Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for People.

The report sets Portfolio Performance and Resource Report (PPRR) for the Health and Wellbeing Portfolio for the first quarter of 2013/14. This provides a summary of progress in delivering the portfolio priorities and budgets during the first quarter of 2014/15, and includes early forecast performance and financial data for the Portfolio. The reports also include a progress report and updated risk assessment of the portfolio savings programme. 

Scrutiny Committee is asked to:

a)    Consider the Mid-Year Portfolio Performance and Resource Report,  

b)   Review the progress against priorities, performance, budgets and savings targets for 2014/15;

c)    Highlight key areas of and responsibility for taking forward corrective action to address any performance or resource issues;

d)   Identify how areas of strong performance and good practice can be shared in other services.

Gaynor Alexander, Simon Finch, 0161 474 3186/ 4019, gaynor.alexander@stockport.gov.uk / simon.finch@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for People submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the delivery of portfolio priorities, budgets and capital programmes for the Health & Wellbeing Portfolio during the second quarter of 2014/15.

The Executive Councillor (Health & Wellbeing) attended the meeting to answer questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·                   There was discussion about the future of the Healthier Together programme in light of the recently published NHS 5 Year Forward View. It was suggested that the 5 Year Forward View may now become the foundational document supporting future reform, but another suggestion was that the Forward View and Healthier Together dovetailed together so that the latter would continue to be the basis of future reform in Greater Manchester.

·                   There was discussion about the impact of medication on falls. It was stated that approximately 9% of hospital admissions were due to the effects of medication, which represented a real challenge for GPs to get the balance of medication right for those with severe conditions.

·                   Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service included fall reduction as part of their home safety checks.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.