Issue - meetings

To receive an update on progress against the Mental Health Spotlight Review completed by Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Councillor Beanland returned to the meeting.

The committee received the report which provided an update on progress made against the recommendations approved in October 2020 as a result of the spotlight review into Children and Families mental wellbeing services.

It was noted that this was an update report and that a full report would be brought to committee at a later date with further detail. A request was made for the full report to tie in with the performance scorecard to understand the impact this work was having and a further request was made for this to include practical examples of the work being done.

A concern was raised about supporting children and young people through the cost of living crisis and it was requested that members are engaged with on a ward level on the strategy for addressing this.

A query was raised regarding which hospitals the Council was receiving data from, whether this included hospitals outside the borough and whether this data related only to self-harm or if it included domestic abuse. A written response would be provided.

A further query was raised in relation to the letter sent by the Leader to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Minister for Education and whether a response had been received. A written response would be provided.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.