Membership
28 Members: 14 Non-Executive Members of the County Council and 14 Members drawn from the Scrutiny Committees of District/Borough Councils (2 representatives per District/Borough Council).
Chairman’s Welcome
The new responsibility to scrutinise health bodies will provide a challenge. In preparing for this new responsibility, we have spent some time seeking to build up understanding between local authorities and health colleagues. The Committee is very much a partnership with District Council Members. We all have the same aim - to assist in the improvement of the health of residents in County Durham. The focus which the new Health Scrutiny Committee provides gives us an opportunity to maximise the benefits of working together towards this crucial aim.
Durham County Councillors
Chair - Jean Chaplow
Vice-Chair - Rick Burnip
Armstrong, R Bell, Burn, Davidson, Gittins, Iveson, Lee, Potts, Taylor, Temple, Savory, Stelling, Stradling
District/Borough Councillors
G Armstrong, R Harrison, I Agnew, S Pitts, M Smith, P J Campbell, V Williams, A Gray, P Crathorne, A Coates, K Cooke, A Anderson, V Shuttleworth
Further information and a full list of all your councillors are available to view.
Co-optees
Charles McCaughey (Voluntary Sector) and Councillor D Bates (Parish & Town Councils) and 4 vacancies.
Remit of the Committee
To fulfil the Overview and Scrutiny role in relation to Health Scrutiny matters as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and National Health Service Act 2006 including:
- Considering the improvement of health within the County.
- Dealing with consultations about substantial changes to be made in relation to health matters.
- Scrutinising appropriate health issues to secure health improvement;
- To address health inequalities.
- To seek to promote and encourage local authority activities which are complementary to the improvement of health within the County.
- To receive reports from health bodies and to prepare an annual report to be included within the Overview and Scrutiny annual report.
Calendar of Meetings
| Date of Meeting |
Time |
Venue |
| 14 July 2008 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
| 29 September 2008 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
| 5 January 2009 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
| 6 April 2009 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
Durham County Council's Seizing the Future Health Scrutiny Working Group
| 13 November 2008 |
14.00pm |
County Hall, Durham |
| 27 November 2008 |
14.00pm |
County Hall, Durham |
| 11 December 2008 |
14.00pm |
County Hall, Durham |
| 8 January 2009 |
14.00pm |
County Hall, Durham |
Papers for Meetings of the Committee
View reports and papers from previous meetings of the Health Scrutiny Committee.
View reports and papers for forthcoming meetings of the County Council (including the Health Scrutiny Committee. Papers are normally available 4 - 5 working days before each meeting on the Forthcoming Papers Section of the website.
Current Work Programme
| Details of Project or Review* |
Timescale |
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Completed Projects and Reviews
* A Project is a new area of scrutiny being undertaken. A Review usually relates to previous area of scrutiny which has concluded, but is being re-visited to ensure to what extent any previous recommendations or proposals have been implemented.
Suggest an Issue or Topic for us to Examine
Have your say and suggest an issue or topic you would like us to examine on Health issues. Whilst we cannot guarantee that an investigation into every suggestion will be undertaken, we do want to hear your views and all comments and suggestions will be fully considered.
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