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Referrals from Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Meeting: 17/01/2017 - Cabinet (Item 13)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report provided details of a referral from the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committee with regard to two of the agenda items considered at the Committee meeting held on 15 November 2016, namely the Development of GP Services in Medway and the KMPT Mental Health update.

 

Specific details of the referrals were set out in the report and the original reports to the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee were provided at Appendices A and B to the report.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

 

The Cabinet noted the recommendations from the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as outlined in the report.

 

The Cabinet noted the risks that falling GP numbers will present to Medway residents and the implications for Adult Social Care

184/2017

The Cabinet agreed to emphasise to the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner the importance of street triage.

185/2017

The Cabinet agreed to refer both these matters to the Health and Wellbeing Board for further consideration.

 

Reasons:

 

The Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee has made these recommendations to Cabinet in accordance with its entitlement, under the Council’s Constitution, to make recommendations to Cabinet arising from the outcome of the scrutiny process (Constitution – Articles of the Constitution - Chapter 2, Article 6, Paragraph 6.4). Cabinet is, therefore, required to consider its response.