Issue - meetings

To note any consultations referred to the Committee from Cabinet and to determine whether any further action is appropriate.

There were no consultations from Cabinet.  However, Councillor Clowes, Portfolio Holder, updated on some current issues. 

The Public Health budget figure was still awaited.  All current Primary Care Trust contracts would be taken on by public health on 31 March 2013; contracts would be rolled over for one year during which time an assessment would be undertaken of the services required.  When new contracts were introduced they would have clear outcomes and be transparent.  It was also intended that contracts would be focused to the specific needs of the area eg an area with a higher proportion of older people would have different needs to an area with a lot of young people; contracts would reflect this.

In relation to Healthwatch, the procurement process was complete and a consortium from the Council of Voluntary Services (including the Citizens Advice Bureau, Age UK, Youth Federation and Macclesfield Disability Bureau) had been successful in winning the contract.