Venue: Remote meeting
Contact: Caleb Harris Email: caleb.harris@stockport.gov.uk
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Minutes PDF 210 KB
To approve as a
correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 19 November
2024.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on 19 November
2024 were agreed as a correct record.
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Declarations of Interest
Councillors and
officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the
items on the agenda for the meeting.
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Minutes:
There were no declarations from either the
Councillors or officers present.
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Scrutiny Review Panel: Understanding the Inequalities of Health Outcomes Across the Borough PDF 1 MB
This review focuses on
the lived experience of ethnic minority communities and feedback
from services on what they do/plan to do in order to better support
people from ethnic minority backgrounds and people with SMI (severe
mental illness).
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Minutes:
The Director of Public Health submitted a
report (copies of which had been circulated in advance of the
meeting) which built upon the report submitted to the previous
meeting of the panel. The panel was asked to consider and review
the progress of the work to date, agree the format of the final
report, and agree the outlined next steps for finalising the review
report.
The following comments and issues were
raised:
- The Chair thanked
officers involved for the comprehensive draft report presented to
the Panel.
- On page 10 of the
report, the ‘Public Health England actions for local areas to
take’ were referenced, and it was asked how this would be
included into the report. In response, it was highlighted that the
sections included on guidance for health inequalities showed the
need to follow the evidence and guidance available to ensure it
would be reflected within the recommendations.
- The wider work in the
field within Greater Manchester was mentioned and there was
question on how this other work might help to shape the outcomes of
the review. It was highlighted in reply that there was work taking
place within Greater Manchester partners and the Integrated Care
Board partners and further references to this would be made in the
final report.
- There was a question
around best practices in different areas and how the Council
incorporate some of the initiatives to better engage ethnic
minority communities. It was noted that the targeting for some of
the campaigns could be learnt from Manchester City Council, in
relation to providing more inclusive imagery.
- It was asked who the
target audience was and how the changes being proposed would be
made effective. It was noted in reply that it would be up to the
panel to determine the key target audiences for the report. It was
also highlighted there was some strong data particularly in regard
to the service user, persons with lived experience and carers
perspective which could be effectively used to influence best
practice in Stockport.
- The Chair noted the
Panel’s appreciation for all those people who have shared
their lived experiences in order to inform the review.
- It was noted that
there was a range of committees that could help develop best
practices from the findings of the report.
RESOLVED: That the report was considered and
the panel agreed to the proposed format of the final report and
noted the next steps.
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Discussion of Key Issues Raised and the Next Steps for the Review
To discuss the key
issues raised during the scrutiny review and agree the next steps
for the review including the collation of the recommendations and
identifying any gaps in the review process.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The following comments and issues were
raised:
- The Chair asked if
there were any other areas that needed to be covered to finalise
the report. It was noted that the final recommendations would need
to be brought back to meeting for agreement.
- The Democratic
Services Manager then outlined that the draft final report would
need to be submitted on 26 February 2025 to the Adult Social Care
and Health Scrutiny meeting on 6 March 2025. It was also noted that
the Corporate Leadership Team would see the report before then
going to Cabinet on 18 March 2025.
- It was noted that
officers would need to be made aware of groups who should be
consulted on the report before it moves to the formal
meetings.
- It was noted that
part of the recommendations, it could be recommended that the work
is kept under review, given the limited time available to approach
all stakeholders.
- Councillor Abell
noted his intention to step back from the Adult Social Care and
Health Scrutiny Committee, and asked if this would affect the
reviews progress. It was confirmed in the reply that the review
would continue, and this would not have an impact on the production
of the final report.
RESOLVED: That the panel noted the comments
made.
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