Child Health Profile Data
Meeting: 25/06/2013 - Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 7)
7 Child Health Profile Data 
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In May, the Child and Maternity Health Observatory produced its annual profile against some key child health indicators for 2012/13. The Local Safeguarding Children’s Board is seeking assurance from the Health and Wellbeing Board that services to children and young people are being appropriately commissioned to reduce the concerns these statistics raise.
The Board is asked to provide the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board with an understanding of the issues raised and an assurance that these are being addressed.
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Minutes:
The Head of the Integrated Safeguarding Unit reported that in May this year the Child and Maternity Health Observatory (CHiMat) had produced its annual profile against some key child health indicators for 2012/13. As a result some recurring issues had been highlighted in Cheshire East and the Local Children’s Safeguarding Board had, therefore, sought assurances from the Health and Wellbeing Board that services to children and young people were being appropriately commissioned in order to reduce the concerns the statistics had raised.
Their areas of concern centred on the number of admissions to hospital for injuries to children, children killed or seriously injured on the road, admission to hospital due to alcohol and substance abuse, and the higher than average number suffering problems of mental health/self harm.
It was agreed that the findings of CHiMat should be referred to the Children’s Trust for more detailed consideration and that their recommendations, along with a project plan for any work arising, be considered by the Board at a future meeting.
RESOLVED
That the findings of CHiMat be referred to the Children’s Trust for more detailed consideration and that their recommendations, along with a project plan for any work arising, be considered by the Board at a future