Agenda and minutes
Health Committee - Tuesday 27 November 2018 10.45 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11 October 2018 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 October 2018 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lucy Brant; [email protected]; 020 7983 5727

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to the discussion with invited guests and the subsequent discussion;

(b)  Agree the scoping paper as attached at Appendix 1 of the report for the investigation; and

(c)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree an output from the discussion.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on social prescribing in London to the following invited guests:

·  Dan Hopewell, Director of Knowledge and Innovation, Bramley by Bow Centre and Co-Chair, Local Social Prescribing Network;

·  Najnin Islam, Social Prescribing Scheme Manager, Bromley by Bow Centre;

·  Dr Mohan Sekeram, Merton Lead for Social Prescribing;

·  Vicky Hobart, Head of Health, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Jill Wiltshire, Senior Policy and Programme Officer, GLA;

·  Sue Hogarth, Assistant Director of Public Health, Camden and Islington Councils;

·  Jennifer Neff, Co-Founder of Elemental Software; and

·  Dr Zoe Williams, Clinical Champion for Physical Activity and Lifestyle, Public Health England, and Clinical Lead for Obesity, Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group.

5.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

5.3  Resolved:

(a)  That the scoping document attached at Appendix 1 of the report be agreed;

(b)  The report, and subsequent discussion, be noted; and

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree any output from the discussion.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lucy Brant; [email protected]; 020 7983 5727

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the Health Committee’s work programme;

(b)  Agree to use its 10 January 2019 meeting slot to discuss issues relating to organ donation for black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities;

(c)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree any arrangements for any site visits, informal meetings or engagement activities before the Committee’s next formal meeting.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme be noted;

(b)  That the 10 January 2019 Committee slot be used to discuss issues relating to organ donation for black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities; and

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree any site visits, informal meetings or engagement activities before the Committee’s next formal meeting.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 10 January 2018 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  The date of the next meeting of the Committee was confirmed as 10 January 2019, the Chamber, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA.

8.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 12.45pm.