Issue - meetings

To receive a verbal update from the Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care

Councillor Clowes, Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care, updated on the following matters:

      Local Healthwatch – tenders had been sent out for the contract with interviews scheduled for the end of November; Cabinet would then determine the award of the contract;

      Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy – the consultation period had now ended and the comments had been taken into account; the Strategy would be submitted to Cabinet for approval;

      Government guidance was due on the Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference prior to finalising them early next year;

      Clinical Commissioning Groups were continuing to progress through the authorisation process.  Reference was made to ensuring that the Covenant regarding Armed Forces Veterans was taken into account.

RESOLVED:  that the update be noted.