Issue - meetings

Report and presentation attached.

Officers explained the dashboard showing progress against the current service plan for public health. This covered areas such as stronger partnership work (within the Council and elsewhere) and improving quality and cost effectiveness via for example the recommissioning of the Council’s sexual health services. Other developments included the establishment of the Health Protection Forum and more representation of public health on safeguarding groups. The Health Champion programme would also be expanded with the aim of improving health knowledge in the workplace.

Members expressed disappointment that a specific health objective would not be included in licensing applications but officers felt that the licensing policy in Havering was influenced by public health issues.

The strategy for childhood obesity covered the need for more exercise and the role of video games etc.

The Sub-Committee NOTED the performance report.