Agenda and minutes
Health Committee - Wednesday 24 June 2015 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  The Chair welcomed pupils from Avenmore Primary School to the public gallery.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

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 note the membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

Dr Onkar Sahota AM (Chair)

Andrew Boff AM (Deputy Chair)

Kit Malthouse AM MP

Murad Qureshi AM

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM

3.1  Resolved:

That the membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

Dr Onkar Sahota AM (Chair)

Andrew Boff AM (Deputy Chair)

Kit Malthouse AM MP

Murad Qureshi AM

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM

The Committee is recommended to note its terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

1.  To examine and report from time to time on –

·  the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and the Functional Bodies

·  matters of importance to Greater London

as they relate to the promotion of health in London.

2.  To consider health matters on request from another standing committee and report its opinion to that standing committee.

3.  To take into account in its deliberations the cross cutting themes of: the health of persons in Greater London; the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; climate change; and the promotion of opportunity.

4.  To respond on behalf of the Assembly to consultations and similar processes when within its terms of reference.

4.1  Resolved:

  That the Committee’s terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

1.  To examine and report from time to time on –

·  the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and the Functional Bodies

·  matters of importance to Greater London

as they relate to the promotion of health in London.

2.  To consider health matters on request from another standing committee and report its opinion to that standing committee.

3.  To take into account in its deliberations the cross cutting themes of: the health of persons in Greater London; the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; climate change; and the promotion of opportunity.

4.  To respond on behalf of the Assembly to consultations and similar processes when within its terms of reference.

The Committee is recommended to note the following decisions taken by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, namely:

(a)  That Andrew Boff AM be re-appointed as a rapporteur for the Health Committee on access to health services for d/Deaf people; and

(b)  That a general authority to Chairs of all ordinary committees and sub?committees be delegated to respond on the relevant committee or sub?committee’s behalf, following consultation with the lead Members of the party Groups on the committee or sub-committee, where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting.

5.1  Resolved:

That the following decisions taken by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015 be noted:

(a)  That Andrew Boff AM be re-appointed as a rapporteur for the Health Committee on access to health services for d/Deaf people; and

(b)  That a general authority to Chairs of all ordinary committees and sub?committees be delegated to respond on the relevant committee or sub?committee’s behalf, following consultation with the lead Members of the party Groups on the committee or sub?committee, where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11 March 2015 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

6.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2015 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing; [email protected]; 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the completed and 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 recent action taken by the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, under delegated authority, namely to agree the scope and terms of reference of an investigation into tuberculosis in London, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;

(b)  Put questions to invited guests on tuberculosis in London and note the subsequent discussion;

(c)  Recommend to the GLA Oversight Committee that expenditure of up to £5,000 be authorised from the Scrutiny Team’s 2015/16 External Services Budget to commission a survey by an external contractor for this investigation; and

(d)  Note that the Executive Director of Secretariat, in consultation with the Chair, will commission the external contractor to carry out the technical advice and support, subject to the decision above and a further decision by the GLA Oversight Committee.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on tuberculosis (TB) in London to the following invited guests:

·  Lynn Altass, National TB Strategy Implementation Manager, NHS England;

·  Prof Yvonne Doyle, London Regional Director, Public Health England;

·  Dr Marc Lipman, Consultant Physician, Royal Free Hospital; and

·  Jacqui White, Lead Nurse, North Central London TB Service.

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

8.3  Resolved:

That the report, and subsequent discussion, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Steve Wright; [email protected]; 020 7983 4390

The Committee is recommended to note its report Access to GP Care, as agreed by the Chair under delegated authority, in consultation with the Deputy Chair.

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

9.2  Resolved:

  That the Committee’s report Access to GP Care, as agreed by the Chair under delegated authority in consultation with the Deputy Chair, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Steve Wright; [email protected]; 020 7983 4390

The Committee is recommended to note its report Access to health services for deaf people, as agreed by the Chair under delegated authority, in consultation with the Deputy Chair.

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

10.2  Andrew Boff AM, the Committee’s rapporteur for access to health services for d/Deaf people, placed on record his thanks to the officers of the Secretariat who drafted the report and provided support to him, as rapporteur, throughout the investigation.

10.3  Resolved:

  That the Committee’s report Access to GP Care, as agreed by the Chair under delegated authority in consultation with the Deputy Chair, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree its work programme; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the topic, scope and terms of reference of the October meeting of the Committee.

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

11.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme be agreed; and

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the topic, scope and terms of reference for the main topic at the October meeting of the Committee.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

12.1  The date of the next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 2.00pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

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

14.1  The meeting ended at 11.50 am.