Agenda item

Purpose of the item: To provide the Adults and Health Select Committee with a detailed report on the findings and recommendations of the Health Inequalities Task Group, which was set up to explore Health Inequalities/disadvantages amongst key priority population groups within Surrey.

Witnesses:

Angela Goodwin, Vice-Chair (Task & Finish Group Lead)

Key points raised in the discussion:

1.    The Vice-Chair as Chair of the Task & Finish Group introduced the report and the approach that was taken going on to highlight the 21 recommendations made by the group. The Vice-Chair asked for any feedback on the report from the Committee by 26 June 2023 before the report was shared with witnesses directly. The Vice-Chair thanked the witnesses, the Members of the Group and the Public Health team.

2.    The Cabinet Member thanked the Task Group for their work. He agreed with the importance of education and described some collaborative work that was starting on education people about their health and how to navigate the health system.

3.    A Member thought that it was important to publish the findings widely. The Member also asked whether the Military Covenant was considered. The Vice-Chair advised that it was not considered on this occasion primarily due to the size of the brief and where the Group could add most value. This could be considered in a future scrutiny review.

RESOLVED:

The Committee agreed the content of the report.