Additional documents: Minutes: The Board was asked to monitor progress on the implementation of recommendations from previous meetings, and to review its Forward Work Programme.
The Chairman suggested the following possible items for the May meeting:
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PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET AND SAVINGS PLAN REPORT
Minutes: Declarations of interest: None
Witnesses: Ruth Hutchinson, Deputy Director of Public Health Andrew Healey, Principal Accountant Catherine Croucher, Public Health Consultant
Key points raised during the discussion:
Recommendations (Public):
It was agreed that:
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PUBLICITY FOR PART 2 ITEMS
Minutes: The Board agreed that information given under the Part 2 item would not be made available to the public. |
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HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN SURREY WORKSHOP
This workshop aims to assist Board members understand the nature and causes of health inequalities in Surrey with a view to helping the Scrutiny Board form a view about how they might scrutinise the work of the health services and other partners on reducing health inequalities. Minutes: The Board took part in a workshop implemented by Public Health England to assist the Board members understanding of the nature and causes of health inequalities in Surrey.
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. Mental Health and life expectancy were considered important areas for scrutiny. Due to the rise of mental health issues in Surrey, the Board looked at the impacts different illnesses. It was suggested that the correlation between mental health illness, exclusion from society, anti-social behaviour and life expectancy reduction made it an area the Board should investigate further.
2. The Board discussed Surrey’s more deprived areas and suggested they were impacted by numerous health inequalities. There was a discussion around areas of high deprivation in Surrey. Deprivation was said to lead to a higher risk of illness, poor diet and wellbeing issues.
3. Members agreed that roads were a key area when looking at health inequalities within Surrey. This was said to be caused by road accidents and fatalities on Surrey roads. It was stated that there is a joint task group with Surrey County Council and Surrey Police organised to look further into the issue.
Recommendations:
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Board will be held at 10.30 am on Tuesday 3 May 2016. Minutes: The Board noted its next meeting will be held at 10.30 am on Tuesday 3 May 2016 in the Ashcombe Suite.
Meeting ended at: 13.05 pm.
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