Agenda and minutes

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes.)

In accordance with his powers under Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chair admitted to the agenda two items of late information relating to Item 7 (Minute No. 73 refers) which had been unavailable at the time of the agenda despatch:

·  Briefing paper from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

·  Briefing paper from NHS Leeds

To declare any personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81 (3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct.

In respect of Agenda Item 7 ‘Scrutiny Inquiry: The Role of the Council and its Partners in Promoting Good Public Health (Session 3)’ (Minute No. 73 refers), Councillor Lamb declared a personal interest as the owner of a public house business in Walton near Wetherby.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Iqbal.

To receive and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 26^th January 2010.

In response to a query, the Principal Scrutiny Adviser confirmed that the final inquiry report and any recommendations would be agreed by the Board.  However, at this stage the draft report was likely to include a recommendation around the guidance paper – ‘Promoting physical activity for children and young people’, produced by NICE, being incorporated into the Local Development Framework.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 16^th February 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting the Chair welcomed two new co-optee members to the Board.  They were introduced as:

·  Arthur Giles, representing Leeds Local Involvement Network (LINk),  and

·  Razwanah Alam, representing Leeds Voice, Health Forum.

To consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development introducing the third session of the Scrutiny Board’s inquiry aimed at considering the role of the Council and its partners in promoting good public health, with particular focus this session on issues associated with promoting responsible alcohol consumption and reducing alcohol related harm.

The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report introducing the third session of the Scrutiny Board’s inquiry focusing on  the role of the council and its partners in promoting good public health.  The aim of the session was to consider matters associated with promoting responsible alcohol consumption and reducing alcohol related harm.

Attached to the report was the following information:

·  Action Plan for the Improvement Priorities in the Health and Wellbeing Partnership Plan (2009-2012) of the Leeds Strategic Plan (2008-2011) – Appendix 1

·  House of Commons Health Committee summary statement and extract of report on Alcohol – Appendix 2

·  NICE public health guidance 7, School-based interventions on alcohol – Appendix 3

·  Healthy Ambitions: Staying Healthy Pathway – summary of recommendations – Appendix 4

·  Briefing note of the role of the Licensing Authority (Leeds City Council) under the Licensing Act 2003 – Appendix 5

Two additional papers had also been accepted as late information under Agenda Item 3 (Minute No. 68 refers):

·  Briefing paper from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

·  Briefing paper from NHS Leeds

The Chair welcomed the following officers from NHS Leeds to the meeting:

·  Dr Ian Cameron, Director of Public Health (NHS Leeds, Directorate of Public Health)

·  Brenda Fullard, Head of Healthy Living and Inequalities (NHS Leeds, Directorate of Public Health)

·  Luke Turnbull, Strategic Development Manager – Alcohol and other Substance Use (NHS Leeds, Directorate of Public Health)

The Chair also welcomed the following officers from Leeds City Council:

·  John England, Deputy Director of Adult Social Services (Leeds City Council)

·  Seamus Kennedy, Principal Liaison & Enforcement Officer (Leeds City Council, Entertainment Licensing)

The Director of Public Health gave the Board a brief overview of the effects of alcohol related harm from a NHS perspective.  He referred to in brief summary:

·  The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (published in 2009) outlined the challenges that Leeds faced for the next 15 years.  Reducing alcohol related harm was likely to remain a significant challenge.

·  Alcohol related harm affected a sizeable proportion of the population.  Its effects were increasing year on year and there was a need to reduce the levels of consumption across the City and for support services to be in place.

·  There was a need for a cultural shift in the consumption of alcohol.

·  Reducing alcohol related harm was a priority and had been identified by NHS Leeds as one of eight performance priorities which would be assessed as part of the World Class Commissioning (WCC) programme.  The next assessment would be May 2010.

·  The role of advocacy around the effects of harm caused by alcohol.  The NHS Leeds Board had agreed to support and lobby with other core cities for a minimum price for alcohol.

·  Partnership working in Leeds, across the region and beyond.  NHS Leeds were keen to learn from other areas and share best practice.

The Head of Healthy Living and Inequalities and the Strategic Development Manager addressed the Board on NHS Leeds’ priorities and referred to the NHS Leeds  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.

To consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presenting an update on current activity and the Board’s revised outline work programme for the remainder of the current municipal year, for the Board to consider, amend and agree as appropriate.

The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report presenting a revised outline work programme for the Board to consider, amend and agree as appropriate.  The revised outline work programme was presented at Appendix 1 for consideration.

Steven Courtney, Principal Scrutiny Adviser, advised Members that there were now only two formal Board meetings remaining in the municipal year. With regard to Quality Accounts, Members were advised that, following discussion with NHS colleagues, consideration of the draft NHS quality accounts would now take place at the April 2010 meeting of the Board.  It was also proposed that further consideration of LTHT’s proposals and consultation around becoming a Foundation Trust would also now take place at the April 2010 meeting of the Board.

The Principal Scrutiny Adviser suggested that, due to time considerations, that the part of the Scrutiny Inquiry (the role of the Council and its partners in promoting good public health) that was to consider ‘reducing the level of smoking‘ either be considered at a separate working group of the Board or be deferred.  However, Members agreed to remove this area of concern from the Inquiry, as they considered that the Board could not currently contribute anything else to the smoking debate (particularly given the limited time available during the current municipal year) and that the Board should concentrate on other issues where real progress could be made.

With regard to the Inquiry session on promoting responsible alcohol consumption, it was agreed that the Principal Scrutiny Adviser would attempt to arrange a working group of the Board in order to consider the views of the Safer Leeds partnership and police.

At Members’ suggestion, the Board also agreed to put forward for potential inclusion on the following year’s work programme, the health and social effects of atmospheric pollution due to cars.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the report and appendix be noted.

(b)  That the following topics be considered at the April 2010 meeting of the Board:

·  Draft NHS Quality Accounts

·  LTHT’s proposals and consultation around becoming a Foundation Trust

(c)  That the session on ‘reducing the level of smoking‘ be removed from the Scrutiny Inquiry: The role of the Council and its partners in promoting good public health.

(d)  That the Principal Scrutiny Adviser endeavour to set up a working group of the Board to consider the views of the police as part of the Inquiry session on promoting responsible alcohol consumption.

(e)  That the issue of the health and social effects of atmospheric pollution due to cars be put forward for potential inclusion onto the Board’s work programme for 2010/11.

To note that the next meeting of the Board will be held on 16^th March 2010 at 10.00am with a pre-meeting for Board Members at 9.30am.

Noted that the next meeting of the Board would be held on Tuesday 16^th March 2010 at 10.00am with a pre-meeting for Board members at 9.30am.

Councillor Illingworth’s apologies were also recorded for the March 2010 meeting of the Board.

The meeting concluded at 12.20pm.