Decision details

Josh Mynott, Democratic & Member Services Manager, Legal, Governance & Registrars was welcomed to the meeting. Josh Mynott emphasised the importance of focussed and targeted work planning to improve outcomes and robust scrutiny and how this could be achieved by developing specific and detailed lines of questioning.

Members reviewed the topics listed for consideration by the Health Scrutiny Committee on the single combined work programme for all Lancashire County Council scrutiny committees.

Members requested that the following topics be included on the Health Scrutiny Committee workplan:

·  An update on NHS 111 First in March 2021.

·  A report from the Our Health Our Care task and finish group prior to May 2021.

·  An update on Commissioning Reform in Lancashire and South Cumbria..

·  It was confirmed that an update on suicide prevention in Lancashire would be brought to the November meeting. It was requested that this include information on resourcing and the appointment of district mental health and suicide prevention champions.

Resolved: That the items listed for the Health Scrutiny Committee on the single combined work programme be agreed subject to the inclusion of the matters requested and listed in the minutes above.