Meeting documents
Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee (DCC)
Monday 5 July 2004
Meeting: Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 2 - 05/07/2004 10:00:00 AM)
Item: A10 Work Programme
| Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee | |
| Report of Head of Overview and Scrutiny |  |
Purpose of Report
1. To up-date the work programme for the Sub-Committee.
Background
2. Trying to provide a manageable work programme for the Sub-Committee is likely to be a difficult task. The Sub-Committee will have control over the subjects it chooses. Advice suggests that, from a capacity point of view, and to seek to ensure that achievements are secured rather than information simply noted, a small number of projects should be undertaken.
3. In addition to projects chosen by the Sub-Committee, there will be significant issues which will need to be dealt with by the Sub-Committee as statutory consultee. These consultation issues by their nature cannot be anticipated well in advance and will need to be accommodated into the Sub-Committee’s work programme.
4. At the development session on the 22nd April, workshops were held to consider a future project for the Sub-Committee. The consensus which arose from that development session was that a project relating to obesity had significant support. This topic is assuming a high priority currently. There are a large number of reports about obesity. The main aim, if a project is to be undertaken, will be to seek to look at an area which could have some practical benefits in County Durham but does not duplicate any existing initiative. A scoping meeting will need to be held to consider this.
5. The template for the work programme is attached. This will need to be up-dated as the work of the Sub-Committee develops. The review of Exercise Referral Schemes has been included in the programme.
Recommendation
6. You are recommended to note the work programme.
HEALTH SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEE
WORK PROGRAMME
SEPTEMBER 2003 - JUNE 2004
Attachments
1. To up-date the work programme for the Sub-Committee.
Background
2. Trying to provide a manageable work programme for the Sub-Committee is likely to be a difficult task. The Sub-Committee will have control over the subjects it chooses. Advice suggests that, from a capacity point of view, and to seek to ensure that achievements are secured rather than information simply noted, a small number of projects should be undertaken.
3. In addition to projects chosen by the Sub-Committee, there will be significant issues which will need to be dealt with by the Sub-Committee as statutory consultee. These consultation issues by their nature cannot be anticipated well in advance and will need to be accommodated into the Sub-Committee’s work programme.
4. At the development session on the 22nd April, workshops were held to consider a future project for the Sub-Committee. The consensus which arose from that development session was that a project relating to obesity had significant support. This topic is assuming a high priority currently. There are a large number of reports about obesity. The main aim, if a project is to be undertaken, will be to seek to look at an area which could have some practical benefits in County Durham but does not duplicate any existing initiative. A scoping meeting will need to be held to consider this.
5. The template for the work programme is attached. This will need to be up-dated as the work of the Sub-Committee develops. The review of Exercise Referral Schemes has been included in the programme.
Recommendation
6. You are recommended to note the work programme.
| Contact: Ian Mackenzie Tel: 0191 383 3506 |
HEALTH SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEE
WORK PROGRAMME
SEPTEMBER 2003 - JUNE 2004
| CALENDAR | PROJECT | REVIEW |
| 2003 | |
| September | Child Health Promotion | Exercise Referral Schemes |
| October | | |
| November | | |
| December | | |
| 2004 | |
| January | | |
| February | | |
| March | | |
| April | | |
| May | | |
| June | | |
| July | Tees Review | |
| August | Obesity? | Exercise Referral Schemes? |
| September | | |
Attachments
Item 10.doc