Decision details

Purpose of Report: To present the Executive with the final report arising from the Public Health Grant Spending Scrutiny Review.

Members are asked to approve the recommendations arising from the review.

Resolved:  That the Executive;

i.             Request that the Director of Public Health undertake a detailed Health Impact Assessment of the anticipated impact on residents with a further report to Scrutiny to help inform the budget setting process for 2018/19 onward.

ii.            Support the recommendation that the Director of Public Health develop a Public Health Strategy for the City that utilises a “Health in All Policies” approach.

iii.           Ask that the CYC Public Health Team strengthen their management of contracts and oversight of delivery of public health services against clearly defined performance and financial targets.

iv.          Ask that the Director Public Health show the impact on residents’ lives. It would be useful for a simple summary to show the breakdown of where funding is allocated this year which could be a template for future years along with specific outcome indicators. This would be for analysis to ensure these are delivered and remedial actions available if they are not.

Reason:    

                                     i.        So that the Council can make informed decisions about how best to spend the public health grant to deliver improved public health outcomes for residents when the ringfence is removed in 2018/19.

                                    ii.        In recognition of the fact that the Council can only deliver its statutory responsibilities for public health by making the task of improving the public’s health everyone’s business, at the core of the practice of the wider Council workforce whilst also working proactively with city partners such as education and voluntary sectors and empowering citizens as partners in improving health and wellbeing at the level of the individual, family and community.

                                   iii.        So that the Council can be assured of value for money in the delivery of public health services and that the statutory responsibilities for public health are met.

                                  iv.        To ensure that members are assured about the level of contract management and that contracts are delivered against specific outcome indicators.