"In view of the increased financial and performance monitoring responsibilities for health services afforded to Nottinghamshire County Council by Central Government, this Council:-
(a) supports the demand made by members of the Public Health Committee in January 2014 for performance and quality data reports relating to Public Health contracts to include more clarity on performance and indications of trends;
(b) agrees that these steps towards better performance monitoring must continue, with clearer targets for Public Health service outcomes and regular reports to Full Council, in order to satisfy all Members that value is being achieved for the £36 million of public money being invested in Public Health in 2014/15;
(c) calls for a clearer definition of the new role and responsibilities of the Health Scrutiny and Joint Health Scrutiny Committees agreed at the May 2014 Council meeting, to clarify which committee will take the lead for which geographical area and scrutinise the performance of
i) Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
ii) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust
iii) GPs surgeries and
iv) other health-related bodies;
(d) calls for the size and membership of the Council’s two health scrutiny committees to be reviewed and increased where necessary to reflect their greater roles and responsibilities.
Councillor Mrs Kay Cutts Councillor Martin Suthers OBE