Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Independence & Wellbeing)

The Director of Public Health has published his 22^nd Public Health Annual Report and has invited the Executive to provide a response to his recommendations. Stockport Homes have provided a separate response. The Public Health Annual Report is available on the Council website.

The Executive be recommended to adopt the draft Response to the recommendations of the Director of Public Health.

Officer contact: Karen Kime, 0161 474 3574, karen.kime@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Independence & Wellbeing) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider a proposed response to the recommendations contained in the 22^nd Annual report of the Director of Public Health. The Executive Councillor highlighted the input into the response from executive colleagues and officers.

The Executive Councillor highlighted in particular the responses to recommendations 5, 28 and 29 that had been discussed at the Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee and the potential for further work to be undertaken in relation to these.

RESOLVED – That the draft response to the recommendations of the 22^nd Annual report of the Director of Public Health be approved and adopted, and that the attention of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be drawn to response to recommendations 5, 28 and 29.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive.

The Director of Public Health has published his 22nd Public Health Annual Report and has invited the Executive to provide a response to his recommendations. Stockport Homes have provided a separate response. The full 22nd Public Health Annual Report is available on the Council website.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the response and recommend that the Executive adopt them.

Officer contact: Karen Kime, 0161 474 3574, karen.kime@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the proposed response of the Executive to the recommendations contained in the 22^nd Annual Report of the Director of Public Health.

The Executive Councillor (Independence & Wellbeing) (Councillor John Pantall) attended the meeting to answer questions from the Scrutiny Committee. The Executive Councillor thanked his executive colleagues and officers for their work in preparing the response.

The Director of Public Health thanked those involved for the preparation of the response, but highlighted concerns in following areas:-

·         Recommendation 5 – it was suggested that a possible Health Impact Assessment should be seen as separate to the Equality Impact Assessment.

·         Recommendations 28 and 29 – the response was welcomed but further contributions from the Place Directorate were diesirable.

The Director also thanked Stockport Homes for their response.

Councillors discussed the important role of public sector organisations as large employers in mental health, and the need to promote staff’s wellbeing. It was reported that the CCG had recently agreed to increase its mental health spend by 8%.

Councillors also discussed the value of third sector organisations and their contribution to supporting people with long term physical and mental health conditions.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.