Issue - meetings

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Funding had been successfully obtained from the Trailblazer Programme for work on childhood obesity. Some £100k had been received for work in the Rainham area and the outcomes of this childhood obesity work could be shared with the Sub-Committee in due course. A bid had also been made to fund the installation of new public water fountains in Havering. Other initiatives included the establishment of an adults weight management programme at Hornchurch Leisure Centre and lunchtime walks for staff.

The Deputy Mayor for London was due to visit shortly Havering schools involved in the Health Eating London programme and officers would provide further details. It was hoped Havering would become the first borough to have a site receive the scheme’s Gold Award. Healthy eating guidance for parents was available via Children’s Centres and officers could provide details of local breastfeeding cafes.

Officers agreed that it would be better if advertising of unhealthy foods could be prevented on buses and at bus stops. Details of healthy eating work in primary schools could also be provided although it was also important to seek to prevent childhood obesity during pre-school years.

Performance on Delayed Transfers of Care had improved but was still unlikely to meet the overall target for the year. Although the number if such cases which were the responsibility of social care had improved slightly, the majority of delayed transfers of care remained due to issues in the health sector. A trusted assessor role had been created to facilitate discharges to care homes and the overall rehabilitation process had also been simplified.  More information could be provided on cases of out of borough hospitals report delayed transfers of care against the Council it would also be clarified if BHRUT still had daily meetings on delayed transfers of care. Further details of the revised screening and referral process for NELFT inpatient rehabilitation beds could also be provided.