Agenda item

To receive a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support on potential sources of work for the Scrutiny Board (Adults, Health and Active Lifestyles).

The Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support submitted a report which provided information and guidance on potential sources of work and areas of priority within the Board’s terms of reference.

The following information was appended to the report:

·  Vision for Scrutiny in Leeds

·  Best Council Plan 2018/19 – 2020/2021: Tackling poverty and reducing inequalities

·  Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2016-2021)

·  The Annual Report of the Director of Public Health – Nobody Left Behind: Good Health and Strong Economy and Improving the Health Status for Leeds beyond 2018

·  Budget Reports: Adults and Health and City Development

·  Scrutiny Statement Enabling Active Lifestyles – Scrutiny Board (Inclusive Growth, Culture and Sport) April 2018

The following were in attendance:

·  Shona McFarlane (Chief Officer Access and inclusion, Adults and Health)

·  Steve Hume (Chief Officer Resources and Strategy, Adults and Health)

·  Dr Ian Cameron (Director of Public Health, Adults and Health)

·  Tony Cooke (Chief Officer Health Partnerships, Adults and Health)

·  Cluny Macpherson (Chief Officer Culture and Sport, City Development)

A number of work areas were put forward for consideration within the overall work schedule, including:

·  Social Care Services – including discharge from hospital, funding of social care services and specialist housing;

·  Mental Health with links to the following areas:-

o  Male suicides

o  Young people’s transition from using Childrens mental health services to accessing Adult services

o  Dementia

o  Links to physical activity

·  Digital technology for information and access

·  Impact of alcohol and drugs use and the prevalence of ‘Spice’

·  Health protection amongst migrants

The Board were provided with performance information throughout the discussions.

As part of the discussions, the Board acknowledged there were limitations on the work schedule due to the resources directly available to support the Board’s work. It was also acknowledged that the Scrutiny Board needed to prioritise the focus of its work schedule.

RESOLVED – To consider the information and guidance provided within this report when determining priority areas of Scrutiny work for the forthcoming municipal year.

Cllr. Hayden vacated the Chair briefly during this item to attend to urgent business. Cllr. Wakefield was elected to the Chair.

Cllr. Iqbal joined the meeting at 14:30 during this item.